I have a old Kerby and a Sears Kenmore vacuums downstairs in my reloading room. The Kerby has a impeller like a jet engine where the hose attaches to the vacuum and I can hear the spent primers being hit by suction impeller. And I can understand a live primer going off it hit by the high speed impeller. But the Kenmore has no "moving" parts from the hose to the collection bag if the power head is not used. In over 47 years of reloading a vacuum with the suction outside of the collection bag and using a standard floor brush no live primers have ever gone off. And the only time a "lost" live primer went off is when a GI foot locker was dragged over the live primer. And it blew a hole in the foot lockers 1/4 inch plywood.
Bottom line, keep vacuuming the carpet until the last live primer is found before someone finds it with their shoe and sets it off.
I would also check the bottom of any shoes that have been in this area. The last primer could be stuck in the tread of a shoe just waiting to go off.
Bottom line, keep vacuuming the carpet until the last live primer is found before someone finds it with their shoe and sets it off.
I would also check the bottom of any shoes that have been in this area. The last primer could be stuck in the tread of a shoe just waiting to go off.
