Thread: Decapping unfired primers

Llewelyn,

I have deprimed (just using the resizing die) probably hundreds of cases, and reused the primers. This can be done without issue or any special care, and I have never had a misfire with any of them either. Think nothing of it.

Whenever I sell a rifle I cannabalise the remaining ammo and reuse the powder and primers. I am as thrifty as the old elephant hunter who only had one bullet, and he used to dig through the elephant afterwards to get his bullet back and roll it between two boards until it was straight enough to reload again.

Whenever I sell a rifle I cannabalise the remaining ammo and reuse the powder and primers. I am as thrifty as the old elephant hunter who only had one bullet, and he used to dig through the elephant afterwards to get his bullet back and roll it between two boards until it was straight enough to reload again.[/QUOTE]

So you know my uncle then

Had a misunderstanding whether some cases had been neck sized or not so had to pop out 30 primers the other day.



No problems encountered.



I did chuck the primers away after (wet paper towel in a plastic bag).