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rogerxd45 · 09-27-2007, 11:36 PM

ok i have a question what happens if you accidently try to de-prime a case that has a live primer in it?
i would think it would go off is this correct?

ArmyGuy45 · 09-27-2007, 11:45 PM

i de prime mine all the time.. i shoot em..

i would never try to do that to a live round..

rogerxd45 · 09-28-2007, 02:29 AM

oh i had no plans to i am very carful to keep them seperated from each other

jdavionic · 09-28-2007, 02:46 AM

I've never tried it...but I would guess the primer would likely go off

Tommyguns · 09-28-2007, 03:52 AM

I've done it by accident - twice! On 45 ACP on my Dillon 550B press. Nothing happened either time - guess I was lucky!!!

**XDAndMe** · 09-28-2007, 04:05 AM

Thanks for bringing this up rogerxd45, because I have a similar (but weird) question. I have a couple rounds (a .45acp and a .40s&w) sitting on my desk that I cannot use because I don't have any guns chambered for them. The reason I have them is because when I was deciding what caliber pistol I wanted to buy, I went to the range and tried one gun of each caliber. While I was there, I took one of each caliber rounds home with me in my pocket so I could look them over, compare them, and make a decision (

). Well I settled on 9mm, but now I have no way to dispose of the other two cartridges. I'm not going to throw away live rounds or mail out 2 cartridges

What is the best way that I can safely decommission live rounds and make them duds without spending any money? I thought about pulling the bullets out of the casings with a pair of pliers and then dumping the powder... but I am afraid of the friction causing a spark. I also considered that because it's pretty much an airtight seal, unseating a bullet would cause negative pressure in the casing and I don't know how that would affect the live primer.

Thanks.

vafish · 09-28-2007, 05:22 AM

I've deprimed a number of cases with a live primer in them. (was given a bunch of old primed .38 special cases, did not know what type of primer was in them)

Nothing happened.

I was using a single stage Lee press.

My guess is that the primer wasn't hit fast enough or crushed hard enough to go off.

I still would recommend a full face shield when attempting this. I also put a piece of steel between me and the press, and was wearing some heavy welding gloves to protect my hand.

As for pulling bullets out of live cases, use a propert bullet puller, if you don't want to buy one, most reloaders have one, ask if you can borrow it.

Cheesehead · 09-28-2007, 05:50 AM

This topic has come up on other forums. The basic conclusion is that you can remove live primers without any problem. Of course you should always wear safety glasses when ever you do anything reloading. I have done it a couple of times without any problem. If you are still concerned, spray a little WD40 into the case. This will destroy the primer and you can then de-prime as normal. If you planning to use the brass later, make sure you clean the WD40 out throughly.

Either way you should not have a problem.

CharlieHo · 09-28-2007, 06:35 AM

I've not only removed live primers, I've re-installed them and they still go BOOM

ichy_trigger · 09-28-2007, 06:37 AM

yup, go slow and dont slam the ram.

09-27-2007, 11:36 PM	#1
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	de-primeing question ok i have a question what happens if you accidently try to de-prime a case that has a live primer in it? i would think it would go off is this correct?

09-27-2007, 11:45 PM	#2
ArmyGuy45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa,AZ / Ft Carson, CO Posts: 3,408	i de prime mine all the time.. i shoot em.. i would never try to do that to a live round.. __________________ US Army 2005 - Present XD45 Compact - My Carry Suresights Springer Precision Trigger Kit/Bar ( needs install ) NRA Life Member Myspace If they take my guns away ill carry a sword!

09-28-2007, 03:52 AM	#5
Tommyguns XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 134	I must admit I've done it by accident - twice! On 45 ACP on my Dillon 550B press. Nothing happened either time - guess I was lucky!!!

09-28-2007, 04:05 AM	#6
XDAndMe XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA, USA Posts: 3,402	Thanks for bringing this up rogerxd45, because I have a similar (but weird) question. I have a couple rounds (a .45acp and a .40s&w) sitting on my desk that I cannot use because I don't have any guns chambered for them. The reason I have them is because when I was deciding what caliber pistol I wanted to buy, I went to the range and tried one gun of each caliber. While I was there, I took one of each caliber rounds home with me in my pocket so I could look them over, compare them, and make a decision (). Well I settled on 9mm, but now I have no way to dispose of the other two cartridges. I'm not going to throw away live rounds or mail out 2 cartridges What is the best way that I can safely decommission live rounds and make them duds without spending any money? I thought about pulling the bullets out of the casings with a pair of pliers and then dumping the powder... but I am afraid of the friction causing a spark. I also considered that because it's pretty much an airtight seal, unseating a bullet would cause negative pressure in the casing and I don't know how that would affect the live primer. Thanks. Last edited by XDAndMe : 09-28-2007 at 04:16 AM.

09-28-2007, 05:22 AM	#7
vafish XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,173	I've deprimed a number of cases with a live primer in them. (was given a bunch of old primed .38 special cases, did not know what type of primer was in them) Nothing happened. I was using a single stage Lee press. My guess is that the primer wasn't hit fast enough or crushed hard enough to go off. I still would recommend a full face shield when attempting this. I also put a piece of steel between me and the press, and was wearing some heavy welding gloves to protect my hand. As for pulling bullets out of live cases, use a propert bullet puller, if you don't want to buy one, most reloaders have one, ask if you can borrow it. __________________ \"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.\" -- Confucius

09-28-2007, 02:29 AM	#3
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	oh i had no plans to i am very carful to keep them seperated from each other

09-28-2007, 02:46 AM	#4
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	I've never tried it...but I would guess the primer would likely go off

09-28-2007, 05:50 AM	#8
Cheesehead XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lost in Michigan Posts: 82	This topic has come up on other forums. The basic conclusion is that you can remove live primers without any problem. Of course you should always wear safety glasses when ever you do anything reloading. I have done it a couple of times without any problem. If you are still concerned, spray a little WD40 into the case. This will destroy the primer and you can then de-prime as normal. If you planning to use the brass later, make sure you clean the WD40 out throughly. Either way you should not have a problem. __________________ It all depends if you are "buying" or "selling".

09-28-2007, 06:35 AM	#9
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	I've not only removed live primers, I've re-installed them and they still go BOOM __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

09-28-2007, 06:37 AM	#10
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,417	yup, go slow and dont slam the ram. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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