Wet primers
- Thread starter Ed Smurf
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I had a similar situation a couple of decades back.
All of the damp primers worked.
There were 7 primers that fell out and were submerged in water when I found them.
I dried them and used them for fire lapping loads.
A few went off as they should, a few went click.....bang, and only one failed to fire,
All of the damp primers worked.
There were 7 primers that fell out and were submerged in water when I found them.
I dried them and used them for fire lapping loads.
A few went off as they should, a few went click.....bang, and only one failed to fire,
- Location
- Western Manitoba
Some years ago I pulled down somebody else's handloads - no info about them at all - no clue what was the primer - it was the brass that I wanted - (7 mm Weatherby Magnum) - I dumped about 30 or so primers from those loads that I had pressed out of the cases - into a pill bottle that was then filled with 0W30 motor oil - likely a year later I found them again, when I was fussing to burn off some mixed up powders and cleaned spills - I did not hit the things, but every one them went "bang" when I played a plumbers torch them. I never tried to use any to fire a load - I was under the impression that water or oil would "kill" the primer - in that case, not so.
Old percussion caps will go bang but your rifle might shoot low. You can actually hear it's like a delay in the powder. Almost like two blasts with small blast in between. Hard to describe but primers were weak. These were old percussion caps found in an old truck. Lots of heat cycles
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- Location
- Alberta Cowboy Ranges
I have tested the theory that oil or water will destroy primers and have found both to be bunk. I soaked some primed shotgun hulls in water ,fully submerged for a week and they all went bang after another week of drying
... and it sure gives you an extra crunch when you cook the rice, just imagine primer spiked sushi rolls, great!
Hoppes # 9 kills primers. I once turned some necks on a tight mandrel and used a little Hoppes #9 as a lubricant. Then I loaded those cases. A week later I went to fire them and the primers would not fire. A very small amount of Hoppes must have settled into those primers.
I suspect very thin oil would do the same thing.
I would suspect primers soaked with water could be dried and saved. Primers are made with a wet paste originally. Contacting a primer manufacturer may get a factual response.
I suspect very thin oil would do the same thing.
I would suspect primers soaked with water could be dried and saved. Primers are made with a wet paste originally. Contacting a primer manufacturer may get a factual response.
