Thread: Interesting experience

Had a couple of Berdan primed 7.62x39 steel cased reloads that didn't ignite while goat shooting so deprimed hydraulically onto wet ground. After a few fine days I decided to see if they'd go off even though I'd been told they wouldn't. I reinserted them into the shells & using a different make of rifle (JW103 Norinco) they went off no worries, which indicates either; the Howa mini action that fired them first has a weak firing pin spring or the primer cup's a bit harder than the boxers. The boxer primed ones I use in the Howa go off without any hassles.
I was surprised they went off after being wet then dry again.
The main prompt for the experiment was that in the past while depriming using the "pick n pry method" some had actually ignited in the holder. (Yes I'd taken out the powder & projectile first).
Has anyone had this before?