Kyhunt":2v1wfvub said:
But after reading in a few books it spoke of how dangerous the primers where.
Hi,
It's true, LOOSE primers CAN be dangerous, if mishandled. Which means they get dropped, smashed, beaten on and such. In other words, some kind of impact occurs.
I've loaded somewhere around 250k rounds in my life. To a new guy, that might sound like a lot. To a lot of the guys here, though, that probably sounds like I'm some kind of a slacker! The numbers tend to add up over the years (I've been "learning" this game for over 40 so far...), so it's probably representative of what a lot of folks have done.
Anyway, in that time, I've had exactly TWO primers detonate during the loading process. BOTH occurred while loading .38 Spl w/ one of the original style Lee Loaders, the one you smack w/ a hammer! Loop back to my first comment on impact!

I'm not sure if it's a right of passage w/ that tool, but you'll find others here who've done the same.
I also knew a fellow who set off some shotshell primers once--dunno the specifics other than that he was using a tube primer feeder on a progressive loader, which some people worry about, though most don't. I suspect he became distracted somehow--that's almost a guarantee that something bad will happen!
So, all in all, if you use some care--AND your safety glasses!--primers are probably safer to handle than lighting a charcoal fire for the BBQ...
Rick C