Wet tumbled some 9mm brass in soapy water for 1.5 hours then found 6 that were unfired primed. So do you think that they would still go bang???????
4 out of 6 went bang......interesting.
4 out of 6 went bang......interesting.
Did the 4 out of 6 go bang and light off a powder charge with bullet or bang without a powder charge?
No bullet or powder.
I had some in a plastic bag that went through my washing machine and dryer. They got wet, but not really soaked. They all went bang!
Water is used in the manufacturing process. No reason it would mess a primer up to get a little wet and then dry.
Oil OTOH...
Oil OTOH...
Years ago we did a test with 38 special and “killing” primers. Tried water, wd40, motor oil, and gun oil. We soaked overnight, then sat in sun to “dry” off the excess. All the water ones fired, most of the wd40 ones fired, only 1 or2 of the gun oil ones fired, and none of the motor oil ones fired. Was an interested little test for fun.
Interesting thread. I have heard all kinds of horror stories about ruined primers for just storing them in a hot garage for a few weeks. This seems to bust that theory.
I lived in the hot humid wonderland called Houston for 10 years and stored primers in my non climate controlled garage. It would get to 120 in the garage on the hot days with humidity close to 80% and Never had a single failure..
I lived in the hot humid wonderland called Houston for 10 years and stored primers in my non climate controlled garage. It would get to 120 in the garage on the hot days with humidity close to 80% and Never had a single failure..
Funny, that is the exact thing I would have envisioned @swampratt to post.
With today's manufacturing processes, tolerances, and QC practices, I would have guessed 100% will go bang.
Of course, primers being a one time use kinda like an electrical fuse you pretty much have to trust them when you replace them. If only they made primers like electrical breakers where you could reuse them by flipping a switch.
