Primers are un foul able

[nrakid88]

Holy crap... What are primers made out of? Unobtanium? I have a 5.56 round that a drilled a hole on both sides and epmtied the powder out of about two years ago. Its been in the spa and shower and pool countless times... The primer has been exposed to more water than anything I can think of. I decided to load the round in my ar and pull the trigger... Holy crap, the primer had a quiet "Pfff" and it smelled like gun fire, I eject it, and what do you know, carbon fouling everywhere because the gasses leaked out the two holes in the shell. I am never going to worry about primers being deactivated do to exposure to water again.

On a further note when i get my reloading equipment I want to put some of the primers underwater for a day, then load them and see if they'll fire a bullet... if so I will never have a restless night again.

[PolishMike]

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm

[nrakid88]

Hmm. I have read the box o truth on this before. I know that the loaded ammo is safe, and I had forgotten spraying oil on the primer would kill it. But my primer had water directly contacting the inner part of the primer. I think its pretty amazing it still worked.

[domokun]

You didn't soak the primer in WD-40...

[bohoki]

there are things that can ruin primers and things that will ruin primers

many people do not get that difference

[Turbinator]

there are things that can ruin primers and things that will ruin primers

many people do not get that difference

And the danger of testing it out yourself is that a wet primer may possibly only perform at 50% its effectiveness level, but will still ignite. I'm not sure if there are any safety implications in trying to reload and use primers that have been exposed to moisture, etc. Perhaps some more experienced reloaders might know?

Turby

[sammy]

You didn't soak the primer in WD-40...

Try it. I soaked a primer in liquid wrench for 2 days and it still lit.