Removing live primers

[Manimal]

Places need a spring clean now and then

[philski]

HI all

i removed a couple of live primers last week in a standard full length die and wound the decapping pin down a few turns. glasses on, really slow and hid behind my chair as i raised the ram. Nothing went bang. thankfully. The pin was dropped to give some space between the brass and the die so the gasses could escape, in case it did fire. The last thing i wanted was a contained explosion.

if i do have to do it again, it will be with something like this.
https://youtu.be/FskNx4UBZvc

[Norton]

hid behind my chair as i raised the ram. Nothing went bang. thankfully.

Slow and steady and it should be fine

That hydraulic remove is interesting though.

[headspace]

I've decapped plenty of live primers, and never had a bang. If you take it steady they usually pop out OK. Safety glasses are probably a good idea though.

[Lorgar]

Ditto.

Always done it in the press with the sizing die, done a few different cartridges with Redding and RCBS dies and never an issue.