Changing Seating Depth

[ELR LVR]

I’ve had this also taking apart test loads. I pull the bullets with rcbs collet puller, then dump the powder. Light lube cases and run back through bushing die.

Best way to do it

 

[Steve Donlon]

Hornady cam lock puller for me too. Had to pull a few hundred when I got a new barrel and the bullets where seated too long. It was very easy with no damage to the bullets.

 

[hoz53]

True that!

Correct, the neck tension is never the same after stretching the neck then removing a bullet
I've pulled lots of bullets the Kinetic way,
................and never had any primer issues
I've even decapped and saved the primers from such loads only to be loaded again later
No problems
The only issues I ever had were with wolf primers and the anvil came out
but the compound was left unphased
I just replaced the anvil back in place and reprimed the case with the same primer- Good to go, no issues
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The primer being seated with slight crush, keeps everything in place in the primer pocket
from what I've seen.
I think if there was any worry of the primer compound dislodging, sprinkling loose etc
that would happen too much with AR-15 rounds under recoil and field use when kept loaded in a magazine.
Carrying rounds in your pocket, bouncing around etc.

of coarse i came from a past where primers cost less than a penny and since they were so cheap i didnt mess with them at all. i even threw them away when there were a few left in the tray cause i didnt want to bother putting them back in the box. now thats different.
i know primers are made to take alot of force and ive seen them survive alot. i know they will more than likely go off after such treatment. its just not worth the components i use and time to me to risk that they mite have changed a little even if its a slight amount/risk. Ill start a “ suspect” primer jar and when its full ill let you know and you can pick them up for free. lol

 

[hoz53]

I’ve had this also taking apart test loads. I pull the bullets with rcbs collet puller, then dump the powder. Light lube cases and run back through bushing die.

ive done it this way for 6br loads and i admit ive left the primers in a few times instead of pitching them like normal but i now pitch those primers in the suspect jar.