Removing high primers

[Wellison]

I'm using a RCBS Universal Hand Primer to prime some brand new Winchester .223 brass and I've run across a few cases in which the primer won't seat properly. It is new brass so it's probably a little small. I'll be ordering a pocket reamer, but what to do about the high primers? Anyone have experience de-priming a live primer? I hate to lose the case. And if I do de-prime them should I try to reuse the primers? Thanks.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

I just deprime as normal. Throw the primer in the trash.

 

[Junior_357]

I just deprime as normal. Throw the primer in the trash.

This is correct. Just be gentle ramming out a live primer...

 

[jpdriver]

Fill the case with water and use a drift to punch it out. Youtube reloading steel cased ammo to get a better idea of what I'm talking about.

 

[Wellison]

Primers removed. Thanks for the advice. By the way, I used eye and ear protection in case something went wrong.

 

[Twitch2120]

Fire them in a gun in a safe manner

 

[Clarke123]

I just deprime as normal. Throw the primer in the trash.

Yep ... Eye Protection is ALWAYS a good bet. The first time I did this, I was really concerned about it.
However, I have never had a discharge when I take it slow and steady,
this even with some pretty mangled primers!