De-priming

[nacraracer]

What is the best way to de-prime brass with live primers?

 

[MALLARD]

Re: De-priming

to detonate them in your rifle and then deprime them , if not , then i guess you would just set up your die so the decapper is as low as possible so you wont have to ram the case all the way into the die.

 

[MAGUA]

Re: De-priming

Use a universal decapper and deprime them like you would a spent primer . They will not detonate by depriming...I have deprimed thousands of live primers this way without a problem.

 

[nacraracer]

Re: De-priming

So de-priming with my Lee press with the de-primer/case sizer will be ok?

 

[former naval person]

Re: De-priming

YES. Just do it gently. Don't slam the handle down. Over 45 years of intermittently having to deprime cases with live primers. NOT ONE has ever gone bang. May happen tomorrow...but I doubt it. JMHO

 

[MAGUA]

Re: De-priming

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: nacraracer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So de-priming with my Lee press with the de-primer/case sizer will be ok? </div></div>

Yes but you will have to lube them with your sizing die..A universal decapper does not touch the side of the case so you don't have to use lube. They are cheap $10.00-$12.00.

 

[nacraracer]

Re: De-priming

Nice, thanks SO much for the info.