Disposing of ammo?

I'm cleaning up and have come across numerous partial boxes of questionable ammo.
Some are factory partials that came with a gun, some are someone elses reloads, and some I have no idea where I got.
How do you dispose of live ammo that you don't want?

Broadbill

I think the best idea would be to throw them into a campfire, or maybe give them to the neighborhood kids to play with.

haha but seriously, I would say maybe get one of those bullet pullers and then dispose of the individual parts.

If it looks safe, I shoot it.

However, if that's not the case then I usually pull it apart with a bullet puller and dispose of it that way (pitch the powder, case and bullet can be reloaded if they're OK).

If you don't have a puller then I've heard guys soak them in some old oil to make sure they're "dead" then pitch them.

My brother found a bag of ammunition in a used car he bought last year. Didn't look safe to shoot it so I stopped by the local police station and gave it to a detective. No paper to fill out or anything. They'll dispose of it for you.

Yes, they will dispose of it for you, They will take it home and shoot it.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

that is extremely unsafe! you should send it all to me and i will safely dispose of it.

soak it in motor oil for a few days, then toss. that's what the police do.

Motor oil will not render it safe.

Wouldn't you want a light penetrating oil for that? I don't even know if that would render ammunition safe, but at least it would penetrate to the propellant and primer, which I don't think motor oil will do in a couple of days.

Unless it has been water logged shoot it, or give to someone who will.

Many rounds are fired that are over 50 years old , with safety.

Water on the other hand, can do bad things to powder.