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Disposing of Old Ammunition

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I fired some 50 year old 22LR ammo recently, something bought by my father in law at an Otasco in the 70’s. I was using my Ruger Mark II - had 3 failure to feeds or stove pipes on the first 3 rounds, and got concerned, but then burned through a couple hundred rounds of it.
 
I wish that everyone would shoot just a primer in your gun. Yes, eyes and ears needed. Then you'll think twice about
having that powderless, primed, round laying around in the house. Primers are quite powerful. Think Fireworks!

When I have to dispose of a hot primed case this is what Sarge does:
1. Pull the bullet
2. Discard the powder.... never reuse..... spread into lawn..... it will bio degrade
2(A) Have a firearm it will fit, Eyes & Ears, fire it off in safe direction. if no firearm, continue to #3.
3. Squirt some oil in the bottom of the case......
4. Let oil sit in case for 3-4 days.... week is fine!
5. Drain oil and swab out a little.
6. Eyes & Ears On, look away from the press, decap the primer.
7. Have a small container of oil, medicine bottle, drop primer in...…...
8. Any other unusable primers, drop them in too. No, not your fired decappings!
9. After my little bottle is about full, I take it to the disposal folks... they do paint, etc.....
 
SMSgtRod said:
I wish that everyone would shoot just a primer in your gun. Yes, eyes and ears needed. Then you'll think twice about
having that powderless, primed, round laying around in the house. Primers are quite powerful. Think Fireworks!

When I have to dispose of a hot primed case this is what Sarge does:
1. Pull the bullet
2. Discard the powder.... never reuse..... spread into lawn..... it will bio degrade
2(A) Have a firearm it will fit, Eyes & Ears, fire it off in safe direction. if no firearm, continue to #3.
3. Squirt some oil in the bottom of the case......
4. Let oil sit in case for 3-4 days.... week is fine!
5. Drain oil and swab out a little.
6. Eyes & Ears On, look away from the press, decap the primer.
7. Have a small container of oil, medicine bottle, drop primer in...…...
8. Any other unusable primers, drop them in too. No, not your fired decappings!
9. After my little bottle is about full, I take it to the disposal folks... they do paint, etc.....
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In the old duplex where me and my wife lived, we kept getting heavy breathing phone calls every Friday night, got fed up with it, so I had my Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Mag loaded with an empty case, just the magnum primer. Phone rang, breathing started, put the Ruger up to phone, pulled hammer back.....pulled trigger.....BANG....then I hung up, never got that call again, like Sarge said, you need eyes and ears.
 
Annihilator said:
In the old duplex where me and my wife lived, we kept getting heavy breathing phone calls every Friday night, got fed up with it, so I had my Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Mag loaded with an empty case, just the magnum primer. Phone rang, breathing started, put the Ruger up to phone, pulled hammer back.....pulled trigger.....BANG....then I hung up, never got that call again, like Sarge said, you need eyes and ears.
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Probably was a disgruntled chicken. :rolleyes:
 
SMSgtRod said:
I wish that everyone would shoot just a primer in your gun. Yes, eyes and ears needed. Then you'll think twice about
having that powderless, primed, round laying around in the house. Primers are quite powerful. Think Fireworks!

When I have to dispose of a hot primed case this is what Sarge does:
1. Pull the bullet
2. Discard the powder.... never reuse..... spread into lawn..... it will bio degrade
2(A) Have a firearm it will fit, Eyes & Ears, fire it off in safe direction. if no firearm, continue to #3.
3. Squirt some oil in the bottom of the case......
4. Let oil sit in case for 3-4 days.... week is fine!
5. Drain oil and swab out a little.
6. Eyes & Ears On, look away from the press, decap the primer.
7. Have a small container of oil, medicine bottle, drop primer in...…...
8. Any other unusable primers, drop them in too. No, not your fired decappings!
9. After my little bottle is about full, I take it to the disposal folks... they do paint, etc.....
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Those are good guidelines.
 
SMSgtRod said:
I wish that everyone would shoot just a primer in your gun. Yes, eyes and ears needed. Then you'll think twice about
having that powderless, primed, round laying around in the house. Primers are quite powerful. Think Fireworks!

When I have to dispose of a hot primed case this is what Sarge does:
1. Pull the bullet
2. Discard the powder.... never reuse..... spread into lawn..... it will bio degrade
2(A) Have a firearm it will fit, Eyes & Ears, fire it off in safe direction. if no firearm, continue to #3.
3. Squirt some oil in the bottom of the case......
4. Let oil sit in case for 3-4 days.... week is fine!
5. Drain oil and swab out a little.
6. Eyes & Ears On, look away from the press, decap the primer.
7. Have a small container of oil, medicine bottle, drop primer in...…...
8. Any other unusable primers, drop them in too. No, not your fired decappings!
9. After my little bottle is about full, I take it to the disposal folks... they do paint, etc.....
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Interesting Sarge, never thought about the danger it still presents. Thanks for posting this. (y)
 
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