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308 LC 12 brass - primed: Good, bad, ugly ?
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 793483" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>I sorted through my "haul" and just over half was the LR brass. The balance was a mix of dated LC headstamps with crimped primer pockets as expected.</p><p></p><p>One thing I will say is that the stuff was filthy. Its as if the people who pulled the bullets and powder threw the brass on the ground and then a few weeks/month later came by with a broom and swept it up....</p><p></p><p>Given how dirty / tarnished the stuff is, I've decided I'm not going to take chances on the primers and I'm going to deprime it all. After all, the bullet and powder I am going to load will cost a LOT more than a new primer and this way I can get the brass perfectly clean before I reload.</p><p></p><p>So here is my question: I have never deprimed brass with LIVE primers. A little less than half the batch (about 200 or so) are not only live, but are crimped too, so it will take quite a lot of force to deprime.</p><p></p><p>If anyone could offer some guidance on how to do this safely, it would be appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 793483, member: 35183"] I sorted through my "haul" and just over half was the LR brass. The balance was a mix of dated LC headstamps with crimped primer pockets as expected. One thing I will say is that the stuff was filthy. Its as if the people who pulled the bullets and powder threw the brass on the ground and then a few weeks/month later came by with a broom and swept it up.... Given how dirty / tarnished the stuff is, I've decided I'm not going to take chances on the primers and I'm going to deprime it all. After all, the bullet and powder I am going to load will cost a LOT more than a new primer and this way I can get the brass perfectly clean before I reload. So here is my question: I have never deprimed brass with LIVE primers. A little less than half the batch (about 200 or so) are not only live, but are crimped too, so it will take quite a lot of force to deprime. If anyone could offer some guidance on how to do this safely, it would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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