WTS - Tens of Thousands of "Once Fired" Primers

[huntrick64]

Now that you're scratching your head, what do you guys do with your spent primers? I'm getting quite a few pounds of them and was wondering if scrap yards buy them or do you just chunk em?

[MattOrgan]

Yep my yard buys them as scrap brass. No shotgun primers though because the battery cup is steel.

[WILCO]

I'm saving mine for third world, SHTF, Great depression repeat, survival reloads. Anyone got a strike anywhere match?

[WILCO]

Welcome aboard Huntrick64!

[Beau Cassidy]

Don't scrap them.... They have purpose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7nphPRG6JA

[HATCH]

I started saving mine.
As far as reading them, you are forgetting that you will have a primer already in the case you can reload.
Someone needs to come up with a primer reload kit that has the right stuff that goes in them.

[Jim]

......Someone needs to come up with a primer reload kit that has the right stuff that goes in them.

By 'right stuff' I assume you mean the same or similar compound used in manufacturing primers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that compound is classified as an explosive. Even if you could safely make it, you would be in some very deep doo doo if caught with it.

I look at this as I do Class III stuff. As long as no one knows, you're fine. But, what if.....:holysheep

I'll stick with using toy caps. It ain't illegal and it works.

[Rockchucker]

I shoot em (sm primers) in my .177 cal air rifle.

[Freightman]

Have 1000's and 1000's of caps and they do work but be careful putting the anvil in as they will go off and singe your fingers, don't ask

[Chicken Thief]

"once fired" is a negative term, dont use it!
"All tested and no duds" is way better.

[P.K.]

I'm saving mine for third world, SHTF, Great depression repeat, survival reloads. Anyone got a strike anywhere match?

A few thou actually, saw an article one time on .22LR reloads. ;-)

[7Acres]

Jim, which type of toy cap do you use? I seem to remember two types from my childhood. The kind with the plastic ring with 12 little cups, or the rolls of flat paper with the little black disks?

[ShooterAZ]

I shoot em (sm primers) in my .177 cal air rifle.

Same here....on a whim sometimes I will shoot a live one at a rock wall at the back of the yard. Makes a nice pop.

[Jim]

I use the paper caps. I have a set of hole punches from Harbor Freight and I use one that is really close to the ID of a large primer to cut out the cap. It's meticulous and time consuming work but it works. The flash from the caps has a much higher brisance factor than you could ever get from 'strike anywhere' match tips.

[geargnasher]

Clorox and Nu-Salt [smilie=1:

Gear

[scottiemom]

Now that you're scratching your head, what do you guys do with your spent primers? I'm getting quite a few pounds of them and was wondering if scrap yards buy them or do you just chunk em?

two words: craft project!

[smokemjoe]

3 months ago I sold 10 lbs. of spent primers at the junk yard and got $2.00 a lb., Have done thi s many a times in the last 20 years. Take a file and file a few of the plated ones to show them its all brass.

[Blacksmith]

I now save all spent primers in separate containers by type i.e. LR, SR, LP, SP, 209's and have started hoarding CAPS. I pick up a package when I am in Dollar General or see them in a toy store. I have several different types and figure I'll do some testing as soon as I get one of those "Round To It's". It's cheap insurance.

Just picked up two packages of caps, 2400 each package, at Tractor Supply on sale for $0.99 per pack.

[Got-R-Did]

Mine bring $2 per lb as scrap, but I have loaded them replacing traditional lead shot as spreader/short range 12 ga shotshells.
Got-R-Did.

[Rick N Bama]

One of the guys behind the counter at a local LGS says they make an excellent HD round loaded into 12ga hulls. I'll take his word for it while I continue to keep my Mossberg loaded with #4 Buck.

Rick

[Mal Paso]

What I want to know is what to do with the Primer Trays. No recycling stamp, Recyclers won't take anything without a number/stamp. I was thinking a 1/4 Scale replica of the Pentagon, White Federal Trays for the walls Black Russian Trays for the windows...........almost have enough.

[JeffinNZ]

Doesn't Ric make his lube grooves from recycled once fired primers?

[Jammersix]

You should save all of the against the day you can't buy any at any price.