Split casings?

[Slapps74]

When loading some 45 ACP after I crimped the bullet the case split down the side. I removed the bullet and powder but I now have a live primed case that is worthless. How are you guys dealing with this type of situation? I don't want to just throw it in the recyle bucket with a live primer.

[Irving]

Put it into a cup of bleach for a day or two and it should go dead. I've done that in the past, now I just slowly press them out. I could see how you couldn't do that with a split case though.

[Great-Kazoo]

When loading some 45 ACP after I crimped the bullet the case split down the side. I removed the bullet and powder but I now have a live primed case that is worthless. How are you guys dealing with this type of situation? I don't want to just throw it in the recyle bucket with a live primer.

Tap it out carefully. You're hitting it from the opposite of ignition end. Usually one can do it with a depriming rod. OR of you have a universal decapping die, use it.

[SideShow Bob]

They are cases, Casings are for sausage....

You can also give it a good shot of penatrating oil spray into the flash hole and should kill the primer.

[Jamnanc]

Or you can chamber it and have a nice pop.

[Circuits]

dump 'em in oil to deactivate the primer(s)

[Slapps74]

Or you can chamber it and have a nice pop.

Thought about that one. Too many bad memories of things going boom in the house though.

[Slapps74]

They are cases, Casings are for sausage....

You can also give it a good shot of penatrating oil spray into the flash hole and should kill the primer.

Well thanks for clearing that up for me

[Alpha2]

I same them all for the 4th of July. They sound just like firecrackers.

[Ranger353]

I use a decapping die on a single stage press and SLOWLY put pressure on the handle until "clink", the primer pops out. And the primer has always been good to go so I reuse them. I have done this a dozen times over the past year without a single primer going off in the press, and every single primer has worked perfectly when reused.

I think I read another blog where someone pointed out that the inside anvil is designed to be twice as hard as the cap side to ensure detonation. So that means you can press out a primer from the inside with less worry of detonation than pressing it in with a hand primer, putting pressure on the cap side.