Big ed--I want to see if I understand this correctly; are you saying after you seat your primer you insert the decapping pin into the case and push on it to see if the primer falls out? Up till now I've been reluctant to touch anything on the business end of the primer which could conceivable cause friction.
The cap that blew off in my AR 10 was factory-made ammo--not a reload. Generally misfires of quality ammo takes me by surprise--but it does happen.
PS--great illustrations, BTW
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