Soooooo! Dilemma number 2

[antelopedundee]

So from another thread about life being good and another about black necks, I encountered yet another dilemma. I had 2 rifles made for me. One a .25-06 already discussed and the second a 6.5-06. The 6.5 version was hatched first and after THE MAN had started on it I got the itch for the .25 in large part because I have a lot of old .25-06 ammo to use up. I don't yet have the stock for the 6.5-06.
I was futzing around planning to make some seater dummy rounds for my 2 new guns. So I took a few old .25-06 fired cases and ran them through my RCBS full length size die. Lo and behold the sized cases wouldn't chamber in either of the rifles. OTOH new .25-06 brass right from the bag chambers just fine in both rifles. I bought .270 brass to use to make the 6.5-06 cases from. I have not sized any .270 brass down to see if it fits yet. I expect that it will.

Since I'm not gonna mess with it, I now have a bunch of old ammo to get rid of. If I can shoot it I will. If not, I'll pull the bullets, dump or keep the powder [old powder makes good lawn fertilizer I'm told] but what to do with the primed cases? How to safely dispose of them? Punch them out with a decapping die and soak them in oil?

I'm open to suggestions.

edited to add. Normally with junk brass I pinch the case mouth shut with pliers and throw it in a scrap brass barrel.

 

[Al Nyhus]

.... but what to do with the primed cases? How to safely dispose of them? Punch them out with a decapping die and soak them in oil?

Don't "punch them out" with anything. With the full length sizer, lower the decapping rod so it pushes the primer out before the case enters the die far enough to start the sizing process. Slowly and gently push the primer out. You can squirt a little WD40 (or whatever) in through the case mouth if it makes you feel better.

Have decapped many using this method. -Al

 

[John Kielly]

A universal depriming tool works well, and if you use it for all your cases, you won't get that cruddy combustion residue over all your good dies.

 

[antelopedundee]

A universal depriming tool works well, and if you use it for all your cases, you won't get that cruddy combustion residue over all your good dies.

Actually just bought a Lyman off of eBay a couple weeks ago. Deprime, tumble and then resize. Bummer was that while looking for my RCBS .25-06 seating die I found the Lee decapping die that I'd bought years ago and forgot that I had.

 

[antelopedundee]

Don't "punch them out" with anything. With the full length sizer, lower the decapping rod so it pushes the primer out before the case enters the die far enough to start the sizing process. Slowly and gently push the primer out. You can squirt a little WD40 (or whatever) in through the case mouth if it makes you feel better.

Have decapped many using this method. -Al

Thanks Al, That sounds good.