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Posted: 7/18/2009 9:01:41 PM EDT
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I was wondering about pulling down some rounds, some are 7.62 x 39 and some are .223
The thing is that some of these rounds have primer strikes, most are not heavy enough to set the round off, and someone didnt bother to look at the rounds that didn't fire. I was just thinking of saving the bullets and the brass and disposing of the rest. And one last question. what would be the best way to dispose of .22LR rounds that have been too damaged to fire, like as in dropped and accidentally stepped on. |
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Quoted: I was wondering about pulling down some rounds, some are 7.62 x 39 and some are .223 The thing is that some of these rounds have primer strikes, most are not heavy enough to set the round off, and someone didnt bother to look at the rounds that didn't fire. I was just thinking of saving the bullets and the brass and disposing of the rest. And one last question. what would be the best way to dispose of .22LR rounds that have been too damaged to fire, like as in dropped and accidentally stepped on. If the primer has already been struck, I'd either ditch it in the gun range dud bin or try to fire it in another rifle. Not sure I'd want to pull those... but if you do, wear eye protection! Disposing of .22LR around here is pulling out the bullets with pliers and then lighting off the powder in the backyard for makeshift fireworks! |
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And one last question. what would be the best way to dispose of .22LR rounds that have been too damaged to fire, like as in dropped and accidentally stepped on. When my Dad was a kid, he had a friend who was fond of gently clamping .22LR rounds in a vise, and setting them off with a punch. Dad didn't recommend this, though. If you are in a big city, you can get into mucho trouble if they catch you throwing them in the trash. If you don't like the idea of detonating them in any way, take 'em to the PD and they'll put them in with the incendiary evidence to be disposed of. I did this with a rather disturbing amount of ammo that I discovered had been poorly stored, in a very damp place. ETA Call the PD before you take them down though; they get a little touchy when someone comes in with lots of bullets. |
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Let's see here, the 22s are easily taken care of just by pulling the bullet, intrestingly enough one of the 22 rounds had been struck, after I pulled it I looked into the case and there was no priming compound in it after I had dumped the powder.
the other rounds are some .223 and some 7.62 x 39, the .223 HAS been struck, intresting part is that the mark is not very noticable as if the pin wasnt comming out enough the be able to set the round off, kind of like a needle point was used instead of the firing pin, at least that is how it looks. The 7.62, well I was thinking of pulling the bullets and junking the rest as I don't have anything that shoots that, was thinking of maybe a plinker bullet or 2 for the 308 at some later date. The .223 I would pull down and save the brass and bullets. the rest is junk not knowing what the primer or powder is. |
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Do you really have enough to make it worth it???
With a collet puller in a press figure on 25 to 30 seconds for each one. Some will be less, some more but that is good average… So that is 40 to 50 to get 100 of them… Much under 100, what’s the point? Chance of misfire round going off in a collet puller are about the same regular round. Frankly I have never heard of one going off… IF one did it could be more interesting. If it happens with the case head supported and bullet restrained, the case may rupture if it couldn’t vent out through the flash hole fast enough. Odd are probably in range of lightning striking you while you are doing it 
Now kinetic bullet pullers do set off rounds from time to time. Other than a scare I don’t think anyone has ever been injured. Those very light strikes you see are usually just the strike from the firing pin that happens when loading any free floating firing pin design in a semi auto. |
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Not a problem to pull bullets, throw out powder, and deprime cases. Crimp or not.
I do it all the time with range duds. You will find some interesting reloading techniques employed by others. Wear eye protection when you deprime. eta a pic or 2 
A 303 British dud loaded with cordite. 
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