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Posted: 3/27/2013 7:40:09 PM EDT
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So I know the answer to this question already, but I'm going to ask it anyway, mostly because I'm curious.
A guy gave me 100 Winchester .223 cases. They are factory primed (crimped). Looks like some knuckle dragger pulled the bullets with pliers, as the mouths were bent up but good, and used the powder for some other purpose. I lubed and sized them and now I have 100 pieces of new, primed brass. They are new for sure -- clean as a whistle inside and out, and crimps around the primers in-tact. All are identical. I know I have no way of determining what primers were used by the factory. Knowing deep down that I should probably throw these away, vs blowing up my gun/hand/face, what is the probability that I can use these trouble-free? I know, not worth the trouble and risk just for a few dollars in brass. But I'm curious nonetheless. Failing their direct use as-is, how can I make inert the primers (soak in WD40?) so I can decap the brass without the primers firing and reuse the cases? |
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