Making .22lr rounds inert?

LoadIt · October 25, 2006, 02:19 PM

Hey there, I have a handfull of .22lr rounds that are bad. I had a faulty magazine and the rounds jammed so bad that the brass got dented. No way to shoot them so I was wondering how to deactivate the primers. The bullets are still loaded. Right now I have them soaking in a zip-lok baggie that I sprayed penetrating oil into. Think this will work? I really don't want to just toss live rounds into the trash.

spacemanspiff · October 25, 2006, 02:21 PM

pull the bullets, dump the powder.

LoadIt · October 25, 2006, 02:27 PM

How do I go about pulling bullets on rimfires?

Clayfish · October 25, 2006, 03:52 PM

With little effort you can do it wiht your bare hands. With one hand hold the casing between your thumb and forefinger and with the other grasp the bullet and push perpendicular firmly and slowly. The bullet will slide out of the casing. Clean the penetrating oil off first or this will be hard to do.

hazrd · October 25, 2006, 05:31 PM

maybe its just me, but that is what I did back in high school looking for a way to light stuff on fire in the yard, (oops, there go my eyebrows, and other fun gunpowder stories)

While I may be a polluter, I am a fan of dropping them in the ocean while on a nice fishing trip....its an excuse to go fishing too.

PointOneSeven · October 26, 2006, 12:43 AM

How much damage can a non-chambered round do in the back of a trash truck? We're talking no oomph behind it at all. It'll be more dangerous to fool with it than to throw it out. You've done your part (oil), now toss them!

Travismaine · October 26, 2006, 12:49 AM

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How much damage can a non-chambered round do in the back of a trash truck? We're talking no oomph behind it at all. It'll be more dangerous to fool with it than to throw it out. You've done your part (oil), now toss them!

I could kill somebody. While there is not a big chance of this it COULD. Rule # 1 be safe..

Travis

tINY · October 26, 2006, 02:26 AM

I usually dospose of my defective 22 rounds in the camp fire.

just keep you safety glasses on and make sure there is a good ring of stones around the pit.

-tINY

LoadIt · October 26, 2006, 11:13 AM

Campfire?!

Wholey Crap. Maybe I'll just find a nice roll-off dumpster and do a "drive-by".

AngusPodgorney · October 26, 2006, 06:48 PM

You could always bury them.

firechicken · October 26, 2006, 07:18 PM

I'd just toss 'em. A while back, I was at an outdoor range early in the morning while one of the workers was cleaning up the range. Picking up trash, and burning it it 55 gal barrels. I heard several rounds cook off (mostly 22LR I'm sure). They sounded like firecrackers. No big deal. No way for the rounds to make much pressure without a chamber and barrel (rifle or pistol barrel, not trash barrel

). The worker acted like it was very "normal", and was not concerned. He did about crap his pants when I fired my first round of the day (full power 44 Mag). I think I caught him by suprise.

XavierBreath · October 26, 2006, 07:46 PM

A can of automatic transmission fluid works. Drop them in, the fluid seeps in between the bullet and casing.

jaysouth · October 28, 2006, 01:11 AM

Lay them on something hard and hit them one at a time with a hammer, heavier the better. Wear ear protection.

Or, simply throw them in the trash.

Diggers · October 28, 2006, 01:49 AM

The box o truth had something about ammo cooking off. They shot mags full of .223 and AK ammo to see if it could stop a round. Nope it couldn't

but it did cook a few off. The bullet just gets pushed out as does the primer and the powder then just burns off.

Of course there was another hole in the case also.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot9.htm

mrawesome22 · October 28, 2006, 02:11 AM

Throw them in a fire. Watch the fireworks. It's pretty entertaining. If you've ever thrown limestone rocks in a fire, it has about the same effect. Don't stand near the fire though.

Skeet69 · October 28, 2006, 08:06 AM

Just bury them! (easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.)

Baphomet · October 30, 2006, 04:04 PM

Last time I had several boxes of ammo to get rid of, my local police station was kind enough to take them off my hands.

Nowhere near as exciting as dumping them in a campfire, I admit, but effective nonetheless. Just a thought.

wilsoncqb/steyrTE · November 4, 2006, 06:43 PM

if your scared of em just go to local shooting range and they usually have a bin for it.

October 25, 2006, 02:19 PM	#1
LoadIt Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 269	Making .22lr rounds inert? Hey there, I have a handfull of .22lr rounds that are bad. I had a faulty magazine and the rounds jammed so bad that the brass got dented. No way to shoot them so I was wondering how to deactivate the primers. The bullets are still loaded. Right now I have them soaking in a zip-lok baggie that I sprayed penetrating oil into. Think this will work? I really don't want to just toss live rounds into the trash.

October 25, 2006, 02:21 PM	#2
spacemanspiff Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2002 Location: alaska Posts: 3,498	pull the bullets, dump the powder. __________________ "Every man alone is sincere; at the entrance of a second person hypocrisy begins." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." - Soren Kierkegaard

October 25, 2006, 05:31 PM	#5
hazrd Member Join Date: August 26, 2006 Location: MD Posts: 20	hands? maybe its just me, but that is what I did back in high school looking for a way to light stuff on fire in the yard, (oops, there go my eyebrows, and other fun gunpowder stories) While I may be a polluter, I am a fan of dropping them in the ocean while on a nice fishing trip....its an excuse to go fishing too.

October 26, 2006, 06:48 PM	#10
AngusPodgorney Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2004 Location: DelaWHERE? Posts: 514	You could always bury them. __________________ Gunstock 2007 coming soon!

October 26, 2006, 07:46 PM	#12
XavierBreath Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2002 Location: North Louisiana Posts: 2,800	A can of automatic transmission fluid works. Drop them in, the fluid seeps in between the bullet and casing. __________________ Xavier's Blog

October 25, 2006, 02:27 PM	#3
LoadIt Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 269	How do I go about pulling bullets on rimfires?

October 25, 2006, 03:52 PM	#4
Clayfish Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 953	With little effort you can do it wiht your bare hands. With one hand hold the casing between your thumb and forefinger and with the other grasp the bullet and push perpendicular firmly and slowly. The bullet will slide out of the casing. Clean the penetrating oil off first or this will be hard to do.

October 26, 2006, 12:43 AM	#6
PointOneSeven Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2006 Posts: 579	How much damage can a non-chambered round do in the back of a trash truck? We're talking no oomph behind it at all. It'll be more dangerous to fool with it than to throw it out. You've done your part (oil), now toss them!

October 26, 2006, 02:26 AM	#8
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,589	I usually dospose of my defective 22 rounds in the camp fire. just keep you safety glasses on and make sure there is a good ring of stones around the pit. -tINY

October 26, 2006, 11:13 AM	#9
LoadIt Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 269	Campfire?! Wholey Crap. Maybe I'll just find a nice roll-off dumpster and do a "drive-by".

October 26, 2006, 07:18 PM	#11
firechicken Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2006 Location: Savannah, MO Posts: 224	I'd just toss 'em. A while back, I was at an outdoor range early in the morning while one of the workers was cleaning up the range. Picking up trash, and burning it it 55 gal barrels. I heard several rounds cook off (mostly 22LR I'm sure). They sounded like firecrackers. No big deal. No way for the rounds to make much pressure without a chamber and barrel (rifle or pistol barrel, not trash barrel ). The worker acted like it was very "normal", and was not concerned. He did about crap his pants when I fired my first round of the day (full power 44 Mag). I think I caught him by suprise.

October 28, 2006, 01:11 AM	#13
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 787	Lay them on something hard and hit them one at a time with a hammer, heavier the better. Wear ear protection. Or, simply throw them in the trash.

October 28, 2006, 01:49 AM	#14
Diggers Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2005 Posts: 366	The box o truth had something about ammo cooking off. They shot mags full of .223 and AK ammo to see if it could stop a round. Nope it couldn't but it did cook a few off. The bullet just gets pushed out as does the primer and the powder then just burns off. Of course there was another hole in the case also. http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot9.htm

October 28, 2006, 02:11 AM	#15
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Throw them in a fire. Watch the fireworks. It's pretty entertaining. If you've ever thrown limestone rocks in a fire, it has about the same effect. Don't stand near the fire though.

October 28, 2006, 08:06 AM	#16
Skeet69 Member Join Date: September 2, 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 48	Just bury them! (easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.)

October 30, 2006, 04:04 PM	#17
Baphomet Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2006 Posts: 262	Last time I had several boxes of ammo to get rid of, my local police station was kind enough to take them off my hands. Nowhere near as exciting as dumping them in a campfire, I admit, but effective nonetheless. Just a thought.

November 4, 2006, 06:43 PM	#18
wilsoncqb/steyrTE Junior Member Join Date: June 11, 2006 Posts: 5	if your scared of em just go to local shooting range and they usually have a bin for it.