Prime All Test 

Thanks for the info! I'll be sure to use gloves from now on.

It's Antimony Sulfide. Prime-all is the same as H48 primimg compound. I wish the would make some EPH20 kits but thats a bit more difficult to ship because some of the ingredients are already technically explosive. Same with EPP9.

Might want to do some 'testing' on your own and stock up on some of this Prime-All and/or the powder/cap method. With this new administration and the power they seem to be able to wield over the Constitution and 'reinterpret' the meanings... for the good of the people.. you best be prepared not to get primers or things to make bullets soon.

Hi Clay.. well I am back.. just wearing a new hat and moving in a new direction.

Okay.. so in order to keep the mixed concoction from spontaneously igniting, I should use it all up in primers, seat the primers in the brass, load the brass with powder and seat the bullet so that everything is sealed? Can you tell me about how long before this concoction begins to oxidize in an air-conditioned room with low humidity?

@Makela Jackson Yep.. the Lord is moving me in a new direction...

oh my, is that something that happens over a few weeks or a few years? just got mine in the mail today, and dont want reload too much if it has a chance of going off by itself.

@@John2413h Hi John, I believe that I either saw or read where the UNmixed Prime-All had a shelf life of 10 or maybe it was 20 years. Once mixed, and used in primers and seated in a round it won't degrade. Prime-All has been around not only for a long time, but I understand that it used to be a standard priming compound before more modern non-corrosive compounds were created. Also, if there was any possibility of spontaneously or easily igniting, there would be so many lawyers banging on the makers doors that the cost would be $200 a pack and not $20.

Right that's why he said hopefully theres a stabilizer mixed in which there is so take a deep breath lol and try to mix it in plastic with a plastic or even wooden mixer

Nice! I had trouble finding the company (kept strolling through the memes and stayed lost) but it's coming. Try to post your findings, please. I'm concerned about load development, especially in 50 ae. If there's not already a forum under the High Road, maybe we could meet there and post data?

I would like to hear your process, thanks.

@@DummyRound Okay. This is going to be a rather detailed and lengthy description of the process I employ. This is the method I use for my .308 Bolt action rifle. I remove the anvil from the primer cup. I use a punch (small tip) to remove the dimple in the primer cup. Don't try to completely remove the dimple as you could distort the cup to the point of it becoming unusable. I also use those red toy pistol caps that come in rolls. I use a leather punch to get a small enough cut out to fit in the primer cup. I put the pistol cap red side down in the primer cup. I have a shot glass with a mixedup mixture of Prime All in it. I use a pair of tweezers to grasp the primer cup and scoop up some of the Prime All, filling the cup overfull. I then use a razor blade to scrape off the excess. I put a drop of acetone on the powder and then place the anvil into the primer cup. I then place that cup into my reloading press using the gizmo that you would normally use to seat factory primers. I take a casing with a spent primer still in it and use that casing to seat the anvil. Set the now completed primer with Prime All in it aside to dry out. Instructions say to wait 24-36 hours but they seem to work just fine even after just an hour or so. I do however live in a very dry region of the country so it very well may take more time for the acetone to dry completely if you live elsewhere. A word of caution. When seating the dried primer in a case you will be reloading, be very very gentle and careful. Wear safety glasses and ear plugs. I have had 2 go off while seating them and it's a pretty big bang. Very loud and suprising! I can't tell you if they have an affect on pressure or velocity. I don't have a chronograph or a pressure sensor. The primers look fine after taking a shot and my groups @100 yards are MOA or better. That's all folks!

@@davidreynolds4715 If you want to type it, I will read it! Thanks.

@@davidreynolds4715 thanks for the detailed response. I've heard several people adding the caps to the Prime All, I guess I need to find some of those. Have you had any luck without the caps? 👍👊🇺🇸

@@DummyRound I have tried using Prime All without using the pistol caps and have had decent results, though not as good as with the caps. I added the caps to the Prime All for two reasons. 1. Since I bought 6000 caps with the intent of using just the caps as the primer and that proved to be ineffective, I might as well add at least one to the Prime All mixture. 2. To insure ignition of the Prime All since the prep work and process is so tedious and time consuming, and I have to drive 2 hours to get to the range, I want to make damn sure they work for all the effort I have put in. I just finished 400 rounds with the Prime All compound, 90% with the caps, 10% without and I don't know which rounds are which. I'll be heading to the range this Saturday and testing them out. Probably not all 400 but most of them. Like I said somewhere, either in this post or some other one, I shoot A LOT!!! 35,000 in the last two years just because it's fun.

Then what exactly are you using to make the primer?

I ordered my 2nd batch in December and it took 6 full weeks to come in and since primers STILL haven't made a come back, you might not see yours for 2 months after you ordered it.

God bless em. We should send them an ice cream cake or something. It gladdened me so much to find their site from one of Salty's older vids.

Ordered me a back-up one. Last one took 30 days from order to arrival so don't be in too much of a hurry.

No body was more surprised than me when God TOOK the fishing passion out of my heart. And I do mean He took it.. in a moment.. in the blink of an eye. One day last Summer, I was all set to go fishing, had my boat loaded up and ready to go. I walked out of my back gate and it was like an angel put his hand on my chest and said 'this adventure is over'. I did go out a couple more times but the passion was completely gone. I find it REALLY strange the direction God is leading me into and I truly struggled with how to bring God's message into my newest hobby.. reloading. But, God loves soldiers and reloaders too. And also to let you know, my aim over the decades is to follow what God says is best for us and one main command is to 'owe no man'. In other words, try and not be in debt to your neighbor or your bank.. very hard to do these days when cars and houses are so expensive. But, Kymberly, as of a week ago, I am debt free. So it appears that God granted my wish to be debt free because in the period of one week, I sold the boat and 'exchanged' my house in N. Carolina ( one of my kids took over the mortgage since they are living there) and so I no longer owe any bank or person anything. And yet, we still must be humble as our only income is from Social Security and a part time income from my wife helping out at our church. So we don't have a lot of money, but we have a lot of freedom.. praise God..!

You are one of the reasons why I open most of my reloading videos with saying "Good morning/evening brothers and sisters of the reloading bench".

I saw the way my neighbor had to deal with a new hip replacement.. tough road to recovery but she is fine now. You will make it undoubtedly but the one area that I can maybe contribute...WATCH OUT for those opioid based pain killers. They can make a slave out of you.

@@SaltyKayak i have some little devel pills. Trying to get by on alieve.

@John Beige I'm actually great. No pain at all. I'm back to work. Thanks the the prayers.

I have sold the boat.. for various reasons.. and will only make fishing videos when I go out on a buddy's boat. So the short answer is yes.... but just a lot fewer fishing videos.

We are great.. God has moved me on to a new past-time and I am enjoying giving my old creaky bones a rest..

@@SaltyKayak I am glad for you. Your channel has blessed me and My youngest sons heart (12 years old) I don't know how many times he has said to me have you seen Salty kayaks new video when we saw each other. By the way you and John are still the best! Thanks for a clean station

Actually it is Corrosive so Clean your Guns after using, it's mentioned in the Documentation.

Hi Su, unfortunately I am unable to test for accuracy... yet. I don't have a place near me where I can go and put up targets and if I go to the indoor range, I can't video and I also don't want them to tell me I can't shoot home reloads. Many indoor ranges won't allow home reloads. BUT, from observation, Both the Prime-All and the 'caps/powder/caps' primers are similar in their 'intensity'. I also observed that the Prime-All appeared to be of shorter flash duration whereas the caps/powder/caps burned longer and had sparks come out of the barrel.

@@SaltyKayak Interesting...I'll use the primer powder from the 22 shells next time...maybe a mix would be good of the green and black powder...wonder if the toy caps are corrosive? I saw smoke come out of the 223 rifle barrel but it's 16" so no flame. I'm pretty sure it would have fired a live round. I'm interested in the accuracy....magnum primers do effect some loads....I've used both in 270 cal....magnum and regular primers.

Hi Ryan, God has moved me in a new direction. But basically, He told me I had to slow down and I agreed. At 72, and having an operation this last Summer, fishing has been replaced by this reloading hobby which requires brain work and not muscle work. But both John and I are well. He is surf fishing and still putting fish in his fridge. But, there still may be the occasional video when I go out on a Brother of the Hook's boat...

I have seen on several reloading sites where they try to dissuade anyone from trying to remove any live primers or taking apart live primers because the explosive compound is detonation ready.. already mixed and set and just waiting for the anvil to be struck. I 'personally' wouldn't go in that direction because I like all 10 of my fingers. However, if I were an extreme risk taker, I would figure out how to get the powder out of the shell first then, fill each round with acetone or rubbing alcohol, let them stand over night and in the morning dump the liquid out and then deprime the rounds. Once the primers are out, I would again, put a drop of acetone or alcohol IN the primer to assure the compound is neutralized, pop out the anvil and with a pick, remove the compound, let it dry, put it in a glass or ceramic container and with a wood or plastic skewer, gently crush and powderize the compound. Then I would scoop my new primer cups in the compound and do what I have done in this video. Or just buy a packet of Prime-All (22lrreloader.com) for $20, wait for 6 weeks for it to come in and you can make about 1,000 9mm primers with it.

I would bet on acetone. Isopropyl has more water in it, might not evaporate as well. Amazon has medicinal grade ethanol at 99.9% alcohol.

@@vincentdivita7800 thanks I've had a few people say the same thing so that's what I'm going to try.

Hi MH, Than anvil is the "hammer' that causes the pressure that best ignites the powder in the primer pocket. But, I may experiment with just caps and powder and see what happens. Actually, that is a pretty good question. I 'assume' that the anvil is like a hammer and nail and if you remove the hammer, you are trying to drive the nail in with your hand.

@@SaltyKayak Thank you very much

The anvil is exactly that - a firm surface to compress the powder between it and the firing pin. Without the anvil in the primer cup, you have a Berdan primer. Berdan primers use an anvil that is cast into the cartridge case itself. That's why it isn't needed in the primer cup. Boxer primers require an "in place" anvil - and almost everything in North and South America is Boxer primed. No anvil means no compression and no compression means no ignition.

Hi Mark, Of course you have to mix the ingredients exactly. You have to remove the old anvil from the primer cup and clean it out thoroughly, bang out the dimple, put in the correct amount of Prime-All (about 3/4th of the primer cup) put in a drop of acetone, put in the cap, put in the SAME anvil point side down, press it down till the anvil is level with the top of the primer cup, let dry over night, insert the primer cup into the base of a clean brass, put it in your weapon and test. It will work if you have taken care, taken your time, let the mix dry over night.. should work every time.

I'm referring to the #11 caps. I've made about 50 and only 3 work. I may try 3 drops of alcohol instead of one and I may let it sit longer to harden. I may also fill the cap halfway instead of flush.

Yes, the cap is a simple cap gun cap that I purchased from Tractor Supply. It appears that the compound in the cap that makes the 'bang' is the same compound as Prime-All and I use it as a seal AND to help in the ignition of the Prime-All.

@@SaltyKayak thanks, so helpful!!

Good luck. You haven't been able to buy common size CCI primers for about a year now....

Hi FF.. The ONLY reason I am making primers is that.. you can find any for months and months unless you have some gold coins you want to part with.

GOOD LUCK!

@@SaltyKayak ya'll are idiots, gonna blow your houses up. I just bought primers from powder valley and midway usa this week. Just gotta pay attention to when they pop up in stock.

@@semajniffirg230 some people have been doing stuff like this since they were 8 years old. Our houses are fine. (You're reloading area probably shouldn't be in your house). I don't recommend most people try carving logs with chainsaws either, but it's fine for those that do to share videos.

Actually you DON'T need any caps on the bottom of the primer cup but I do use a cap as a seal before seating the anvil.

Hi Mike, Not my doing.. Google (who owns RU-vid) throttles me because I put scripture verses on in my videos. They 'limit' who and how many subscribers are notified. There are lots and lots of law suits against them but with trillions of $$$ at their disposal and whole communities of lawyers at their beck and call, nothing is being done to support a 'moral' youtube channel. Also, don't be surprised if they remove my channel completely as tens of thousands of Christian and conservative channels have already been removed.

@@SaltyKayak I have heard that they do that. I was just giving you a heads up.

The red items that you see are simple 'caps' for old style cap guns for kids. I purchased my caps from Tractor Supply and bought a leather punch so that I could punch out the 'cap' portion from the roll. You need to center the punch over the cap or it will go off.

@@SaltyKayak thank you so much

Yes, Prime-All i corrosive and I clean my barrel after every test session.

Hello SMB, As much as I enjoy reloading and reloading primers, there came a heavy burden on my heart that due to my videos, I might be putting some younger or inexperienced and 'desperate' reloaders in a harmful situation. I prayed about it for a couple weeks and decided to take the channel down even though it had amazingly attained over a thousand subscribers and I could start making $ from the channel. This make your own primers can and IS a dangerous hobby. I simply am making sure that due to "those" in depth primer making videos, no one can injure themselves so I took them down.

@@SaltyKayak I was reloading them with matches before I stumbled upon your channel. You want pretty in depth and I don’t think anyone would make a bad mistake. But either way I respect your decision and thank you for coming up with several different ways to do it

My boar 'was' a Key West 186BR.. but it is now sold.

@@racktheslide4711 is this the saltykayak? I've found his videos and the boat looks a lot like my Cobia.

@@jonathanmartin4461 Yes.. but the boat is now sold and this is my new hobby..

The video where you reviewed the minn Kota Sp70. What boat is that? It seems to be a Cobia like mine

Going in a new direction. God let me know it was time to settle down and find a less strenuous hobby. So sold the boat and starting a new hobby.

Hope all is well health wise, you plan on fishing from land still ?

I do love some reloading as well though, do it myself

He is frisky as ever and doing a lot of surf fishing. I only see him occasionally when we are at church or we stop by and chat with each other.

Dean, thanks for asking about your hero, I mean friend, I am doing well considering the withdraw effects of missing fishing with Salty. Trying to feed my addiction with surf fishing and hoping to catch a ride to the reefs. Facebook and Church are help full also.

Was told this is the 'old school' method and the mixture is corrosive so you will need to clean your weapon after each shooting session.

It is.just clean your weapon after use.

There is a group that is making non-corrosive primers on MeWe. Lookup primer reloading if your interested.

This stuff is definitely corrosive! There are actually a few (kitchen) recipes for non-mercuric/non-corrosive primers floating around. If you store this product for long term use, store each of the four ingredients separately in airtight containers.

I use glass because plastic will hold static electricity. And since I have carpet all thru my house, I want to be certain nothing dramatic will happen when I touch the glass. And, I have been saved and sanctified now for 45 years. Hope to see you where the streets are made of gold and time is no more.

Might want to circle a date 2 months from today because they are way behind due to all the orders. It took 30 days for mine to come in and that was before this new administration took office.