depriming live primer an re using update #7

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guys whats the opinions and experiences on popin out some old reloaded 243 cases i have here..... an re using them..

all i have is 7-08 equipt , but i have somme super simplex smaller 243 setup which i suppose i will set up now an start poppin them out. but the way i see it, can the primer be easily damaged if its not used already? or shouldnt have any issues?

** Edit. not one useful piece of equiptment in the old simplex Box..... lol. so back to the 7-08 dies on the lee
 
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I have pushed out a lot of live primers with zero issues using a lee universal decapper in my RC press.
Regular speed and force and none popped.

These were from unknown reloads that I disassembled for components. Have not re-used the primers so no experience on the reliability after re priming.
 
I’ve done it before. Primers only to be reused in plinking or fouling loads for me though. I wouldn’t trust them in precision loading after they’ve been pushed out.
 
I have pushed out live primers, very slowly, using a Lee universal decapping die. Works great. (But I am wearing my safety glasses for sure!).

Because primers are relatively cheap (before the shortage they were about 6 cents each, now they are over 10 cents each), I thought it best not to try and reuse, and I would not notice the loss. I am thinking the decapping rod might damage the primer anvil (?) and I did not want to risk a failed ignition, even if it is a low probability. And was unsure of seating tension for a good seal. I place these unwanted primers in oil to soak to deactivate them before tossing in the trash.
 
That's a pretty roundabout descripition.

Do you want to reload the 243 cases as 243 or expand the neck to 7mm?? Or are you just asking if a primer can be pushed out of the pocket and re used??

Yes, the primers can be re used, usually without issue, unless the primer pocket of the of the next cartridge you want to put them into is a bit larger and the recycled primers may need a bit of nail polish to hold them in place.

Back in the day, when cash was tight I used to go to such extremes as well. Thankfully that's no longer necessary.

I re cycled hundreds of them, especially Berdan primers, which at times were impossible to get, but surplus ammo was available and cheap.

For instance, both of my Lebel rifles have .328 bore diameters I pull the bullets and primers from 8x56r for reuse but dump the powder, which seems to be just as corrosive as the primers.

IMHO, even if primers cost ten cents each, I would use new manufacture, rather than recycling others.

If you're worried about them igniting when you punch them out, it's a loud bang with a small flash that goes into your decapping die. I've only had that happen once.

Lyman makes and excellent universal decapping die.
 
Ok so i just got done De priming , pulling , etc.........

i had to use the 7mm rem mag die to de prime.
i used pliers ontop of the lee to pull the projies..

brass is old an discoloured so i didnt care for it, split about 12 necks of 40-50.

ended up with about 50 primers :) with another 20 to do another day.


Thank You ALL

& Edit to say- i havnt a .243 so the projies are for just in case i do one day plinkers. 55gr i think. brass is old an i didnt need it in future- AND got a heap of the same pile of 2208/varget to put back in the tin it came from. win win fellas. thanks to the govt for their pointless lockdown an rainy days
 
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BigRobb said:
I’ve done it before. Primers only to be reused in plinking or fouling loads for me though. I wouldn’t trust them in precision loading after they’ve been pushed out.
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There have been dozens of threads here on depriming live primers. I use my press slow and sure, and keep my face away from the cartidge mouth, while others don a space suit with metal shielding - both approaches yield unfired primers.
 
I have removed live primers for years, by doing it slowly , without any issue. If you are not OK with that, then pour penetrating
oil down onto the primmer & leave for a few days to kill the primmer. Then still remove slowly. Primers need a "Percussion Hit"
to detinate, not a slow push.
 
cooey43 said:
I have removed live primers for years, by doing it slowly , without any issue. If you are not OK with that, then pour penetrating
oil down onto the primmer & leave for a few days to kill the primmer. Then still remove slowly. Primers need a "Percussion Hit"
to detinate, not a slow push.
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Oil doesn't kill primers - except temporarily (at least most of the time). About 15 years ago I tested the effectiveness of water and WD-40 (not an oil, but silicone) to kill primers. Soaked them for 24 hours, then removed. Tried firing immediately afterwards (a messy venture), and they didn't fire, and then I did the same thing after 24 hrs out of the liquid, and the primers were good again - all fired. It works, but only temporarily, while they're wet.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/934477-Using-oil-to-kill-primers-Myth?
 
Like many here, I re-use the removed primers, but not to hunt with, just for "plinking" loads.
I have been doing this for a long time, and I can only remember once having a FTF using the
reclaimed primers. Dave.
 
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