Unfired Primer Question
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Unfired Primer Question
I just aquired a bunch of old 30.06 brass and most of them still has unfired primers in them. I know i can' t use the sizing die so is there a safe way to get them out other than putting them in my rifle and firing them off? Thanks!
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Unfired Primer Question
Thanks Larry!, i never thought of that it' s a good ideal and i' ll give it a try. There' s a bunch of them and i didn' t really want to sit there and fire them all in my rifle.
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RE: Unfired Primer Question
I seem to remember an article I read where this fellow filled the case with water and with straight rod that was a friction fit in the case mouth, he gave the rod a sharp blow with a hammer. The hydraulic pressure of the water popped the primer out. Best to do it over a bucket. Has anyone else heard of this?