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hgmeyer · April 5, 2013, 03:42 PM

Sinking them in oil may not de=activate the primer... depends on brand, etc. Some testing results were posted on Predatormasters responding to a thread about the subject. Seems that WD-40, oil, acetone, and a whole lot of other stuff did not fully deactivate the primers.

Suggestion was to "seat" them if possible in an empty case and pop them off, if possible.

April 5, 2013, 03:42 PM	#9
hgmeyer Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 147	Disposing of live primers Sinking them in oil may not de=activate the primer... depends on brand, etc. Some testing results were posted on Predatormasters responding to a thread about the subject. Seems that WD-40, oil, acetone, and a whole lot of other stuff did not fully deactivate the primers. Suggestion was to "seat" them if possible in an empty case and pop them off, if possible.