Disposing of unusable ammo

['79 Magnum GT]

A USN boat lost some ammo in the James River (Virginia)
Over 20 or 30 years later, a fisherman snagged some of the 50 cal ammo in a fishing net,,

He gave a friend a couple rounds,,

That guy wanted to make sure the ammo was safe for his son to display in his room
The guy put a round in a shop vise, and hit the primer with a hammer and center punch.

The round exploded,, like it was factory fresh,,
He ended up with a small piece of brass imbedded in his face, 1/4" from his eye.

The other rounds were placed in a burn barrel,, pop-pop,,,

You could always do what Bruce Willis did in the movie "RED",,
except, outdoors, at a distance,,

My father did the same thing when he came home from the Philippines after World War ll. He said that the primer went up through his two middle fingers. It didn't do much damage and I could never see any thing wrong. I assume the bullet was already removed before that because I still have it today. I never asked him to tell me the entire story. Damn.

Rick

 

[HARLEY0]

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?

If you reload - Pull them apart and reload them! If not give them to someone else who does reload and tell them that they are for components only!

 

[ol777gunnerz]

If you usr a Kinetic puller & the bullets are seated so tight they do not want to come out, stick the bullet in an ice cube for 15-20 seconds & they will come out much easier, toss the powder.

 

[REParker]

The guy put a round in a shop vise, and hit the primer with a hammer and center punch.

Another Darwin Awards Candidate!

 

[greenwellg]

I used to be able to take a bathroom scale and squeeze it to 220 pounds, when I weighed 150 at age 30 with a 29 inch waist and 6 feet tall. Ever play Foosball? A friend of mine and I used to keep a table for hours with the opponents paying the quarter. On a glass top "German" table I hit the ball so hard it went in the goal came out the other end and went back in the same goal for the second time. It wasn't really a "hit" more of a sling without impact. That was 50 years ago when I owned the 59 Corvette in the picture thread here (random photos). The real secret to Foosball was to not let your man go up high enough for the ball to come back below him. No more than 45 degrees in either direction. Even if they blocked your shot many times it would go back UNDER their man and go in the goal anyway.

 

[glenwolde]

A USN boat lost some ammo in the James River (Virginia)
Over 20 or 30 years later, a fisherman snagged some of the 50 cal ammo in a fishing net,,

He gave a friend a couple rounds,,

That guy wanted to make sure the ammo was safe for his son to display in his room
The guy put a round in a shop vise, and hit the primer with a hammer and center punch.

The round exploded,, like it was factory fresh,,
He ended up with a small piece of brass imbedded in his face, 1/4" from his eye.

The other rounds were placed in a burn barrel,, pop-pop,,,

You could always do what Bruce Willis did in the movie "RED",,
except, outdoors, at a distance,,

Well that was a silly way to test it!

 

[wxl]

California is stupid.

Most police will pick up ammo willingly no questions asked. Preferable to ammo going to wrong hands.

One time I was being transferred to Jamaica and later Australia on job. Family were last night in motel, household going to storage. Called police, came to motel, transferred trunk full several cans of military 5.56 , 7.62 (308 & 30-06), 45acp, 50cal military. They thanked me and left.

I was a platoon leader in National Guard, responsible for picking up requisitions for ammo for battalion annual qualifications. Not allowed to store excess or unused ammo at armory due regulations. Usually handed metal boxes to NCOs but lots wound up going home.

Shame as I sure would have used alot 10 years later when I transferred back stateside.

 

[Hal H.]

Thanks guys. Yes, I tried to pull the bullets with a puller and even pliers. They won’t budge. I think that I’ll end up finding a dumpster behind a building somewhere and accidentally drop them in.

 

[Hal H.]

I will also ask the shooting range first…