Pull one, sand the galvanizing off a nail, drive nail into piece of wood, fire the primed case against the nail using a center punch, have another nail next to it as a control, and wait.
DO NOT DO THIS. The charge in a primer is strong enough to injure you if fired outside a chamber. It may come apart on detonation, if not contained.
After firing my AR-10 with this ammo I did not clean as though it was corrosive. Yesterday, After being shot 2 weeks ago I cleaned my rifle and found no ill effects. The bore and bolt cleaned up nicely.
DO NOT DO THIS. The charge in a primer is strong enough to injure you if fired outside a chamber. It may come apart on detonation, if not contained.
Wrong.
Yes, if you put your finger in front of the open mouth of the case you can hurt yourself, but the primer alone will not rupture a case with no bullet.
Pull one, sand the galvanizing off a nail, drive nail into piece of wood, fire the primed case against the nail using a center punch, have another nail next to it as a control, and wait.
I said an unsupported primer can desintegrate and hurt you trying to set it off with a nail. Just what you said...
Who said anything about using a nail to set it off?