[SEL] OT: How to de-primer shells

[Arnie Fero]

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391285

On Mon, July 16, 2012 5:37 pm, Best, George wrote:
> I've got a 5 gallon bucket full of somewhat corroded military rifle
> shells.
> Was going to melt them down for the brass, but when looking at them
> realized that someone years ago had started to reload them and they have
> primers in the cases.
>
> What can I do to make them so they can be melted down?  I don't want to
> toss live primered casings into my crucible ;-)
>
> I don't have reloading equipment, nor have a rifle that the casings would
> fit.
>
> Don't know if you can safely press a primer out of a casing or if it needs
> to be fired.