Disposing of unusable ammo

[Hal H.]

I have a box of 41 magnum that came with a handgun purchase. They are loaded way to hot based of the info the reloaded wrote on the box. I don’t want to throw them in the trash and the local police are not interested without me signing away my first-born. Any ideas?

 

[Rubone]

Dismantle them and re-use or give away the components...

 

[Onomea]

I don't know much about .41 mag revolvers, but perhaps there is a model out there designed to handle much higher than SAAMI pressures. If so, locate an owner and offer for free if he pays shipping.

On the other hand, a prudent man would not accept hot reloads from an unknown reloader.

Hmm.

I see you are in LA. Do you ever get out in the ocean or have friends who fish from boats in the ocean? Heave ho in deep water.

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I like Rubone's response above better if you know how to dismantle or have a friend who does.

 

[Rustywrench]

With the cost of reloading components. I myself would find someone that has a 41, and reloads, as they would more than likely be happy to have the brass and bullets to pull and reuse. And, understand not shooting unknown reloads. I have given unknown reloads away to friends, with intention of pulling, and not shooting.

 

[Shibadog]

A cheap kinetic bullet puller will solve the issue.

 

[2500]

Agreed, disassemble and re use components

 

[stansdds]

Dismantle the rounds, just takes a kinetic bullet puller and some time.

 

['79 Magnum GT]

I don't have a 41 but I do have a bullet puller. I'd pull the bullets, dump the powder, leave the primers in and bag everything.
Then take the components to my range with a note so whoever wants them can have them.


Rick

 

[Reloader Fred]

If you don't have a bullet puller, but do have a .41 Magnum firearm, you can pull the bullets on your press with pliers, but it will ruin the bullets. You just run them up in your press and use a cut off 12 ga. shotgun shell to protect the threads on your press by slitting the plastic hull and bending it over. Grasp the bullet with the pliers and cushion them against the plastic hull and withdraw the ram. Now you've got primed brass for reloading safely, once it's sized again without a decapping pin in place.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[greenwellg]

I have rolled surplus ammo with my hands until the bullet came out easy and saved the powder and projectiles. Steel cased 7.62X54R. Reloaded with my boxer primed brass.

 

['79 Magnum GT]

I have rolled surplus ammo with my hands until the bullet came out easy and saved the powder and projectiles. Steel cased 7.62X54R. Reloaded with my boxer primed brass.

How long did it take to get one bullet out and how many did you have to roll?

Rick

 

[IAM Rand]

go out and spend $16 on a bullet puller/hammer. You can use it for multiple calibers for future stuff.

Just out of curiosity, what is the recipe that you are so afraid of? You said it was listed.