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Posted: 10/3/2013 6:28:03 AM EDT
| I inadvertently tumbled some primed brass. The media is a mix of ~90% crushed walnut (bird litter) and ~10% Lyman corncob green. Will the primers be ruined by doing this or will they still be good to shoot? |
How many cases did you tumble ? safest bet deprime and move on, at 3.99 a hundred your not losing much and avoid the possibility of harming something such as your gun or self. Iv seen a lot of primer tests over the years , and they still work properly , I just always assume the worst I guess 
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| Be careful removing live primers. It would be very bad if one were to go off. Other than tap the mouths on the reloading bench to clear the flash hole I wouldn't worry about it. I'd load a handful (10 or so) and ensure that there's no problem and then go from there. |
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Deprime by a slow steady pull on the press handle when necessary. If it makes you nervous, put a heavy towel over the press.
Some of us have deprimed more brass than we want to talk about. I've never had a primer ignite. Slamming the decapping pin into the primer anvil might cause it to fire, however. |
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