Discarding Primers

[cwbys4evr]

During the process of switching calibers I ended up with about 50 small rifle primers and 50 small pistol primers. I lost track of which is which. So my question is how to safely dispose if them? Or could I use them all in my 40 loads?

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[edfardos]

I have to destroy 800 lpp's too, not sure how.

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

scatter in your yard.
if 'they' search with metal decectors it will kaput the readings

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

soak in oil toss in trash

 

[rcmodel]

The safest way is to put them in a plastic screw-top pop bottle and fill it above the primers with oil or water.

Let it stew in it's own juices for a couple of weeks, and then put it the garbage.

Do Not scatter them in your yard!!


And yes, the OP could use them in .40 reloads.

Just expect some light strikes with the rifle primers, if you get some.

rc

 

[JohnM]

I have to destroy 800 lpp's too, not sure how.

At the price of primers how can you think about destroying 800 of them.

 

[LiveLife]

Many match shooters use SR primers for their 9mm major loads.

My Glocks all ignited CCI/Tula SR and even 223 primers without issues - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=7806985#post7806985

 

[KellyTTE]

I load all my 9mm with Wolf SRPs. Just load em.

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[Schwing]

Just load them up in your .40s. No sense wasting perfectly good primers... I am sure you could find some takers if you still don't want to deal with them.

 

[gamestalker]

I don't recommend tossing primers in a fire?
25 or so years ago I tossed one 209 shot shell primer in the BBQ. I stood back a couple feet or so and was completely shocked to see the hole it blew through the side of the metal BBQ. I guess it was the cup that became the projectile, but it blew a hole that looked just like that of a handgun bullet moving at expected velocity for such.

GS

 

[Walkalong]

Yes, please don't. I would find a way to use them in range ammo. You could always use it as an excuse to buy another gun.

 

[beatledog7]

cwbys4evr, so that we all may be wiser, how exactly did you manage to lose track of which was which?

 

[MtnCreek]

I have a mystery tube of primers. I now have dedicated / marked primer feed tubes.

 

[OH_Spartan]

You could always put them in empty cases and discharge them one by one. Your action wouldnt cycle but it would be safe. May be easier in a revolver

 

[Taroman]

All the primers I use are easily identifiable by the color of the compound, or paint dots on the anvils.
If you have samples of the types available, a close look inside may reveal which is which.

 

[homatok]

Firing just primed cases in a revolver will almost for sure result in a "tied-up" gun! When that happens you need to put a dowel down the barrel from the muzzle and re-seat the (now) protruding primer cup. If you want to fire them off this way, use a rifle!

 

[oneounceload]

Hitting them with a hammer on concrete is like busting caps as a kid......;

otherwise throw them away if you aren't using them

 

[BBQJOE]

How much difference is there really between the two?

If you really have to 86 them, why not go with rc's sigline, put them in a jar and drop them somewhere?
I just want to know if they'll go off.

 

[Constrictor]

GLUE A bb on the flat side and put one under each side of the toilet seat. wife will have a big laugh and love you for it.

 

[jcwit]

Use them, I've been using SR in handgun rounds for years. They are the same size. As always work up the load.

 

[frankenstein406]

Just don't load them to max and it should be fine. Make some light plinking rounds.

 

[cwbys4evr]

cwbys4evr, so that we all may be wiser, how exactly did you manage to lose track of which was which?

Well when I am using a Lee Progressive press. When I first started reloading I found out that I hated the primer feed system on that thing. So I got myself a Lee hand primer tool, which I love btw. Then I switched to .223 and did not mark the auto primer tray with what was in it. It was knowledge that I had in my mind only - big mistake!! So I started doing rifle rounds with the hand primer. Oh and BY THE WAY I also used to have this habit of tossing the stray fallen out primer (a major reason why I hate the Lee auto feed) into a small cup. Time goes by and I load a couple hundred rifle rounds (it was quite awhile - I enjoy taking my time and I measure every single charge) and now I can no longer recall what was in the auto feed tray or in the cup. Did I put SR primers in the tray? I don't know anymore, which is why from now on I will be putting one of those real small yellow stickies on my hand primer too.

Overall, it sounds like I am going to use those primers for 40, but I will use them in a lighter load from what I have read, due to the higher energy in a SR primer.

Lesson to fellow newby's - MARK THOSE PRIMER TRAYS!!

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[gwalchmai]

Take them to your gun club or local range and give them away. Or advertise on craigslist free to a good reloader's home.

Put them away in case you ever load something that can use them.

Or if you really want to get rid of them just throw them in the trash. A common aerosol can has more explosive force than a primer and the landfills are full of them.

 

[TonyT]

Being a 1930's depression era child I would not discard the primers. As a previous poster indicated you can visually examine them and segregate.

SR and SP primers are both identical in diameter and height. LR primers while the same diameter as LP primers are significantly taller. I have used LP primers in reduced velocity loads in the old black powder cartridges - 32-40, 38-40, 44-40 and 38-55.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

Have you shopped for primers lately? No freakin way I'd throw them away.
Load em up in a that .40 you mentioned. You MAY have a light strike, but I bet they all go bang.