Floor Primers

Ted D · February 8, 2013, 07:34 AM

What do you do when you drop primers on the floor?Can you still use them or throw them them away? If you throw them away how do you dispose of them?

Gdawgs · February 8, 2013, 07:39 AM

I use them. As long as they don't fall into a bunch of dirt or liquid, they should be fine.

azjohn · February 8, 2013, 07:44 AM

Use them. I even use primers that have been previously seated in a different case.

Ted D · February 8, 2013, 07:51 AM

Thanks guys.Wasn't sure, hate to use them than have a dud load.

serf 'rett · February 8, 2013, 09:53 AM

If the anvil is still inside the cup load it up. Should be able to blow off any dust/dirt.

Inspector3711 · February 8, 2013, 10:02 AM

I use them but only if I'm 100% sure that it's the primer I just dropped.

Don't want to be putting a pistol primer I dropped in the past into a rifle cartridge.....

**Mike Irwin** · February 8, 2013, 10:45 AM

It's sort of like floor pie...

If my pie has been on the floor for less than 5 seconds (about the amount of time for my dog to grab it and eat it), it's fine.

Same with primers...

BigD_in_FL · February 8, 2013, 12:00 PM

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Don't want to be putting a pistol primer I dropped in the past into a rifle cartridge.....

That's why you shop vac them up and keep your area clean......

F. Guffey · February 8, 2013, 12:25 PM

TedD, Do not recall where but I had my feet up, someone noticed the small rings of metal embedded in my shoe soles, they asked, I replied ‘traction’. later Chevy Chase, in a commercial, walked around a table at a board meeting wearing golf shoes, he broke into a tap dance routine. Then there were all those air ports I was in and out of. Then there were fired and unfired, embedding the primer should have set the anvil, nothing, I never threw a tread due to primers going off, I run recaps, I have shoes that have been recapped 6 times, seems I no sooner get a shoe repair shop trained, they move without telling me or they go out of business.

F. Guffey

rlc323 · February 8, 2013, 06:47 PM

Careful using the vac for primers. Back in the 60's (pre shopvac) Grandad used an old Electrolux canister for a shop vac in his garage. We guess a 209 primer hit the metal impeller and along with various accumulated powders blew the whole bag and metal back out of the thing.

I recall he said it wasn't real loud, but the dust took a long time to settle.

Mobuck · February 8, 2013, 07:38 PM

Not a good idea to vacuum either powder or primers due to the possibility of static charge ignition. Definately not a good idea to vacuum both together.

Colorado Redneck · February 8, 2013, 08:10 PM

I was vacuuming the floor in the reloading room and a primer went off. Probably a static induced discharge. Instantly could smell it, and unplugged the vacuum and hauled it upstairs and out on the patio. Nothing happened. Now I crawl around on my hands and knees for 20 minutes and try to get all of the darn things before running the vaccum. Berber carpet isn't the best for that room, but that is what we put in there before we knew that room would be used in such a manner.

RonR6 · February 8, 2013, 08:59 PM

I use inspect and use them, I have a carpet mat under my reloading/gun bench so they land softly.

oldreloader · February 8, 2013, 11:10 PM

As long as I'm sure it's the type I dropped I use them

February 8, 2013, 07:34 AM	#1
Ted D Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Dayton.Ohio Posts: 76	Floor Primers What do you do when you drop primers on the floor?Can you still use them or throw them them away? If you throw them away how do you dispose of them? __________________ LIFE MEMBER OF THE NRA.GREENHORN RELOADER

February 8, 2013, 07:44 AM	#3
azjohn Member Join Date: April 25, 2007 Location: Amado, Arizona Posts: 73	Use them. I even use primers that have been previously seated in a different case. __________________ Not cool sunglasses for the AZ sun.

February 8, 2013, 07:51 AM	#4
Ted D Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Dayton.Ohio Posts: 76	Thanks guys.Wasn't sure, hate to use them than have a dud load. __________________ LIFE MEMBER OF THE NRA.GREENHORN RELOADER

February 8, 2013, 09:53 AM	#5
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	If the anvil is still inside the cup load it up. Should be able to blow off any dust/dirt. __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

February 8, 2013, 10:02 AM	#6
Inspector3711 Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2008 Location: Puget Sound Washington Posts: 1,553	I use them but only if I'm 100% sure that it's the primer I just dropped. Don't want to be putting a pistol primer I dropped in the past into a rifle cartridge..... __________________ "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle Times) "That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." George Orwell

February 8, 2013, 07:39 AM	#2
Gdawgs Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 656	I use them. As long as they don't fall into a bunch of dirt or liquid, they should be fine.

February 8, 2013, 10:45 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	It's sort of like floor pie... If my pie has been on the floor for less than 5 seconds (about the amount of time for my dog to grab it and eat it), it's fine. Same with primers... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

February 8, 2013, 12:25 PM	#9
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	TedD, Do not recall where but I had my feet up, someone noticed the small rings of metal embedded in my shoe soles, they asked, I replied ‘traction’. later Chevy Chase, in a commercial, walked around a table at a board meeting wearing golf shoes, he broke into a tap dance routine. Then there were all those air ports I was in and out of. Then there were fired and unfired, embedding the primer should have set the anvil, nothing, I never threw a tread due to primers going off, I run recaps, I have shoes that have been recapped 6 times, seems I no sooner get a shoe repair shop trained, they move without telling me or they go out of business. F. Guffey

February 8, 2013, 06:47 PM	#10
rlc323 Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2013 Location: Forgottonia, Il Posts: 217	Careful using the vac for primers. Back in the 60's (pre shopvac) Grandad used an old Electrolux canister for a shop vac in his garage. We guess a 209 primer hit the metal impeller and along with various accumulated powders blew the whole bag and metal back out of the thing. I recall he said it wasn't real loud, but the dust took a long time to settle.

February 8, 2013, 07:38 PM	#11
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	Not a good idea to vacuum either powder or primers due to the possibility of static charge ignition. Definately not a good idea to vacuum both together.

February 8, 2013, 08:10 PM	#12
Colorado Redneck Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Northeast Colorado Posts: 1,993	I was vacuuming the floor in the reloading room and a primer went off. Probably a static induced discharge. Instantly could smell it, and unplugged the vacuum and hauled it upstairs and out on the patio. Nothing happened. Now I crawl around on my hands and knees for 20 minutes and try to get all of the darn things before running the vaccum. Berber carpet isn't the best for that room, but that is what we put in there before we knew that room would be used in such a manner.

February 8, 2013, 08:59 PM	#13
RonR6 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2013 Location: South Eastern PA Posts: 108	I use inspect and use them, I have a carpet mat under my reloading/gun bench so they land softly.

February 8, 2013, 11:10 PM	#14
oldreloader Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2009 Location: Magnolia, Arkansas Posts: 251	As long as I'm sure it's the type I dropped I use them