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Farmland · May 19, 2013, 08:03 PM

No company recommends decapping a live primer. SAMAMI states in their information "The decapping of shells or cases containing live
primers is to be avoided."

So have I done it yes though since the need is so very rare I just shoot most of mine in the gun. I don't reuse the primers so why save them, I don't trust a primer that went through the stress of loading and recapping.

There will come a time that one can or might explode. Certainly you should always consider eye and hearing protection when reloading. You should never ever let the live primers fall into the spent primer tray and build up. One primer can certainly go bang but a bunch of primers can make you wish you only had a grenade going off.

There are worse things you can do with a primer like storing them all together loose in a jar or a can.

IMHO if you are going to do it take the safeguards I mean the worse that you did was try to be a little safer.

May 19, 2013, 08:03 PM	#37
Farmland Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Posts: 869	No company recommends decapping a live primer. SAMAMI states in their information "The decapping of shells or cases containing live primers is to be avoided." So have I done it yes though since the need is so very rare I just shoot most of mine in the gun. I don't reuse the primers so why save them, I don't trust a primer that went through the stress of loading and recapping. There will come a time that one can or might explode. Certainly you should always consider eye and hearing protection when reloading. You should never ever let the live primers fall into the spent primer tray and build up. One primer can certainly go bang but a bunch of primers can make you wish you only had a grenade going off. There are worse things you can do with a primer like storing them all together loose in a jar or a can. IMHO if you are going to do it take the safeguards I mean the worse that you did was try to be a little safer.