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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3848914" data-attributes="member: 5800">This --- For some purposes I&#039;ll have two sets of dies so I can keep one with and without the decap pin in it. 2 years ago I picked up something like 5k primed lake city 5.56 cases for 300 bucks, but the catch is that if I was to pull the primer it&#039;ll ruin it being that the brass was crimped. So I just take the decap rod out and resize that way and call it good. Now, I&#039;ve over the years probably de-primed 1000&#039;s of primers in various situations. Never once had an issue. My notes:1. NO POWDER ON YOUR WORKBENCH!2. I cannot stress this enough.... NO DANG POWDER ON YOUR WORKBENCH.3. Check for a crimp on the ammo (see note above). If it&#039;s crimped, then the primer is wasted --- it&#039;ll never size right after it gets squeezed out of the crimp ring. Maybe it&#039;ll seat in some brass, maybe not in others. You&#039;ll probably find out when the primer falls out and starts spilling powder everywhere.4. Get a Lee universal decap die5. Nice easy motion to decap. You don&#039;t have to be on pins and needles, just don&#039;t thwack the thing. 6. Reuse if you so desire.The only time I&#039;ve had a primer blow on me was using a Lee bench primer thingy jiggy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3848914, member: 5800"] This --- For some purposes I'll have two sets of dies so I can keep one with and without the decap pin in it. 2 years ago I picked up something like 5k primed lake city 5.56 cases for 300 bucks, but the catch is that if I was to pull the primer it'll ruin it being that the brass was crimped. So I just take the decap rod out and resize that way and call it good. Now, I've over the years probably de-primed 1000's of primers in various situations. Never once had an issue. My notes: 1. NO POWDER ON YOUR WORKBENCH! 2. I cannot stress this enough.... NO DANG POWDER ON YOUR WORKBENCH. 3. Check for a crimp on the ammo (see note above). If it's crimped, then the primer is wasted --- it'll never size right after it gets squeezed out of the crimp ring. Maybe it'll seat in some brass, maybe not in others. You'll probably find out when the primer falls out and starts spilling powder everywhere. 4. Get a Lee universal decap die 5. Nice easy motion to decap. You don't have to be on pins and needles, just don't thwack the thing. 6. Reuse if you so desire. The only time I've had a primer blow on me was using a Lee bench primer thingy jiggy. [/QUOTE]

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