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Disposing of a bad live round.

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Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
hink rednecks bother with shooting ranges? A shooting range here is the back yard or a clay pit.

I know we have rednecks and shooting ranges here. Maybe they're a higher class of redneck 😛
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
hink rednecks bother with shooting ranges? A shooting range here is the back yard or a clay pit.

I know we have rednecks and shooting ranges here. Maybe they're a higher class of redneck 😛

Them thars fightin wards!
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
hink rednecks bother with shooting ranges? A shooting range here is the back yard or a clay pit.

I know we have rednecks and shooting ranges here. Maybe they're a higher class of redneck 😛

seriously. i live in rural nc and i couldnt tell you where a shooting range is from here. i just know that if i want to shoot, i call a buddy and head to someones yard or a farm or something.
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
your local PD will take the round, as would likely the store you bought it from or a local firing range.

Or just do what we all do with a bad round - remove the bullet and take care of it yourself. Part of owning a firearm is knowing how to handle your ammunition. As already stated two pairs of pliers and some tugging and turning and problem solved. The bullet will actually come out pretty easily.

Firing the primer with the empty cartridge is just more safety. It's not a bomb, it's a cartridge.

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SAFETY WARNING
Don't have the round pointed at you or anybody else as you do this.
 
Originally posted by: randalee
2 Pair pliers/vice grips FTW. Pull the bullet. Dump the powder into a house plant. Put empty primed case in cylinder. Discharge safely. Throw away.

I was just going to post this.

This is the easiest way to DIY, OP.
 
I used to do this all the time. Just pull the trajectory out and then put the emptied out casing in a vice and discharge the primer with a hammer and nail. It will only pop like a cap. We used to just make a line on the concrete with the gunpowder and light off one end. It's not explosive as there is no compression. Kind of just burns off like a sparkler. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
your local PD will take the round, as would likely the store you bought it from or a local firing range.

Or just do what we all do with a bad round - remove the bullet and take care of it yourself. Part of owning a firearm is knowing how to handle your ammunition. As already stated two pairs of pliers and some tugging and turning and problem solved. The bullet will actually come out pretty easily.

Firing the primer with the empty cartridge is just more safety. It's not a bomb, it's a cartridge.

-edit-
SAFETY WARNING
Don't have the round pointed at you or anybody else as you do this.

your safety warning is a big caveat, there have been accidents disassembling a bullet...not all that own firearms want to be the next Bill Ruger. Handing it over at the range is the easiest way to handle this.
 
Originally posted by: randalee
2 Pair pliers/vice grips FTW. Pull the bullet. Dump the powder into a house plant. Put empty primed case in cylinder. Discharge safely. Throw away.

 
You want to make sure it can't be used, so you'll want to smash it with a large hammer before throwing it away.
 
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