upside down primers?

[high country]

......and I rest my case.

[Heredoggydoggy]

WD-40 will kill a primer rather quickly.  Recently I made a handle for a knife, (machete, actually) and used some 30-30 case heads for escutions where the screws held the handle on.  I wanted the case heads to resemble loaded rounds, so I put a few live primers in a tray and soaked them overnight in WD-40.  the next day I popped out the anvils and scraped out the mushy priming compound and pressed the primer cups into the case heads.  Looks cool, and perfectly inert!  If depriming a live primer spooks you, that's a good way to make them safe and non-explosive.

[wraithen]

Definitely getting soaked then. I had no intention of setting them off or trying to remove them. I crimped the brass as soon as it happened just to keep myself from tinkering and to be sure it didn't end up getting loaded. I'll have a whole bunch of dippers now though. Between the brass I messed up and now this I'm wondering what the scrap market is for brass 

[brush hunter]

Maybe just pay a little more attention to what your doing in the first place, if your putting primers in upside down, what are you doing when you put in a powder charge? PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT YOUR DOING WHEN YOU RELOAD!!!!!

[wraithen]

Read a bit more carefully man, I didn't realize while the primer seater was tucked in the case holder that it was flipping the primers. I watched them go into the ram the correct way and watched them come out upside down. I figured out to not try to prime unless I rechecked the primer if I heard or felt the spring that holds the primer in place go twang. Every round I charge is done on the scale and usually triple checked. I like my guns too much to do anything to jeopardize them. My face wasn't that great to start with though so I'm less protective of it. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

Just be sure to wear eye protection.  i saw a .45 1911 blow up in a friend's hand years ago, and if it weren't for his shooting glasses, he'd probably be blind  today!  It made a believer out of me.

[brush hunter]

Your right I guess I didn't read close enough. Sounds like you have a piece of deffictive equiptment . Do you have a picture of the primer tool your using?

Read a bit more carefully man, I didn't realize while the primer seater was tucked in the case holder that it was flipping the primers. I watched them go into the ram the correct way and watched them come out upside down. I figured out to not try to prime unless I rechecked the primer if I heard or felt the spring that holds the primer in place go twang. Every round I charge is done on the scale and usually triple checked. I like my guns too much to do anything to jeopardize them. My face wasn't that great to start with though so I'm less protective of it. 

[wraithen]

I could take a picture if I ever remembered to. Its the standard one that came with my tmag 2 kit. I believe it was due to the fact that it was small rifle primers (cci br-4) as I didn't once have this problem when reloading my 30-30.

 You guys would've laughed at me. For my first reloads yesterday I wore safety glasses over my glasses and thick leather gloves. Turns out I was too conservative with all my loadings in both chamberings. Getting close though. I really like this extra part of shooting. Its a rush shooting your own ammo!

[high country]

Wait till you build your own rifle!

[wraithen]

Haha! My wife will probably prevent that until I win the lotto. Although she has let me buy my 4th gun so far. Started with a pistol nearly a year ago. Soon I'll need a safe.

[JuryRig]

I slowly pop them out with the resizing die.  Can't throw away good brass.  Don't try reusing the primers though.