Pulled primers

[abunaitoo]

Friend that let the islands, gave me a large lot of pulled primers.
Yes...............pulled primers.
He was like me. Never waste anything.
I've been using them for load/powder testing.
Small pistol only so far.
I would sort them by color, shape, and anvil.
Seems to work OK.
Get a dud sometimes.
I can only hope that when he put them in the package, they were the same.

[Traffer]

I didn't know you could remove them without setting them off. Learn something every day.

[Bazoo]

I've used pulled primers before, mostly just to see how they did. I've decapper above 50 rounds without a detonation, and with no misfires upon loading.

[BNE]

I've done it a few times, and re-used them, mainly to see if they would work. All did work with no issues. BUT IT MAKES ME NERVOUS, so I try to avoid needing to do it!

BNE

[Three44s]

I have recycled a few. No unintended firings thus far.

How they are stored if in large numbers before they are re-seated concerns me more than reusing them. Understand that they have been sensitized twice already, once upon seating and the second time as they were unseated. If safe storage was important in original form, then twice sensitized primers are logically more in need of such treatment than even the new ones are.

Three44s

[lefty o]

once they've been seated once, if they are pulled, they are trash. you may get away with it 999 times out of a thousand, , but i dont like things accidently going bang.

[dangitgriff]

I have decapped primed cases—very carefully—with no issues. Since I rent a room in a friend’s house, where I do my reloading on small modified work table, I take the unusual precaution of putting a rag on top of the decapping die to keep the ceiling from getting powder burns if one lights off.
I know, I know...
I was instructed by my reloading mentor to never reuse the decapped primers, so I do not.

[Winger Ed.]

I've done a few, with a towel over the press, but it still scared me, and I thought I was fearless.

[Bazoo]

Y'all talk like it's an earth shattering kaboom if a pimer blows. I've never had one blow when decapping live, but had a few blow when using a lee loader. You'd think the rod would go trough the ceiling, it dont though, just scares you constipated. Long as you got eye protection, I don't see how they could do more than scare you.

[Winger Ed.]

I don't see how they could do more than scare you.

For single guys, that's very true.

But when mama get's TOO excited or startled, TOO suddenly, ,,,,,,,ahh,,, not so much.

[Bazoo]

Man the look on the wife's face the first time a primer exploded while using a lee loader in the house. I told her it could happen beforehand. Scared us both pretty good. She's an understanding sorta gal.

[Lloyd Smale]

ive done it with no problems. When mass loading rounds like 556 and 300 bo and 308 that I don't keep track of how many firings they have I occasionally get a loose primer pocket and little resistance when seating a primer. IF you use them theres a good chance the primer will fall out of the case and jam somewhere and stop your gun. I take these cases and throw them in a coffee can. When I get enough to bother with I deprime them with lee depriming die and reuse them. When I reuse them and I get another sloppy fit I toss that piece of brass and primer. Probably a waste of time unless your loading 1000s of rounds. I wouldn't bother for 2 or 3 primers.

[RU shooter]

I've done a few hundred and never had an issue as long as it's not a crimped in primer they come out as easy as they go in just don't work that press handle like a maniac .

[dangitgriff]

Y'all talk like it's an earth shattering kaboom if a pimer blows. I've never had one blow when decapping live, but had a few blow when using a lee loader. You'd think the rod would go trough the ceiling, it dont though, just scares you constipated. Long as you got eye protection, I don't see how they could do more than scare you.

I always wondered about that. Looks like I’ll have to start wearing Depends for this operation...

[dangitgriff]

For single guys, that's very true.

But when mama get's TOO excited or startled, TOO suddenly, ,,,,,,,ahh,,, not so much.

Don’t want to scare her out of the kitchen...took long enough to get her in there.

[trapper9260]

I remove and reused the primers with out any problems. It is when I reload shotgun primers is when I had then go off.

[missionary5155]

Good morning
With a press an even gentle handle movement gets the removal accomplished. Remember a light hammer strike will not fire a primer. A gentle push from the inside is no different.
Mike in LLama Land

[DocSavage]

The only problem I see is for large rifle and pistol primers seeing that large rifle primer are taller and can cause some revolvers to jam up due to the protruding primer.

[lightman]

I have removed a lot of them with no problem. I just go slow and smooth and wear safety glasses. I've also reused them but I save them for plinking or blasting ammo, not for hunting or competition.

[fast ronnie]

I've re-used them, too.
No need to get all panicky about removing them. The only primer I've had go off was when installing one on a tight case, and that was not a recycled one.