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Anyone know if there are any safe ways to remove a live primer other than taking it to the range and shooting just the primer off?
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Originally posted by TRAP55Or your ammo stash has replaced your wifes parking spot in the garage.
When my neighbor asked what all those crates were, I told him if he sees smoke coming from my garage, and me running down the street......he better catch up!
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deactivate it first. Soak it in oil (kroil) water, etc.Rest in Peace - Andrew Breitbart. A true student of Alinsky.
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I just use the size and de-cap die and move the lever slowly. I have never had a problem doing this, hundreds of times.When asked what qualities he most valued in his generals, Napoleon said, "give me lucky ones."Comment
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de-cap die with the primer rod alot farther down and go slow.Comment
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I do it the same way as Bill Steele. Never had a problem.sigpicComment
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Just punch it out slowly and you will be fine.IF it goes off it will only give a small pop which may atardle you but that is all. I have had one 50bmg primer go off about 2AM when everything is real quiet. Made me jump alittle but did not wake up the family.
Do not worry about it just punch them out. I have friends who reuse them but I just throw them out myself and insert a new one.A 30cal will reach out and touch them. A 50cal will kick their butt.
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Thanks guys, I will use the decap slowly
Originally posted by TRAP55Or your ammo stash has replaced your wifes parking spot in the garage.
When my neighbor asked what all those crates were, I told him if he sees smoke coming from my garage, and me running down the street......he better catch up!Originally posted by Steve O
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Don't forget eyes and ears. I had one go off in my face and my ears rang for 30 minsComment
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Actually I only started collecting Milsurps 3 years ago. I think I might own about 24...They're cheaper than guns that will most likely never get the opportunity to kill somebody...
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When I first started out reloading, I decapped live primers slowly. Then I realized that "slow" or "fast" doesn't matter. As long as you are not "hitting" the priming mixture with a striking action, it ain't gonna detonate. So, I started decapping them live just like I would spent primers: fast & smooth. In fact, I've even inadvertently smacked quite a few in that time as well, with no *bang*. Several hundred decapped live primers later, I am beginning to think that primers will only detonate from impact coming from the rear of the cup! (There is also the method for those that just can't handle the idea of running a case w/ a live primer through the die: in your garage (with the door CLOSED!) wrap your muzzle with a shop towel, chamber the primed case and fire it. You'll get a little, muffled "POP" and a little puff of smoke as you remove the rag. I've even done it with 50BMG primers. A little "bigger" 'pop,', but still doable in the home/garage as long as you muffle the muzzle. Without the rag, it basically sounds like a firecracker. And the CCI #35's (50BMG) sounds like a really LOUD firecracker!
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