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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 3913860" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>Start with a basic reality check</p><p></p><p>1) is it legal? - not my area and I don't intend to do it, so it's an academic question for me. If you are going into questionable legal areas, get good answers from trained professionals. Read and understand the regs. A legal defense, successful or not, is likely to cost much more than any amount you save on primers.</p><p></p><p>2) Safety - each of us has to weight the risk and reward on this one. I know how important my hands and eyes are to my livelihood and enjoyment of life. I know what it costs to go to the ER. How much are you really saving so you can burn more powder and fling more lead? </p><p></p><p>3) How many times can you reuse a primer? Each time you strike it and remove the dent you work harden the cap. If you do it enough time's it will rupture on firing. That goes to the cost in the risk vs reward equation. You will have to buy primers sooner or later. It also adds a risk. How well do your guns handle a ruptured primer - will gasses vent past the firing pin at your face, or eject the firing pin into you? This varies by design and condition of the gun. </p><p></p><p>4) How consistent are the finished products and how do they compare to commercially available products? All of my reloading books point out that magnum vs standard primers can change the pressures of your reloads. If what you produce is inconsistent from cap to cap or with commercial products, you may have a variety of issues with accuracy and over pressuring.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your liberty, wealth, and well-being - your choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 3913860, member: 49426"] Start with a basic reality check 1) is it legal? - not my area and I don't intend to do it, so it's an academic question for me. If you are going into questionable legal areas, get good answers from trained professionals. Read and understand the regs. A legal defense, successful or not, is likely to cost much more than any amount you save on primers. 2) Safety - each of us has to weight the risk and reward on this one. I know how important my hands and eyes are to my livelihood and enjoyment of life. I know what it costs to go to the ER. How much are you really saving so you can burn more powder and fling more lead? 3) How many times can you reuse a primer? Each time you strike it and remove the dent you work harden the cap. If you do it enough time's it will rupture on firing. That goes to the cost in the risk vs reward equation. You will have to buy primers sooner or later. It also adds a risk. How well do your guns handle a ruptured primer - will gasses vent past the firing pin at your face, or eject the firing pin into you? This varies by design and condition of the gun. 4) How consistent are the finished products and how do they compare to commercially available products? All of my reloading books point out that magnum vs standard primers can change the pressures of your reloads. If what you produce is inconsistent from cap to cap or with commercial products, you may have a variety of issues with accuracy and over pressuring. Your liberty, wealth, and well-being - your choice. [/QUOTE]
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