Primers not igniting

So just a bit of an update.

I ran 10 cases though the press to remove the old primers. Basically every single one had water in it. Some more than others.

So i would say that is likely the problem. Clearly a newbie mistake, and i either need to wait a lot longer to dry, or just invest in a dryer (likely the next step).

On the bright side, it was only about 5 bucks worth of material wasted, so not a big deal at the end of the day and a lesson learned.

Once I get them dry I will put some more though just to make sure, but I dont suspect there will be an issue.

Thanks for all the help.
 
Not necessarily I have had a "primer only" function and the bullet didn't even leave the casing. I have also had a "squib" when I didn't have a full powder charge and the bullet was pushed into the barrel,also I had a bullet leave the barrel and end up 5 feet in front of me on the ground. There are a few different ways it could happen.
Then again the OP could pull one of the "bad primers" and check to see if it fired or if the anvil popped out which would cause a misfire...


QUOTE=VanMan;12404175]Yep, that Salton food dehydrator looks identical. Great price at $55 :)

Question, if the problem is the powder, and not the primer - wouldn't the result be a squib load? You would be able to hear the primer pop and if the powder didn't ignite, wouldn't the projectile get pushed some small distance into the barrel? We had one fellow with a squib at the last USPSA match, and his projectile got pushed ~ 2" into his barrel.[/QUOTE]
 
Or, hey, skip the tumbling and get on with shooting. Tumbling brass is mostly aesthetic, with very little to do with function. Assuming new brass - you do leave the range scrounges for those who don't care, right? - a quick brushing off in an old towel or such will get rid of any scratchy particulate matter, and drive on. Far too many folks having trouble with issues caused by an totally unnecessary step. Wet cases, having to oven dry, corn cob in the flash hole, needing particulate dust masks when handling media, yadda yadda yadda. Shoot, reload, shoot. No tumble needed.
 
I used to put it in the oven. I found it discoloured it quite a bit. Darkened it for sure. Now I towel dry and leave it on the floor for a few days. The sun is good too. I did the exact same thing as you did when I first started reloading. Eventually, you'll have so much brass and do batches of calibers. It won't be an issue then. You'll have a backlog of reloading to do and won't touch your new brass for weeks at a time!
 
BigRobb said:
I used to put it in the oven. I found it discoloured it quite a bit. Darkened it for sure. Now I towel dry and leave it on the floor for a few days. The sun is good too. I did the exact same thing as you did when I first started reloading. Eventually, you'll have so much brass and do batches of calibers. It won't be an issue then. You'll have a backlog of reloading to do and won't touch your new brass for weeks at a time!
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I suspect that will be the case.

I guess you can call me impatient.

Work bench set up a week ago, brass tumbler arrived Friday so i cleaned Sat and finished setting and calibrating the press. Was ready to use it on Sunday.

Next time, all my cases should be dry as it will be sitting for a much longer time.
 
Ive just towel dried and let them sit for a few days also, now I have a fairly good stockpile of brass, so I will be able to tumble it months ahead of reloading it. Most likely within the next few weeks I'll have enough ammo reloaded and clean brass that I will only reload during the winter months for a few weeks.
 
BigRobb said:
I used to put it in the oven. I found it discoloured it quite a bit. Darkened it for sure. Now I towel dry and leave it on the floor for a few days. The sun is good too. I did the exact same thing as you did when I first started reloading. Eventually, you'll have so much brass and do batches of calibers. It won't be an issue then. You'll have a backlog of reloading to do and won't touch your new brass for weeks at a time!
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If it's discoloring you may have the heat set too high low and slow is best
 
Hey everyone,
Just a quick update.

I loaded 52 more rounds last night, (after drying the brass in the BBQ while it was cooling down).

only 1 misfire. Primer didnt ignite. So either bad primer, (or i mixed up a dried case vs wet case).

All the other rounds worked perfect, no jamming in the slide at all. So clearly the powder was effected by the wet case.

Thanks for all the help.!
 
smilloy said:
Hey everyone,
Just a quick update.

I loaded 52 more rounds last night, (after drying the brass in the BBQ while it was cooling down).

only 1 misfire. Primer didnt ignite. So either bad primer, (or i mixed up a dried case vs wet case).

All the other rounds worked perfect, no jamming in the slide at all. So clearly the powder was effected by the wet case.

Thanks for all the help.!
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Nice dry electric oven works best with rounds on a cookie sheet
 
when I first started reloading with my XL 650, I used to run through batches of brass just sizing and depriming them. That made sure primer pockets were dry and let me focus on the primer push stroke, and the subsequent stations as I set up each die.
 
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