removing primers

[Docins]

I have some brass with the primers in them that have not been fired (no powder). What is the best way of removing the primers.

[BCB]

Docins,

I have simply resized the cases and punched them out.  MOST WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS--AND I AIN'T RECOMMENDING IT EITHER!!!  Yet, I have never had a problem.

Best way...Just shoot them!  Be careful though as primers can certainly cause injury at close distances to the muzzle.  Good-luck...BCB

[The Shrink]

Docins

RBC has been lucky!  Never try to decap an unfired primer!  As the manufacturers keep pointing out, these things are designed to explode.  They don't need much encouragement.

I know, I'm a Yankee, and my wife is Scottish, and we hate to waste anything, but the risk ain't worth it.  You can fire them outside, or in your garage, or even into a fireplace safely.  Just remember that you are generating gasses that are significant within about six inches of the muzzle.

[jhm]

Docins :  With the cost of 100 primers in bulk at about $1 its not worth it to try and save them better to just fire them in the rifle to be on the safe side , but if you are sure they are good and you want to re-size the brass remove the decaping pin and resize the brass and use them as the are after you varify that they are still seated properly. (safety should always come before a LITTLE cost savings)    JIM

[BCB]

The Shrink,

If "RBC" is so dang lucky, I wonder why he hasn't hit the lottery in the past 30 years of playing it and decapping primers????BCB

[Flint]

The problem I have at the moment is removing one upside=down primer in a loaded 4570 case....  Will inertia pull the bullet and powder and hold my breath and push out the primer....

[The Shrink]

BBC

Of course, you used up all your luck pulling primers!  Just think what mighta happened if you didn't.  Sorry about the "RBC", bifocals, ya kno.  

Actually, I've popped them while seating them with the old LeeLoader.  Drove the priming rod about a foot into the air above the case.  This was when I was a callow teenager and didn't know any better, naturally.  

With one mounted upside down I'd put very light, continuous pressure on it and expect that the gasses would be mostly contained by the sizing die if it did go off.  Don't have anything that is precious to you directly under the press, and watch where that handle may swing!

[jhm]

Flint:  If thats the case stand the cartridge up side down and put some oil into the anvil area of the primer that should kill it after a couple days. then use the kenetic to remove the bullet I would then discard the powder as it may get some oil into rendering it useless.    JIM

[boneguru]

in fact now I dont use the decapping pin at all, I have a universal decapping die and take out the entire rod assembly, it improves the neck tension. back to your primer issue, without the rod you may resize without danger of ignition. if you are worried of ignition spray with wd 40 and wait an hour or so, should be as dead as dead gets,

[razmuz]

I've also had many primers go "pop" with the old Lee loader.  I'm not telling you what to do, but this is how I do it.  I use a RCB Universal to deprime, I then put the primers back in the box and later use them again.  Been doing this for years and never had one go off and when used again they always work.  One thing I always do is wear safety glasses.  I bet I'm not the only one that does this.