Ever see this before? First for me.

[CLP]

LC 54 30-06 brass from Jeff Barlett. Fired from a Garand. Primer was a CCI 34. I decap in a separate step from resizing. Noticed difficulty seating a primer in the case on the right. Apparently the base of cup separated from the rim of the cup which was left in the primer pocket. The red discoloration is photographic artifact and isn't noticeable to the eye.

 

[ReloaderFred]

Lots of times, but mostly with PMC cases and primers, which have a white residue and have gotten wet. I've also gotten it with other brands that have also gotten wet.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[nettlle]

Not uncommon with range brass that has been sitting in the rain as ReloaderFred said.

 

[FROGO207]

Yep I also find range brass left outside for some time will have primers that come apart. Usually just the head comes off and not somewhere in the side. Might have been a forming issue. It obviously worked as designed when shot though.

 

[lightman]

Yeah, its a fairly common problem. You can probably work it out with a primer pocket uniforming tool and a little work. Maybe try a reamer that removes crimps to get started. That way you can salvage the case. Some just won't come out but a little persistence sometimes will pay off.

 

[Hondo 60]

Yes I've seen it, but only 1 or 2 times.
And it was with brass that fired from my guns.

It was very hard to deprime, so I stopped to see what was going on.

Sorry, no explanation why

 

[GooseGestapo]

Called a " RINGER- POPPER"! Usually with 9mm range pickup. Lots of fun in progressive press/loader!

 

[jmorris]

There are machines for commercial reloaders that will detect a "ringer". They are really not that common but when you get a batch of brass that has one in it, you generally get more than just one of them.

 

[fguffey]

Have I ever seen 'this' before?

Yes I have, I have never had that happen with Jeff's brass or Pat's brass but I have purchased some ugly brass. Nothing wrong with the brass but in all appearance it was cheap because no one wanted to clean it, two different lots totaling 2,400 cases.

When I started punching primers a few were crimped better than others, to remove I used the RCBS case prep center, I used the primer pocket uniformer to remove the primer wall. I removed the crimp with another tool.

F. Guffey

 

[The Bushmaster]

I hate that when it happens...

 

[mdi]

BTDT a few times, although I can't determine a specific "type" of brass (range pickups, "once fired" military, or "once fired" commercial). I was able to collapse the remaining ring with a "pick" and pry out the rest of the remaining cup...

 

[fguffey]

I was able to collapse the remaining ring with a "pick" and pry out the rest of the remaining cup

Military crimped only, I have cape type chisels but nothing as small as a primer. The primer pocket uniformer does not cut on the side, it only cuts at the bottom of the tool.

F. Guffey