Thread: Decapping unfired primers

I was loading some 577/450 the other night, I put the primer on a piece of hardwood, position the primer pocket, bit of dowel in the shell and hit with hammer. Had the only one every go bang. Nice thing was the speed my wife arrived from up stairs to see if I was alright, of course she could have been in a rush to see if I was dead, but Ill believe the former!! Interesting thing it was just a bang, no firing the dowel upwards, I continued doing more with problem!!