Using primers that have been submerged

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Hey there, this may be a stupid question, but I put a bunch of 5.56 brass into my ultrasonic cleaner and then tumbler, after realizing a bunch have already been primed, are these safe to use? And if not how can I safely de prime them? Can I use then press and die?
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You could try to use some as a experiment I guess. Nothing unsafe as long as you treat any possible hang fires correctly.

As far as decapping live primers. That is a non-issue. Just decap them same way as a spent primer. Maybe do it slowly if it makes you feel better.
 
I would certainly not use that ammo for hunting. Unless you do not mind letting your quarry walk away.

Just pull the bullets, throw out the powder (as it may be moist), and deprime. Then, resize!
 
As per Grizzlypeg - if you are concerned about de-priming possible live primers, just chamber them one by one and pop the primers in your rifle (no powder or bullets, of course!!)
 
They will probably fire just fine. Fire some primed cases to test. The primer will be quite loud if it fires.

Personally, i would de-prime them, as per usual practice. A squib could lodge a bullet in the barrel. A disaster if you don't notice and the risk of some barrel damage pounding it out.

primers are cheap.
 
As Ganderite stated above I would deprime the cases to be 100% safe and trash the primers. I'm 69 and in over 48 years of reloading I have never set a live primer off removing it. I prefer using a universal depriming die that is wide open around the case and will vent any pressure downward "IF" the primer would go off.

Below a universal depriming die that is wide open and would vent any pressure downward.

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I have deprimed hundreds and had one go off a few months ago.
My head was well back but the unexpected noise really got my attention.
On another occasion, I had a rifle that would not fire and eventually determined that the bolt handle groove in the stock was simply not deep enough, so I made that groove deeper and was test firing a resized case and live primer, just to see if it would indeed fire. I stuck the muzzle close to a piece of cloth and was surprised at the amount of soot and marks on the cloth.
It's not like they are a hand grenade but they can make a fair pop.

In Brazil, they have a June Festival (mid-winter there) and one of the typical things to do is to take a small explosive device (looks like a miniature version of an old fashioned Halloween candy, with a bulge in the middle and twisted ends). You take these and forcefully throw them on to a hard surface and they explode...…..the effect is more impressive when you have consumed a lot of Cachaca (pinga), the surgar cane alcohol...……
Cheers
John
 
I don't reccomend putting primers in any container other than what they came in or you may have a grenade if handled roughly .
 
bigedp51 said:
As Ganderite stated above I would deprime the cases to be 100% safe and trash the primers. I'm 69 and in over 48 years of reloading I have never set a live primer off removing it. I prefer using a universal depriming die that is wide open around the case and will vent any pressure downward "IF" the primer would go off.

Below a universal depriming die that is wide open and would vent any pressure downward.

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OP, listen to the old guy.^

If you're using the ammo for hunting or competition then why take a chance on getting a failure if you don't need to? It could spoil your day. I've deprimed hundreds of live primers and never had one go off but it's possible. I wear eye protection anyway because why take a chance if you don't need to?
 
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