Brass caps

[ShootingEgg]

I have a bag of cartridge cases, all rusted. Have emptied and re used the shot etc, but have all the brass with primer still live.... Apart from firing them one by one, any other way of dealing with them??

[robbiep]

Not really, no.

 

Load, fire, eject, repeat. The only way to be absolutely certain.

[ShootingEgg]

Thought so.. Only around 500 of them... Stupidly told a mate i could used the shot from them when he said he had some old carts with rust.. Salvaged the ones that weren't to bad..

 

Sounds like a fun Saturday afternoon job for me

[Old farrier]

So if there to rusty to fit in the chamber and you cut them up how are you going to fire them ?

 

Is it just primers or powder and wad aswel

There are dangers to fireing cut offs and just fireing primers will rust your bored faster than you think

All the best

Of

[deershooter]

Deprime them in a drill press with a drill upside down in the chuck and reuse the primers I have done 100,000 cut offs and never had one go off

 

Deershooter

[ShootingEgg]

So if there to rusty to fit in the chamber and you cut them up how are you going to fire them ?

 

Is it just primers or powder and wad aswel

There are dangers to fireing cut offs and just fireing primers will rust your bored faster than you think

All the best

Of

I have sone that are just prime and some that are both prime power and wad.

 

Just dont want to throw out as obv they are not safe in the state they are.

Deprime them in a drill press with a drill upside down in the chuck and reuse the primers I have done 100,000 cut offs and never had one go off

 

Deershooter

So slowly push the primer out?

 

I do not reload my self so i may have a heap of primers after doing this....

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Build a small fire in an oil drum add little accelerant and light, they will all go off individually and will save you hours of work!

[Old farrier]

Try fireing a few I suggest using a single barrelled gun and check up the barrel after each shot

You will be suprised at the results

 

The bonfire is a good way but make shure there enclosed ish dustbin type incinerator

As the primers can fly all over the place

 

Have you got a well ?

 

All the best

Of

[welshwarrior]

Build a small fire in an oil drum add little accelerant and light, they will all go off individually and will save you hours of work!

Wear safety glasses when you do it I wear a full mask, since meeting a lad who lost his right eye from a flying primer.

[ShootingEgg]

Wear safety glasses when you do it I wear a full mask, since meeting a lad who lost his right eye from a flying primer.

Would rather keep my eye than risk a primer popcorn drum I think...