plodder
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So I'm running some .223 through my progressive tonight and came across a piece of Lake City brass that I had apparently not swaged the primer pocket enough on, so it did one of those crooked, smear jobs on seating the primer. Of course, I didn't catch it until it went through and had the bullet seated & crimped.
So, I dutifully stick the defect in my impact type bullet puller and start whacking away. 8-10 good strokes and still no bullet, but then the primer flies out of the puller and I smell something burning.
No bang, the powder still in the case, but the primer on the floor had definately been hot. I feel lucky that the powder was not ignited, but what happened?
Anybody out there with similar experience?
So, I dutifully stick the defect in my impact type bullet puller and start whacking away. 8-10 good strokes and still no bullet, but then the primer flies out of the puller and I smell something burning.
No bang, the powder still in the case, but the primer on the floor had definately been hot. I feel lucky that the powder was not ignited, but what happened?
Anybody out there with similar experience?