So, my daughter who is married to an anti gun...

[Nevada Ed]

Don't ever fire "Found ammo".

You never know if some sick person triple loaded a round as
a bobby trap for some person that thinks he lucked out.

If you reload save the bullet and case with the inertia puller...
if you are sure it is not full of nitro-glycerin.......... but to find out you would have to shake it right ?

One never knows what a present holds...............

 

[Steely Dan]

Kind of reminds me of the Ferguson riots last year

A reporter submitted a photo of a "rubber bullet" the police presumably were using

In reality.......it was foam ear plugs

Ah education........

 

[wsr]

Yes, and if not handled with care could be the fuel for a rocky relationship with an otherwise very kind son in law. To attack the anti gunners one on one, if you happen to care for them is suicidal to the cause (not to mention the valued relationship). I don't believe it is wise to inflict opinions on other folks without civility and reason any more than inflicting the wrath of a loud motorcycle is a responsible action that promotes the use of two wheeled transportation that refer to them as "murdercycles".

Stay safe, John

I guess I don't take into account others delicate sensibilities

 

[vytoland]

the sky might be falling.....if it wasnt for the TSA agents.......have a nice day........

 

[Muss Muggins]

Don't ever fire "Found ammo".

You never know if some sick person triple loaded a round as
a bobby trap for some person that thinks he lucked out.

If you reload save the bullet and case with the inertia puller...
if you are sure it is not full of nitro-glycerin.......... but to find out you would have to shake it right ?

One never knows what a present holds...............

Wait, what ?

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Well it is a big deal to someone who probably has never held a live round (or otherwise) in their life ever before.

See, I get that part. Whether the person simply has no experience with guns or is anti-gun as you portray him to be I would expect some level of unwarranted anxiety.

What I'm not quite understanding is why an experienced gun owner would advise to contact the authorities, personally consult with a retired NYS trooper for advice, consider if it's best to find a responsible gun owner to take charge of the cartridge, seek further input on the Net for disposition, and lapse into a situational awareness lecture with the kids. Where is all this coming from?

 

[Mpereira110]

may have been an officer who had a soft strike and had to rerack

 

[wsr]

See, I get that part. Whether the person simply has no experience with guns or is anti-gun as you portray him to be I would expect some level of unwarranted anxiety.

What I'm not quite understanding is why an experienced gun owner would advise to contact the authorities, personally consult with a retired NYS trooper for advice, consider if it's best to find a responsible gun owner to take charge of the cartridge, seek further input on the Net for disposition, and lapse into a situational awareness lecture with the kids. Where is all this coming from?

Exactly...it's a loose round not a bomb or a bottle of anthrax

 

[Arik]

Sounds like a lot of over thinking is going on!

1. Throw it in a body of water.
2. Throw it away in the woods
3. If he has access to a shovel dig a little hole maybe a foot down (one shovel full of dirt) throw the bullet in and put the dirt back
4. Put if back where he found it
5. Buy a gun for it
6. Drive to the local PD and just give it to them
7. Give it to the first cop he sees
8. Go to a gun store and ask them to dispose of it

 

[[email protected]]

Anti gun quacks (the nicest thing I can think of to call them) provide some amusement. I only give them passing thought, primarily because they mostly don't deserve more than that. The Brits who discovered a single 22 short lying on the ground became hysterical ninnies because it "could go off at any time". Or that, at least was what the news article stated. So giving our British friends full benefit of any doubt.... I'd suggest doing just what the local cops suggested. Toss it in the nearest garbage can and never give it another thought. Leaving it on the ground might leave it to someone even more ignorant, irresponsible or even evil. Like maybe even the fool who lost it to begin with.

I remember the article about the 22 round in a doorway in England and everyone (even the expert) worrying that it could hurt someone... I was thinking well...if you ate it...could you get lead poisoning?
I might pull the bullet weigh it and reuse the case, primer and bullet. I don't like to use unknown ammo but hate to see it go to waste.

 

[Arik]

See, I get that part. Whether the person simply has no experience with guns or is anti-gun as you portray him to be I would expect some level of unwarranted anxiety.

What I'm not quite understanding is why an experienced gun owner would advise to contact the authorities, personally consult with a retired NYS trooper for advice, consider if it's best to find a responsible gun owner to take charge of the cartridge, seek further input on the Net for disposition, and lapse into a situational awareness lecture with the kids. Where is all this coming from?

Exactly......

 

[Rustyt1953]

Speaking of Chicken Little:
Couple discover 7,500 machine gun, shotgun and pistol bullets in their back garden while weeding their pond | Daily Mail Online

 

[the ringo kid]

I find live rounds of varying calibers around town all the time. I look at them when I pick em up to see what maker etc they are, then muse over the clumsy dolt for losing it. Most of what I find are shotgun shells, .223, 5.56 and 9 mm. Never any kurz though. :-(( Oh and, I just simply chuck them into the nearest can without dialing 911 and the national news outlets.

 

[Adk.IBO]

First off, my retired NYS officer is a friend. Maybe the response to call local police was just a knee jerk response that I had based on "never giving it a lick of thought" before. I really never heard of disposing of a round any other way than through the muzzle of a firearm. I just wanted to know myself. At least the waste of good law enforcement resources was very short... No anxiety per se... Finding a loose round at a range would be one thing, but on a city street? Never have spent much time in cities either. Experienced gun enthusiast? Only on the very low end of the scale. Lots to learn, which is part of what I'm enjoying here. Hope that helps with the "where that's coming from" question. Subjects that we are really familiar with give us the tendency to take things for granted. As an Electrician I shake my head as to how many calls I get from folks that can't reset a tripped breaker. I have yet to charge someone for that- the first time.

Stay safe, John

 

[Adk.IBO]

and lapse into a situational awareness lecture with the kids. ?

Really? And I could not post this response when I stopped at "Really?" because it was to short.

Stay safe, John

 

[cmort666]

Tell her to have her husband swallow it.

 

[Lockport Redhawk]

Yeah, I told my daughter that I liked the chuck it in the river idea better. Maybe the best idea would be to find a responsible gun owner to give it to?

Stay safe, John

What if a fish consumes the round?
Some poor guy could catch a "live" fish or possible get lead poisoning by eating the fish if it doesn't explode when he cuts it open to clean and fillet.

 

[Laketime]

...man texts me and asks what they should do with a 9mm cartridge he found while walking on a sidewalk in Pittsburgh where they live. I said I wasn't sure and told her to call the local police dept and ask them. They told them to throw it in the trash. My neighbor is NYS retired trooper and he said throw it in a body of water. What do you all think? I later sent a text to be aware of their surroundings with situational awareness and be safe on those city streets. Responsible gun ownership includes knowing where EVERY round is or goes (IMHO). Therefore until now I never gave that a lick of brain time... In my conversation with my daughter she made another point that there are law abiding gun owners (not criminals) that are not responsible gun owners, one of which could have carelessly dropped the cartridge. Again, I never gave this scenario a lick of brain time until now...

Stay safe, John

I'm 54 yrs old.I am from Boston originally,before living in the great sportsman state of New Hampshire for ten years..I have been living in Virginia since 2007.Your daughter has a point.The good ole boys down here are almost reckless with the handling of firearms.The majority handle them as if they were a hammer or screw driver.

 

[Muss Muggins]

What if a fish consumes the round?
Some poor guy could catch a "live" fish or possible get lead poisoning by eating the fish if it doesn't explode when he cuts it open to clean and fillet.

That's one of the main reasons cited for banning lead shot for waterfowl hunting. (not the exploding part, but the lead poisoning part). Probably a bad idea to bury it also because of the environmental lead issues. Can't really give it to anyone else because of the need to insure that you're not transferring ammunition to a prohibited person. Can't keep it or fire it out of fear that it will have been tampered with and left for you to discover. Can't throw it away out of fear that a child will find it or a trash truck will explode. Looks like three yards of concrete is your best bet . . .

 

[venomballistics]

Yeah, I told my daughter that I liked the chuck it in the river idea better. Maybe the best idea would be to find a responsible gun owner to give it to?

Stay safe, John

overall, I think your making too much of this issue.
I can find a few loose rounds of ammo in any caliber I own, virtually anywhere I go.
Its not carelessness .. its by design.
No one found a loaded MP5 in a school locker room here. it's an orphaned round.