Kinetic hammers & primers

[ikalli]

A quick question regarding disassembled bullets.

I just used a kinetic hammer to remove the bullet/powder from a few bullets that I intend to load again.
In some of the rounds it looks like some yellow powder has been released from the primer (Using Fed210 match primers) after the bullet had been disassembled.
Its not visible in all of them, only a handfull.

So my question is, can I load the cases again with the primers still installed? (after neck sizing them without the depriming pin ofcourse)
I dont like depriming the case if I dont have to with a live primer in it

Best!
ikalli

 

[Rookie]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

Cant imagine that you could actually see primer material mixed in with even a smll amount of powder because there is so little of it. What you are likely seeing is some component of the powder itself. I know that in some powders you find little yellow bits. That is normal.

 

[Victor N TN]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

Try 5 or 10 pieces and see how it goes. You are correct that the priming compound is usually a yellowish color. How old are the primers and how were they stored?

I've used a hammer type every now and then for the last 35+ years. I take that back. I don't think they've been on the market but about 30 years. But I have never beat the priming compound loose.

If you scrape it together, (the priming compound) out of one cartridge and the volume size is bigger than a BB, try firing the empty case and see if it "pops".

 

[CMH]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

I have pulled quite a bit of different stuff in a kinetic puller over the years. Never had a primer fail to fire after being pulled. YMMV.

 

[The Mechanic]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

I have and almost never use my kinetic puller. Get a collet puller for 20 bucks and be done with all the hammering

 

[MALLARD]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

+ 1 collet die , its great fast way to pull ammo , downside , it scratches jackets.

if you dont want to mess with live primed ammo , dont , its not worth it , right ? i mean , worst case scenario you fuck yourself up, best case scenario you save what , 30 cents , maybe a dollar , shit , call it 5 bucks

if it was me , and i was afraid of something , i wouldn't do it , i'd just eat the loss.

i hope you wear your safety glasses when doing this.

 

[huntersedge89]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

From my experience kinetic pullers are not that great and they don't work very well.

 

[ChrisGarrett]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ikalli</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A quick question regarding disassembled bullets.

I just used a kinetic hammer to remove the bullet/powder from a few bullets that I intend to load again.
In some of the rounds it looks like some yellow powder has been released from the primer (Using Fed210 match primers) after the bullet had been disassembled.
Its not visible in all of them, only a handfull.

So my question is, can I load the cases again with the primers still installed? (after neck sizing them without the depriming pin ofcourse)
I dont like depriming the case if I dont have to with a live primer in it

Best!
ikalli </div></div>

I've done so for 16 years and never had a problem with the 're-dos'.

I just got a Hornady collet puller last month, but haven't played with it yet.

I don't think I've seen any residue after whacking my mistakes.

Try a few of them.

Chris

 

[Fuzzball]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

"I've used a hammer type every now and then for the last 35+ years. I take that back. I don't think they've been on the market but about 30 years."

I bought my first load of loading gear in '65, included was an inertia bullet puller.

We have two types of pullers because neither is perfect for all situations. Collet pullers can be nice but we will play hell pulling wadcutters or most anything else from handgun ammo, or short bullets of any caliber in rifle ammo. But intertia pullers can pull anything. So, as is common with any tools, use the correct one for the job at hand and all will be well.

 

[leadbullet]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

been loading and pulling bullets for 27 years, never had a primer go bad from the process.

 

[ikalli]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

Thanks for the answers, I'm going to try a few and see how it goes. I'm pretty sure they are just fine, just wanted to see if anyone had noticed that yellow primer material breaking from the primer in the process.

 

[btm_54]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ikalli</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the answers, I'm going to try a few and see how it goes. I'm pretty sure they are just fine, just wanted to see if anyone had noticed that yellow primer material breaking from the primer in the process. </div></div>
I have been using a Quinetics Corporation bullet puller with different primers and powders since 1984 to recycle my not to good reloading experiments. I have not noticed any damage to primers done by pulling bullets.
I thought that colored stuff was on the back of the primers was a sealant.
If you worked out which ones were dropping colored material you could fire some of them minus a load to see whether they still worked or not.
I have decapped unfired primers and reseated them at times after using the bullet puller. I have not had any misfires and the colored stuff on the back of the primer did not appear to be affected prior to reseating the primer again.
BTW no change is accuracy with the re reloads using the recycled primers.

 

[ikalli]

Re: Kinetic hammers & primers

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: btm_54</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ikalli</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the answers, I'm going to try a few and see how it goes. I'm pretty sure they are just fine, just wanted to see if anyone had noticed that yellow primer material breaking from the primer in the process. </div></div>
I have been using a Quinetics Corporation bullet puller with different primers and powders since 1984 to recycle my not to good reloading experiments. I have not noticed any damage to primers done by pulling bullets.
I thought that colored stuff was on the back of the primers was a sealant.
If you worked out which ones were dropping colored material you could fire some of them minus a load to see whether they still worked or not.
I have decapped unfired primers and reseated them at times after using the bullet puller. I have not had any misfires and the colored stuff on the back of the primer did not appear to be affected prior to reseating the primer again.
BTW no change is accuracy with the re reloads using the recycled primers. </div></div>

I will try firing one (empty) case later to see if pops. Glad to see that recycled primers do not affect accuracy