Had a primer go off while reloading today

azlaw · 03-20-2007, 02:00 AM

Be careful with Dillon primer tubes! Do not "flip" them over too abruptly, or one primer may detonate, which chain fires the rest, and turns the tube into a shotgun. This is not speculation: this really happened to one of our club shooters, who was lucky to eventually get most of the use of her hand back. I saw her wound, which was a nasty one, and talked with her about the accident, and it wasn't anything I myself hadn't done a time or two. So watch where you point those tubes!

I have myself had one primer detonate in a press in about 20 years of reloading, and I really deserved it because I will trying to force it. If it doesn't "feel" right, stop and find out why.

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03-20-2007, 02:00 AM	#10
azlaw User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Be careful with Dillon primer tubes! Do not "flip" them over too abruptly, or one primer may detonate, which chain fires the rest, and turns the tube into a shotgun. This is not speculation: this really happened to one of our club shooters, who was lucky to eventually get most of the use of her hand back. I saw her wound, which was a nasty one, and talked with her about the accident, and it wasn't anything I myself hadn't done a time or two. So watch where you point those tubes! I have myself had one primer detonate in a press in about 20 years of reloading, and I really deserved it because I will trying to force it. If it doesn't "feel" right, stop and find out why. H