Primer Deactivation

[OIF/OEF]

Put it in a time capsule or call the Smithsonian.....Whatever you do at this point please make a video of it its gone viral on Accurate Shooter

 

[Joe R]

bobm said:
Good to know my foot. Total BS with the acetone recommendation. I let a CCI 200 soak 8 hrs. in a shot glass of pure acetone. The liquid took on a yellow color from the paper wafer between the compound and anvil. After letting it air dry for 30 minutes it took a mere six seconds to detonate the same as in the video. These things die like zombies!

You are really full of it. I know that one drop of acetone deactivates a CCI 400 primer, dead as a door nail. You can hit it with a hammer all you like, nothing is going to happen. I tried to see if I could detonate it with a hammer as a matter of fact, all I did was make it flat.

Now if you wait 8 hours, to see if the primer rises from the dead, well.... than you clearly have way too much time on your hands. I suggest volunteering a the soup kitchen, or the nearest church.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Why not just throw it in the yard? 5 pages about a single primer like its nitroglycerine. Its not even winter yet.

 

[bobm]

Joe!! no BS here at all. All day long I was chomping at the bit to test this. Not 30 minutes ago my wife heard it in our living room. I just wrapped it in a couple of layers of tinfoil and placed it in the path of direct flame. Closed cover, lit, ran, boom. I have more confidence in CCI primers than ever before. ;D

 

[OIF/OEF]

Dusty are you suggesting he throw an explosive device where his children play......Dusty Dusty Dusty....and you have one on the way.....I'm messing

 

[bobm]

Anytime now the moderator is going to pull the plug on this thread. John O. , never ever bring a stray live primer home again.

 

[John O.]

Put it in a time capsule or call the Smithsonian.....Whatever you do at this point please make a video of it its gone viral on Accurate Shooter

Sorry but I have no recording equipment at my disposal.

 

[/VH]

Dusty are you suggesting he throw an explosive device where his children play......Dusty Dusty Dusty....and you have one on the way.....I'm messing

OIF/OEF,

If you put a little thought into it, Dusty's idea might actually not be so bad................

 

[Dgd6mm]

Dusty are you suggesting he throw an explosive device where his children play......Dusty Dusty Dusty....and you have one on the way.....I'm messing

OIF/OEF,

If you put a little thought into it, Dusty's idea might actually not be so bad................

;D
This is the Humor section.

 

[JohnKielly]

This is absurd. Surely somebody your way has a cast iron pot bellied stove. Light up & get a good bed of coals, toss 'er in, shut the door & run.

 

[LHSmith]

This is absurd. Surely somebody your way has a cast iron pot bellied stove. Light up & get a good be of coals, toss 'er in, shut the door & run.

Not any more. Obama our ruthless warrior declared war on fossil fuels over here ever since he decreed climate change is our biggest threat. :
My advice is to send pics of it to the FBI for proper ID, then use it as it was intended.....but wait til they are done resurrecting Hillary's e-mails....it's a matter of priorities.

 

[savagedasher]

;D ;D ;D ;D Call 911 and have them send the BOMB SQUAD. ;D ;D ;D
After reading this I can see why many have the fear of guns.
But a soak over night in a strong bath of salt water. will degrade it .
if you still worry get some post hole diggers and burry it 5' deep in a vacant field.
Larry

 

[bobm]

Joe R, a soup kitchen??? At 62 and retired yeah, I do have plenty of too much time. Plenty of time to spend at the range, hand loading and lots of other fun stuff. Right now messing with the damn internet but packing my truck camper getting ready to head to the Dynamite Shoot in Gateway, Co. later today. I have been hand loading steady since age 12, taught by my Dad and Uncle. So, not a newbie by a half century.

My post is the truth, primer went bang. I may experiment with other ways of decommissioning a live primer next week. Afterall, I got too much time.

This thread has been really fun. Thanks John O. for starting it. 8)

 

[bench]

Well I hope that the way I get rid of them is ok,I have a empty plastic powder jug filled half full of water and put any live primer or loose kernels of powder in it.
Then dispose of the contents in the trash about twice a year,never thought that they may not be safe to get rid of after all that time in the water??????

 

[savagedasher]

Well I hope that the way I get rid of them is ok,I have a empty plastic powder jug filled half full of water and put any live primer or loose kernels of powder in it.
Then dispose of the contents in the trash about twice a year,never thought that they may not be safe to get rid of after all that time in the water??????

You better be careful The Land fill finger print cop is going to catch you.
:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ Larry

 

[JRS]

Well I hope that the way I get rid of them is ok,I have a empty plastic powder jug filled half full of water and put any live primer or loose kernels of powder in it.
Then dispose of the contents in the trash about twice a year,never thought that they may not be safe to get rid of after all that time in the water??????

I put 6 different small rifle primers in a jar of water on Tuesday. I'm going to load 6 cases using these primers and fire them in my basement. I'll let you know what happens.

 

[bench]

Darn six months in water and they may still not be safe.
I guess I can store all my ammo outside so my loading bench has more room for loading equipment> ;D ;D ;D

 

[JRS]

I used CCI@2- Federal- Remington- Winchester and Wolf. No bang, pop, crack or fizzle. All 6 failed to fire. Water renders them inoperable.

 

[John O.]

Joe R, a soup kitchen??? At 62 and retired yeah, I do have plenty of too much time. Plenty of time to spend at the range, hand loading and lots of other fun stuff. Right now messing with the damn internet but packing my truck camper getting ready to head to the Dynamite Shoot in Gateway, Co. later today. I have been hand loading steady since age 12, taught by my Dad and Uncle. So, not a newbie by a half century.

My post is the truth, primer went bang. I may experiment with other ways of decommissioning a live primer next week. Afterall, I got too much time.

This thread has been really fun. Thanks John O. for starting it. 8)

You're welcome it is odd to see how this simple question has been "blown" out of porpotions.

 

[bobm]

Nice pun, appropriate.

WARNING: The following experiment was conducted in a controlled laboratory environment. DO NOT try this at home. ;D

Not wanting to wait till next week, I rounded up what I had on hand to conduct this primer neutralizing experiment. Fourteen CCI 200's were selected at random and submerged into plastic bottle caps with the selected liquids covering them. Soak time was approx: 2.5 hrs. The wet samples were then placed in the center of a double thick 1.5 inch aluminum foil square pouch. Squares were placed on grate in flame path. Regimen was to place the numbered sample on grate. Close grill lid. Open gas valve, light from underneath vent opening. Wait for audible results. Repeat for all samples. Safety glasses and light leather gloves worn. Additional time soaking would have had different results most likely.

1 Zip Strip paint stripper muted weak pop.
2 no name white vinegar loud bang
3 RCBS Lube 2 hissing sizzle, NO pop at all.
4 Lock Tite penetrating oil muted pop
5 Westlys bug and tar remover loud bang
6 Zippo lighter fluid loud bang
7 Zep Citrus degreaser loud bang
8 Citrus Goo Gone muted pop
9 Formula 409 spray very loud bang
10 Windex w/ vinegar loud bang
11 Clorox bleach loud bang
12 WD-40 spray muted pop
13 Montana Extreme BMG moderate pop
14 Boiling hot tap water muted pop

So you see, RCBS lube 2 and primers really do not mix. This surprised me. The other four contenders WD-40, goo gone, penetrating oil and paint stripper were runners up. Extended soak time would probably have much different results. As mentioned above by JRS longer time spent in water seems to work. Soapy water? JRS, were they still damp or dried out for your test?

My thoughts are dump them into a bottle of Johnson's baby oil or Skin so Soft which contains the same lanolin's found in RCBS case lube 2.


I need to look at starting a "go fund me" account for a new gas grill. ;D