What to do with old ammo?

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Posted: 8/21/2005 12:05:00 AM EDT

I used to reload and I have ammo in the caliber of guns I no longer own... I can't sell it and I won't give it away just in case I messed up a round. I wouldn't want someone getting hurt because I may have screwed up..

What are some ideas of what I can do to get rid of it???

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:06:13 AM EDT

[#1]

shoot at them?

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:10:44 AM EDT

[#2]

Bonfire.

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:21:55 AM EDT

[#3]

Buy a gun in that caliber

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:36:08 AM EDT

[#4]

whiskey bottle, shot glass, and fire it up.

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:37:27 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Buy a gun in that caliber

That is, in fact, the correct answer. And deep down you know it is too.

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:42:03 AM EDT

[#6]

Throw it away in the trash.

It's just ammo, not plutonium.

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:44:33 AM EDT

[#7]

Send it to your buddy NAM.

What calibers? Maybe find someone that uses tha cal, and at least they can reuse the bullet, case, and primer.

Posted: 8/21/2005 12:44:46 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Throw it away in the trash.

It's just ammo, not plutonium.

we had this debate a few weeks ago, it got dirty as hell, trash, ammo, no good. Bad juju. You loaded it, unload it or buy a gun and shoot it. You can take out the bullet, punch out the primer, and dump the powder and if you have a good amount, sell the brass to a recylcing yard.

Posted: 8/21/2005 3:28:41 AM EDT

[#9]

Pull the bullets,dump the powder on the lawn, give the bullets and shells to a friend that reloads.

Posted: 8/21/2005 3:52:36 AM EDT

[#10]

options.....

Go out and buy a weapon in that caliber (preferred choice)

Offer it up in 'hometown' to folks in your area

Have a contest in GD - winner gets any given caliber worth of ammo

Posted: 8/21/2005 3:53:15 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Bonfire.

+1 totally safe

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:09:28 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Throw it away in the trash.

It's just ammo, not plutonium.
we had this debate a few weeks ago, it got dirty as hell, trash, ammo, no good. Bad juju. You loaded it, unload it or buy a gun and shoot it. You can take out the bullet, punch out the primer, and dump the powder and if you have a good amount, sell the brass to a recylcing yard.

Or you can throw it away, it's not as dangerous as other stuff that people throw away and think nothing of. More people have been hurt by broken glass or aresol cans full of dangerous chemicals than have been hurt by bullets thrown in the trash.

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:11:52 AM EDT

[#13]

Give it to someone that will use the components. Don't waste it.

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:26:16 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
I used to reload and I have ammo in the caliber of guns I no longer own... I can't sell it and I won't give it away just in case I messed up a round. I wouldn't want someone getting hurt because I may have screwed up..

What are some ideas of what I can do to get rid of it???

Euthanize it... Big bonfire, toss'em in.

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:30:23 AM EDT

[#15]

unload and sell.

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:36:40 AM EDT

[#16]

Offer it to anyone who wants it for whatever purpose, given the disclaimer you've already made about the possibility of bad loads. If someone wants to take the chance, they can shoot it. If they want the components, they can do the work. Seems like a fair arrangement for you to get rid of stuff you don't want.

So what calibers are you talking about?

Posted: 8/21/2005 11:40:50 AM EDT