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Quick question, A friend was moving and found about 100 rounds of .308 that he had for some time (5+ yrs.) and no longer has a .308. He gave me the rounds and told me that "a buddy" made them for him. There is no load data listed with the rounds and I'm sure not going to take any chances. The brass is Lke City match and I would like to use it. I know to pull the round and dump the powder, but how do I remove the un-used primer short of making it go "bang?" | ||
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Everyone has had to do this at least once in their lives. I just run it through the decapping/sizing die really really slow. However, because you have alot of them, I would just suggest that the next time you go to the range, take the primered brass with you and pop them off. -Spencer | |||
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I just pop them off.Primers are cheap!!  | |||
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Winny, A coupla' years back, I gotta hold of a coupla' hunnerd rounds of 1940's vintage Lake City ammo. I pulled the bullets, dumped the powder and deprimed by running the cases through a universal decapping die SLOWLY. Only one detonated. The dog took a dim view of this, as he was on the futon nearby, but no damage or injury resulted. If you can't have fun when you go out, STAY HOME ! | |||
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I too have poked alot of unfired primers out of brass, never had one go bang, yet... Make sure the bench is cleared of loose powder ( DUH ! ) and make sure the wife is at the store or something too, just in case. Travis F. | |||
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..... and make sure the cartridge is NOT 50BMG!! 50bmg half inch holes ...... at long range! | |||
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If you decide to decap them, wear eyeprotection. (Stating the obvious here  )If you want to pop them, you can also do so inside your garage, or in your yard. Just put the muzzle against a balled up rag. It is a pretty noisy and dirty operation, but the rag cuts down on both noise and gunk. You'll still need to clean the bore afterwards, though. - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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I remove live primers by using my Lee Challenger press and a Lee Universal Decapping die. I place a heavy towel over the press while decapping the case to contain the primer should it decide to pop. The Lee press has a hollow ram with the exit hole for spent primers being on the backside of the ram. If it should pop, it would exit the ram away from me. So far, I've never had one to go off, and I recently deprimed 50 rounds of 45ACP. Rick | |||
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I have been decapping live primers for about 40+ years, with never a "pop"! However, ONLY UNCRIMPED-IN PRIMERS! U.S. Match cases never were crimped, so yours should be OK. I use a Lyman 310 tool decapping die, and PUSH slowly!! "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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I'm not sure why you would want to deprime them anyway, usually any half wit reloader can get the primers in OK. But I've removed hundreds of primers the usual way, even mil crimp ones, none have gone off, but eye protection is minium, and a rag in the way as you do each one doesn't take much effort either. JL | |||
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Primers can get loud, especially in a closed room. It may sound silly, but as one who has been there, I might suggest ear plugs too! I just thought that primer was a dud and after pulling the bullet to check for missing powder, I popped it in the pistol...quite loud! Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. | |||
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I have punched a few out over the years without a problem but I am more safety aware now and prefer to pop them in the garage when the need arises. You will need to do a good barrel cleaning afterwards. Popping primers will really get it scuzzed up. | |||
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I usually take them in the garage and shoot them off, after removing the bullet and powder. I have driven them back out slowly with my sizing die and decapping pin. I've never had one go off on me but still don't feel comfortable doing it. Primers are not very expensive so there's no big loss by shooting them off. Best wishes. Cal - Montreal Cal Sibley | |||
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Carefully, very carefully.... Better to fire them in the rifle... Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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