deadeye ive Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Concerning mainly fullbore but what do you homeloaders do when presented with the situation of a unfired round with a struck primor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Unload it. whilst clenching the buttock very firmly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Unload it. whilst clenching the buttock very firmly. Then what do you do mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 recycle mate. want do you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 The true procedure is to wait for 30 seconds before unloading a mis-fire, due to the possibility of it still firing. I have never had an issue de-chambering a mis-fire neither centerfire or shotgun. One or two of the reloading companies make tools to decommission rounds, I made mine myself and it is perfect for shotgun cartridges and safe too. Regards Starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 And what would happen to the kinetic hammer should the round go off due to it having a struck primor .What's the likely hood or is it simply a primor at fault and whacking the hammer down won't give it a new lease of life FWIW I extracted the head with the aid of a vice and pliers but I'm keen to know what's everyone else's procedure . Dressed up like I was ready to dis arm a 1000 lb'er I have never had an issue de-chambering a mis-fire neither centerfire or shotgun. Is it quite common to you then and are you saying that the primor is a dud and can never fire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 And what would happen to the kinetic hammer should the round go you would learn that adrenaline is brown and runs down your leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Ive because of my 'learning curve' I pulled about 20 .223 rounds apart with a kinetic hammer, and then decapped the cases (that had live primers in) no problems at all. Haven't had a misfire yet, but I would do as they say and keep it in the breach for a little while, just like a dud shotgun cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I'm familiar with the procedure of waitng pointing the barrel down the range etc but was wanting to know about primors that don't go off ...........Perhaps I should 've worded my question differently Thanks for the info about the kinetic hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mry716 Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Generally speaking leave a misfire for a short while just in case it is a hang fire, then turn the case 180 degrees and try it again. That allows plenty of opportunity for the primer burn and if it doesn't after a second attempt it is unlikely to thereafter. I just pull bullets with a press and reuse the powder and bullet but often discard the case and primer after adding a little oil and crimping the top of the neck. I have had primers explode when trying to decap even though they will not fire when struck the correct way around. Not generally overly dangerous but the bang and the football sized 'ball of fire' does make you jump rather and usually leaves you with singed eyebrows and facial hair if you support any. Shotgun I cut off at about 1/2" with a Stanley knife and throw the powder but keep the lead. Add a squirt of oil to the primer and throw in the bin for burning. If rimfire do not go off after two attempts I just break in half with my fingers and discard all. In fact nowadays I often do not even bother with a second chance as they have never gone off yet second time around for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Had it happen once, and after waiting for a while I just re-cocked the bolt and hit it again….went the second time. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Well in a funny old way it's nice to know that there are duff primors out there .I did rechamber and try to fire the round again but to no avail . GM I'd like to have seen your face when that round went off after a second attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 It's OK I was half expecting it. I was using CCI primers at the time and they were quite hard which meant they sometimes weren't hit hard enough to ignite them. Happens quite a lot with cheap Remington .22 rimfire ammo as well, but all I do is turn the cartridge round a few degrees and fire it again. This is due to poor quality control where the primer doesn’t fill the rim. Started using Federal primers in my centrefire rifles and have never (touch wood) had a miss/non-fire since. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Unload it. whilst clenching the buttock very firmly. And what would happen to the kinetic hammer should the round go you would learn that adrenaline is brown and runs down your leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Best bit was I was handling the round in my left hand in case of ...............I'm right handed you see . Always thinking ahead Judging by the responses on here DMC is not very common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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