Removing a live primer...

[CorpsVet]

What I have done is just use a fired case and put in a new bullet without putting in any powder leaving the fired primer in place.

 

[dennishoddy]

What I have done is just use a fired case and put in a new bullet without putting in any powder leaving the fired primer in place.

With the 9mm being a tapered crimp, I would think one would have to resize the case first?

 

[MacFromOK]

The way a primer is constructed with an internal anvil, it needs to be struck by the firing pin from the outside to generate the pressure that will ignite the primer material. Pressing one out from the inside would not generate the pressure to ignite the primer.

Good to know, thanks.

 

[KOPBET]

Buy some snap caps?

 

[Shadowrider]

Drilling a hole in a brass case is perfectly safe if that's what you wanted to do. Brass won't spark. That's why they mandate the brass hammers, punches, etc when working around fuel tanks. Does anyone know these things anymore?

You could always use these too. They work really well.

https://www.amazon.com/9mm-Safety-Training-Ammo-Ammunition/dp/B00QU58VYQ

 

[Sanford]

Remove the bullet with an inertia bullet puller or some other method. As already mentioned, use the deprimer on the press - slowly.Then just choot it. Resize and reseat the bullet. I've deprimed cases a 1/2 dozen times this way and never had a problem.

 

[MacFromOK]

Thanks again guys, but (as mentioned) I've decided to just stay with live rounds.

Memory ain't what it used to be, and whether a chambered round is live (or not) is just one less thing to worry about.

Nothing against dummy loads or snap-caps (or folks who use 'em), they're just not for me.

 

[OKCHunter]

Where did the "then just choot it" come from? That was not in the original post

 

[Ignored Member]

I saw a guy load up for a bowling pin match and at the buzzer he pulled the trigger, click. Tap rack, click. Tap rack click. He finally realized he put in a mag full of his dummy rounds.
Got a good chuckle from everyone watching.

 

[dennishoddy]

Thanks again guys, but (as mentioned) I've decided to just stay with live rounds.

LOL, we know that, but it's OSA! We have to get our opinions and knowledge out there no matter if it's needed or not!