Thread: Safest Method Of Discharging Unknown Primers?

Apart from ears and eyes, the main precaution I take when decapping live primers is to put them back into a packet that is well labelled so I or anyone else knows they are unknowns.
I also try to make sure that there are lots of different types in the same packet, just in case I miss the label, the mixture of colours and sizes should be a red flag.
It isn't a good idea to store live primers together and loose as it can cause a chain reaction.

As others have said, just decapp them live, eyes and ears and gentle, if one does go off, its not much different to a cap gun. At worst your cat might decide to leave the room.