Posted: 3/5/2005 5:48:25 PM EDT
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Had a short round today. Pulled the bullet, dumped the powder.. How do I deactivate a live primer? Ive heard WD40.. Any suggestions? Rather not just throw it away.. |
| The way the NYPD ballistics unit does it, is to put the cartrige in a steel frying pan on an electric burner and wait until you hear it go off, this way you KNOW it's dead, they then filled it w/salt re-seated the slug and viola a deactivated dummy round that you need to try to shoot or take apart to know its a dud. |
+1 either that or cook it off AND remove the anvil with an awl and scrape the cup clean. |
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I have soaked primers in WD-40 in the Cup O' Truth for up to a month - some will still light off, some won't - this is a unreliable method. Shortly, someone will be along to tell you to remove the primer with the decapping punch in your loading press (you have a press, right?). Reload the primed case with powder and bullet and fire away. |
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Soak it in WD40 overnite..... In the morning dump the WD40 out, dry the brass & fire it in the appropriate rifle..... DO NOT TRUST THE WD40 TO KILL IT!! Fire them it's the only way to SAFELY remove it. The coating on primers these days is very hard to penetrate by soaking. Be Safe |
Just throw the case in the trash - your hammer method is dangerous, so wear a good full coverage face mask and side arm the hammer. |
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Range target, burn barrel when nobody's looking, etc. BTW---If you throw it in your fireplace, make sure you have one of those screen deals closed in front of it. I tossed a .22lr in mine, and the brass made a little hole in the drywall over my head.  It continued around the room a bit after that, but left no more visible evidence.
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 What did your wife say?
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Oils do not neutralize a primer, they only desensitize it. It still can go off, just probably not in a firearm. The only responsible way is to fire it in a proper firearm. The energy is enough to bury it in skin or other flesh. Keep the matches and heat away. Even the frying pan is a bad idea. |
This was during the period between wife #1 and wife #2. My daughter and I used to shoot .22s in the living room. We'd put phone books against the wall and blast away. I also had a long hallway, so I'd put an archery target in my daughter's room and shoot my bow from the living room. (With her behind me). Sadly, this type of behaviour is frowned upon by Mrs. GoGop #2.  EDIT---in blue for clarity. |