[boalex207]

I've been told that letting the brass of a SG shell sit for a couple of weeks in a bath of WD40 will disable the primer. :scrutiny: Thereby enabling one to safely do a cutaway demo of a shell.


Can anyone confirm this ?

[chas08]

I wouldn't trust it to "luck". Get someone who reloads to load you one with a spent primer and a "fake" powder media if you want to cut it in half. Todays shells are remarkably "Liquid Proof" Having a possibly live shell between my fingers with a band saw down the middle is a "No Brainer" no no, as best as I can tell.:)

[TAB]

does not work...

[Rubber_Duck]

This may be of interest....

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm

[sbarkowski]

At our range we have containers all along the firing line filled with penetrating fluid. After holding down range for the required 60 seconds after a misfire the round is dropped into the can. I would assume it would take some time for it to fully absorb and render the round "safe". Even still I dont think I'd try it, can't enjoy the shooting sports to well with missing fingers. ( No offence to those of you missing fingers)

[bigcim]

Ive slit shells length wise with a razor knife, carefully cutting only deep enough to cut the plastic hull

[Pete409]

Thereby enabling one to safely do a cutaway demo of a shell.

I'm not sure exactly what you are wanting to do, but I've cut open hundreds of live shells with primers fully intact. In fact, I do this routinely when I want to check the size and quality of shot, type of wad, amount of powder, etc in a box of shells.

I simply take a knife and cut a big "X" down through the crimped end of the shell to a depth of perhaps 3/4". Then I pry the plastic petals up with a screwdriver and dump the shot out. Then I use pliers to pull the wad out. Then I use the knife again and cut deeper into the hull and then cut completely around the hull about 1 1/2" from the base of the shell. Then I dump the powder out for weighing and observation.

After all this is done, it leaves an empty shell about 1 1/2" long with a live primer in it. I've got a box of them on my reloading bench with at least 50 in it right now. If you want, you can put the short empty hulls into your gun and shoot the primers as blanks.

I've never soaked the shells in WD-40 or anything else. There is no need to.