[SEL] OT: How to de-primer shells

[SKIP CLEVELAND]

>From the looks of things, you never hit the primer and that's good.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT: How to de-primer shells


> KID STUFF Curt. I used to shoot at 12 ga shells with my Daisy pump be-be gun trying to hit the primer. Got pretty good at it as I 
> remember!
> Dave
>
> On Jul 16, 2012, at 8:25 PM, curt at rustyiron.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Arnie,
>> I read your email with a smile on my face and was reminded of crazy stupid
>> stuff done as teenagers. Was at a buddies house and he got the brain storm
>> to throw a 12ga shotgun shell primer in the burning fireplace. It took
>> forever for it to go off, but when it did it was not a good thing in an
>> enclosed den! Silly boys!
>> Curt
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> SEL mailing list
>>> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
>>> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> SEL mailing list
>> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
> _______________________________________________
> SEL mailing list
> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>