Question for Your Ammunition Experts

[Tex_Cattleman]

I am working on a large wood project that will have the brass from a shotgun shell inlayed in the wood. Here is my test piece:



I simply removed the shot, plug and powder and cut the plastic off. However, I'm not too hip on leaving a live primer in the finished product.

Is there anything I can do to "kill" the primer, yet leave the appearance that it is an unshot shell?

Thanks in advance,

Trey G. Powers
TexasWildWood.com

[41Chevy]

Spray it with WD40. It will kill the primer.

[Tex_Cattleman]

Thanks 41. I assume you are talking about soaking the inside of the brass? I guess I could test this method with a single shot shotgun.

[Tejas Wildlife]

41Chevy is right. Set it up in a plastic pan & fill about 1/2 inch or so with WD-40. Do several & try to fire one in your shotgun OUTSIDE after they have soaked for 2-3 hours. I used the same trick some time ago & worked fine for me.