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Is wd 40 the best way to deactivate primers? A spray or let soak?
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Yep, and let them soak.
I just put anything explosive or hazardous in a jar. Once a year I bring it to the range with me and dump in in the hazmat can.Chris
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Shooting them is the best way to deactivate them.
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Except for shooting them, there is no fool proof way to deactivate primers. I've had a few friends "in the know" run some tests with WD40, Kroil, ATF, water, etc. and none of them have ever got 100% failure rate after trying to fire them later.NRA Certified Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
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Since the active ingredient in primers is Lead Styphnate, sodium carbinate is the best substance to deactivate it. That being said, you really can never be sure when or if it is really deactivated. You can only be sure that soaking it in kroil, WD40, petroleum, etc is guaranteed to make it unreliable as a primer in the future, as the above poster said, the only way to be sure is to set it off.
If you put them in a jar filled with water or oil, they may still go off and detonate altogether just as if you stored fresh primers in a jar and dropped it. BOOM!Comment
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1. ear plugs
2. clear space
3. hammer
4. natural adrenaline
NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS WITH 12 GA. PRIMER OR YOU WILL GO DEF
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A while back a guy did a test on deactivating primers.
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