primer stuck in shell holder. - Page 2

leadchucker · November 9, 2012, 01:55 PM

If the primer was indeed positively seated at some point, which you indicate it was, something had to cause it to unseat. Not too many possibilities for that.

You said that the primer fell out on its own. As you also said, it could be an oversized primer pocket, or and undersized primer. It would be easy enough to check the primer pocket on that piece of brass with a micrometer, or by trying to seat a spent primer in it. Positively identifying what happened is your best method of recognizing it if it happens again.

**Unclenick** · November 10, 2012, 04:49 PM

I'm wondering if the case had a loose primer pocket and seating the lubed bullet pushed it out by compressing the air inside.

CrustyFN · November 10, 2012, 05:02 PM

Being just one round I would take out a die. Run the round up through the turret hole. Grab the bullet with a pair of pliers and lower the ram to pull the bullet. Take the case and shell holder out and dump the powder then push the primer back out with the sizing die. It's a lot faster than I made it sound.

dacaur · November 10, 2012, 08:26 PM

unfortunately 9mm is too short to do that. It works great with rifle rounds though.

November 10, 2012, 04:49 PM	#27
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 9,163	I'm wondering if the case had a loose primer pocket and seating the lubed bullet pushed it out by compressing the air inside. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Patron Member

November 10, 2012, 05:02 PM	#28
CrustyFN Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,203	Being just one round I would take out a die. Run the round up through the turret hole. Grab the bullet with a pair of pliers and lower the ram to pull the bullet. Take the case and shell holder out and dump the powder then push the primer back out with the sizing die. It's a lot faster than I made it sound. __________________ I don't ever remember being absent minded.

November 9, 2012, 01:55 PM	#26
leadchucker Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: NC Posts: 239	If the primer was indeed positively seated at some point, which you indicate it was, something had to cause it to unseat. Not too many possibilities for that. You said that the primer fell out on its own. As you also said, it could be an oversized primer pocket, or and undersized primer. It would be easy enough to check the primer pocket on that piece of brass with a micrometer, or by trying to seat a spent primer in it. Positively identifying what happened is your best method of recognizing it if it happens again.

November 10, 2012, 08:26 PM	#29
dacaur Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2010 Posts: 732	unfortunately 9mm is too short to do that. It works great with rifle rounds though.