Fail to fire 243 win

[Dogleg]

Smacking a primer with a hammer isn't much of a test whether it should ignite with a firing pin strike. There's quite a difference between a precise pinpoint strike directed to a lightly stressed against a preloaded anvil and crushing it to oblivion with a 3 pound hammer.

 

[hunter5425]

I had a a batch of 1000 Wolf primers that were no good (50% FTF) and I just bashed them with a hammer to get rid of them. By the way I've tried neutralizing primers with oil and even ones soaked in Kroil for 24 hours would sometimes still be live.

 

[Fire306]

And what would be the problem with this if its only the primer??? I've done it many times, Difference of opinion I guess.

I guess it's just a difference in opinion. Spawn-Inc answered again as well, and yes, letting yourself load a primed case could lead you to accidentally load a loaded shell, although its a slim chance. The OP said he pulled the bullet and dumped the powder, but didn't measure it. I would not want to re-test the primer in my house, and find out too late that there was some powder left in the case, that was maybe packed in. A primer has enough power to push a piece of debris, or any other item out the barrel at very high speed. All reason's enough in my house not to fire a primer in the house.
When I was a kid, my dad made me a "pellet gun" with his 223, loaded with a magnum primer, and a 22 cal pellet pushed into the mouth of the case. I don't know what velocity they were going, but it would kill birds as quick as any other pellet gun. To me, and everyone may be different, a primed case is treated just as a loaded round. I don't chamber either inside my house.
Each to your own.

 

[datoews]

Well said, Fire306. There is no such thing as too much safety, especially in a house with other people present.

As for CCI primers, I use them all the time. They're my standard magnum rifle primer. I've never had a bad one. But anything manufactured can have a bad batch.

 

[joe-nwt]

I guess it's just a difference in opinion. Spawn-Inc answered again as well, and yes, letting yourself load a primed case could lead you to accidentally load a loaded shell, although its a slim chance. The OP said he pulled the bullet and dumped the powder, but didn't measure it. I would not want to re-test the primer in my house, and find out too late that there was some powder left in the case, that was maybe packed in. A primer has enough power to push a piece of debris, or any other item out the barrel at very high speed. All reason's enough in my house not to fire a primer in the house.
When I was a kid, my dad made me a "pellet gun" with his 223, loaded with a magnum primer, and a 22 cal pellet pushed into the mouth of the case. I don't know what velocity they were going, but it would kill birds as quick as any other pellet gun. To me, and everyone may be different, a primed case is treated just as a loaded round. I don't chamber either inside my house.
Each to your own.

Personally, I wouldn't fire a primer in the house because of lead contamination. But it wouldn't be because of anything related to your understanding of how modern smokeless ammunition works.