Re: Pulling bullets

In article <g1rkb2$knp$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Henry" <henry8bits@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

# While living in FL, I read spraying the primers with WD-40 will deactivate
# them. I tried it, let the primers sit for about a week. Tried to burn two
# of them and got no pop.
#
# Henry

Good hint, thanks!
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