Unloading Live Rounds

Good question!

You really don't have much to worry about. Simply open the cylinder and use the ejector rod to push the cartridges out.

Unless you're hitting the back of the cartridge with a hammer, there is almost no chance of the rounds "going off" even if you drop them or mishandle in some way. Remember, loose/bulk packed ammo is shipped in metal ammo cans across country every day without incident.

In the incredibly unlikely event of dropping a cartidge onto a nail with enough force to ignite the primer...without the barrel to contain and focus the energy the round will have much less force behind it than if fired from the gun. It's not hollywood, the world of physics and chemistry are in charge.

exactly, the only thing that would happen if an unchambered round ever did manage to go off, would be the brass casing would fly away from the bullet but the bullet itself would stay relatively still and only move a few inches at best with little to no force behind it. the brass however would have "some" energy behind it enough to "maybe" break the skin if you were within inches of it going off otherwise it would just sting if you were hit by it.

they even used bullets as a car fuse on myth busters and set off a dozen 22lr rounds by plugging them into the fuse box under the car dashboard and the crash dummy sitting in the seat was never harmed by the brass flying out and hitting him in the leg
 
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I'm sure this has been mentioned, but understand live ammo will usually drop out of a cylinder with no need for the extractor. They are made to be loose only require effort after shooting when the case has expanded from the explosion. Just be ready. A class will be invaluable to anyone wanting to understand their new gun. They are usually fun, you get to shoot! And somebody always has some good "war" stories.
 
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