cali shot doc Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I'm going to be getting a press for xmas and for the last few months i have been picking up any piece of brass i can lay my hands on. I've been shooting 9mm reloads from miwallcorp (best once fired reloads imo) but i had a few that were a little deformed (bullet dented and didn't wana risk running it thru my barrel). I pulled them apart so i could keep the casing and throw away the deformed bullet and had them (3 in all) on my work space and long story short, my dog decided he wanted some love and jumped up on my lap and that knocked those 3 casings with the rest of my 9mm casings. I can't tell which one's they were and what has me worried is that they have a live primer in them. ( newbie and wasn't thinking very smart) When I run those 3 casings thru my dillon 550b after i get it, will the station that takes the used primer out set off the live primer in the 3 casings? I'm worried about a huge accident possibly happening....What can I do? DUMB DUMB DUMB ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Don't know if they will go boom but the best way to avoid it is to carefully check each case before you reload a batch. It ain't rocket surgery! Learn to be safe and you won't have a problem. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 When I reload I pick up a piece of brass and do a "wrist flip" which checks three things. 1. verifies nothing is inside the case. 2. I look at the headstamp. (which will show you your live primers) 3. I feel the brass for splits/cracks. It is not advisable to deprime a live one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I constantly throw brass with live primers in my 1050 brass hopper when I am reloading. Done it for years and never had a problem. I do wear glasses.... I have done hundreds this way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Im with merlin never had a problem depriming live primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) I have deprimed a ton of live primers myself, the thing you want to be careful of is seating them too "vigorously", I've set off a primer or three this way trying to get some in tighter pockets or have gone in a little cock eye'd, even then, it's more of a "surprise" than something catastrophic. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. BTW, deformed bullets shoot through a barrel just fine, and just as accurately. Unless it's a really, really bad deformation causing a big part of material to be missing, it won't even affect accuracy. Deformation of the area were the bullet contacts the rifling has more affect to accuracy, but as far as the face of the bullet, absolutely no ill affect, unless again it is really really deformed. But worst case scenario from a slightly dented bullet are feeds "possibly" even then, I have not even heard of any issues with that, let alone experienced any issues first hand. If it really bothers you, put it in the "practice" bin, but they will go pop along with anything else. Edited August 16, 2010 by Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Same here. Have pushed out many a good primer. Doesn't seem right, does it Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 how much brass have you acrued thus far? why not just spend 10 minutes and dump them out on the table, grab a few check them toss them back in a bucket if they are clean (clean being no live primer). you shold be able to find the primed ones and then not have to worry about it when you actually get to reloading down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 O K if Im really feeling cheap and want to save my three cents. I put them in station two and move along. [550] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKAVELI Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 i deprimed a few or more very carefuly, but when i start loading i do NOW like Sarge said cause you never know! good luck and be safe! oh ya why wait till xmass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I've deprimed a few live ones and no boom, but be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Put a double handfull of the 9mm cases into a small shallow container and shake 'em up. Many of the cases will stand upright in the bottom. You can grab several of these by the case mouth at a time and turn them bottom up in your hand. With a good light, you'll be able to see at a glance which cases are fired by the firing pin mark on the primer. A unmarked primer is unfired. Just go through your cases this way, dumping the fired ones into another box. In ten minutes you'll be able to check 500 cases, easy. Shucks, do it while you're in the can... Oh, and take those live primed cases and put them in a marked baggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I have reloaded brass that I knew had live primers with no problem. Wear your glasses. At one time you could buy pulled primers, they had to punch a bunch of them. As a tip, 100% of the time put the cap on the powder measure, even when adjusting weights. Get a primer in there and you do have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noylj Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Never had a decapping die set off a primer yet. Just don't slam the shellplate up into the dies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico567 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 It doesn't happen to you until it does. Not an extraordinarily loud pop, but it's loud enough if it happens in a time & place you're not expecting it. Ask me how I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBA2 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 never had a problem with the live primers in station one. just moved slowly. but i'm not really sure the three cents is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali shot doc Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 It doesn't happen to you until it does. Not an extraordinarily loud pop, but it's loud enough if it happens in a time & place you're not expecting it. Ask me how I know. how do you know lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Life is full of stuff to worry about. Fortunately, this ain't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) The following link has a little language, but it is full of good advice Edited August 23, 2010 by smokshwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljohnnie Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 As long as the primers aren't crimped in i wouldn't worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinz Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Primers by design are meant to go pop only when hit from one end only. Does'nt mean it can't happen, afterall they are made by man. I've punched out a hundred or so in my time without incident. Be careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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