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Anyone ever had a primer go off while seating?
- Thread starter Zombie
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I was at a guy's house when he set one off once- but he was leaving on the press handle with everything he had.
After the fact, we saw that the primer got flipped sideways in the cup.
I was about half way through saying "something is wrong" when it went off.
After the fact, we saw that the primer got flipped sideways in the cup.
I was about half way through saying "something is wrong" when it went off.
Thank goodness you are alright! HAND PRIME is the only way to go for me. I have put 1 upside down once but never had one go off. You are lucky. Go buy a lotto ticket!
We had this discussion today. I have a friend that took a claw hammer to some primers but they wouldnt go off. I think the anvil needs a proper strike not just a smashing of the primer....?
Finally had one go off after 30 years of loading and 100,000 plus rounds. It was a military crimped brass and the primer flipped in the cup. Louder than what I thought it would be.
Had a sliver of brass from some military brass that made it into the primeing assembly on my old RCBS press.
Went to seat the primer and it went off.
Shot a flame out of the old 30-06 case up through the die hole in the press and made alot of noise.
Switched over to a RCBS bench mounted primeing tool and never had it happen again.
Always checking my Dillon 550 to ensure nothing gets in the primer cup.
Tom
Went to seat the primer and it went off.
Shot a flame out of the old 30-06 case up through the die hole in the press and made alot of noise.
Switched over to a RCBS bench mounted primeing tool and never had it happen again.
Always checking my Dillon 550 to ensure nothing gets in the primer cup.
Tom
I have had several Federal small primers go off loading 223. I don't mind it though as I'm using military brass and I like the snug fit that I get with minimal reaming of the crimp. IT DOES MAKE ME JUMP EVERY TIME!
