Primer seated sideways

[Dudedog]

I have deprimed them when the primer somehow managed to get in upside down.
Just use a smooth pressure, push don't slam.
So we have the decap pin pushing on the primer, no issues be gentle.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

Finally, a question I could answer, and RC still beats me to it. The man is omnipresent as well as omnipotent.

R.C. is a sage!

 

[LucidWanderer]

Ha! Thought you all might get a kick outta this. I put the holder and case in the press and before the depriming peg even touched the primer it fell out! Lol.

 

[GaryL]

FWIW, sideways primers strikes commercial manufacturers as well. About 20 years ago I installed several automated inspection systems to catch anomalies like that on high grade ammo. I have no idea what they did with the rejects.

 

[Elkins45]

I am fairly particular about trying to keep revolver brass the same length so the crimp is uniform. Auto pistol brass is a different thing entirely. Most rounds really headspace on the extractor hook anyway.mheck, you can even shoot 40 S&W in a 10mm chamber and it will usually fire.

Don't bother measuring your 9mm brass!

 

[LucidWanderer]

I've heard that revolver rounds are not picky because they don't move. They're in their chamber the whole time. But I have no personal experience because I don't own a revolver yet. Thanks for the info.

 

[Big-Bore]

I simply started using a pick on most of these.

I've been reloading for 47 years and had my share of primers like this. I use several brands of hand primers. I normally do my hand priming sitting in the living room watching TV. I may do up to a thousand at time. I used to have to take these back to me reloading bench and press them out, but one day I jst got lazy and tried a small eye glass screw driver. If there is an exposed edge you can simply lever the tiny screw driver against the side of the shell holder and very slight pressure on the edge of the primer usually pop it loose. I do it this way all the time now. I have crushed or deprimed many of live primers. Slow pressure will not set them off. The only primer I have ever had go off accidently is when using an inertial bullet puller on a 22-250. The bullet was so light I had to smack the heck out of it to get the bullet loose and the primer went off in a loaded cartridge inside the plastic RCBS bullet puller. The primer ejected itself out of the brass with out setting off the Varget powder charge. I pulled the cartridge down and dumped the power out and found several grains were singed but did not ignite.

 

[armarsh]

I've heard that revolver rounds are not picky because they don't move. They're in their chamber the whole time. But I have no personal experience because I don't own a revolver yet. Thanks for the info.

Heavy recoiling revolvers can have the bullets walk out in recoil and tie the gun up. A heavy crimp is required. And if you need a heavy crimp, some like to trim so the crimp is uniform. I don't trim revolver either, guess I've been lucky.