backwards primers: remove to not?

[rhodesengr]

I have three rounds of commercial, 38spl with backwards primers.

They say Ammo Inc on them and came from Sportsman Warehouse.

I just want to safe them out. I already pulled the bullets so powder is out.

The questions whether to press out the primers. I have a press and the right dies but I'd be pressing on the surface the firing pin normally hits. I read all the threads here and elsewhere about deactivating primers (without firing) and how you basically can't. But still seems like a good idea to get them out of the brass.

Press out? Yes or no?

And, if you actually know a good way to deactivate primers (not water, or oil) I am interested in that also. I have some other stray primers, I would like to deactivate.

[Bumslie]

Press out

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[baih777]

You can press them out. Steady pressure. Slowly. WEAR a faceshield or at least goggles.

If you get another box like that. Take pictures and contact the mfg with lot number. They might send you a free box of ammo.

[bigbossman]

Out. Easy peasy.

[rhodesengr]

OK. Out they go. I will report back with the outcome.

[Mayor McRifle]

Not worth the effort. I would toss them.

[Pablo5959]

Hitting them with a sledgehammer will deactivate them.

[whutsup40]

Hitting them with a sledgehammer will deactivate them.

LOL that's funny!!

[mikeyr]

take them out, but wear hearing protection also. You likely will not set them off but if you do, they are freaking loud.

[Cowboy T]

You can press 'em out. Just go slowly and carefully.

[TomReloaded]

I've completely smashed primers sideways into brass. They've never gone off. You need force and velocity, and the press shouldn't be running anywhere that fast.

I would and have just pressed them out without worry. You're not even going to dent the primer much, much less smash it so hard it detonates.

[hambam105]

Oh, do you mean taking a 30-40 Krag full length resized case with backwards primed pocket...inserting a.22
caliber knock-out pin down the case mouth and imparting a swift strike to the opposite end of the pin?

It took longer to write this than it did to do it. Well, not really me. It was my friend.

[hambam105]

Alright. All joking aside for a minute:

Take the empty full length resized backwards primed (empty) case to the range. Load and shoot.
You might hear the primer pop and let out a little smoke.

Congratulations. The primer is now inert.

You will be the first Reloader in history to have deactivated a backwards primed case. Amazing.

['ol shooter]

I have pressed a few of them out and reused them with no failures.

[Spyder]

Either press them out or just throw those three in the trash. I'd press and reuse, same as any other mistake on the load bench.