Damaged Shells

[dueyferg]

A friend of mine gave me a big box of assorted 12 gauge shells. I went through them and sorted the bad from the good, and by bad I mean damaged and not safe for firing. The question is, how should I get rid of them?

Thanks.

 

[RSVP2RIP]

Trash is a good place. Seriously, there isn't anything bad that can come of throwing them in the trash, as long as you don't have garbage pickers that shoot. You can always cut the tops off with a razor knife and separate the shot from the rest but that is your call.

 

[oneounceload]

cut the hulls open with a pvc pipe cutter, salvage the components, put the powder in your flower garden

 

[ArmedBear]

Toss the steel shot, use the lead shot to season a big pot of chili, and the powder and primers to blow up your neighbors' cars.

Seriously, lead shot is not cheap. Save it if you can, separated by shot size.

 

[AULefty]

You might check with your County Sheriff, around here they'll take them and give them to Forensic Science.

 

[chevyforlife21]

i wouldnt just throw them in the trash if something comes into contact with the primer it will ignite the shell. i have stuck them in wet dirt a few inches under the ground before that seem sto be pretty safe i would think the moisture would keep the shell from ever going off. i have used this on only .22s though.

 

[TomADC]

cut the hulls open with a pvc pipe cutter, salvage the components, put the powder in your flower garden [/img]

Yep powder turns things green. Save the brass with the primer and next time out pop them in the gun and toss them in the trash.
If its lead shot and you reload thats a plus, if not put it in a can and mark it "Shot size #X Free" and leave it out at the range.

 

[RSVP2RIP]

i wouldnt just throw them in the trash if something comes into contact with the primer it will ignite the shell.

It takes alot of force at a high velocity to do that. The compactor in a garbage truck wouldn't do it. If it did happen somehow, there would be no barrel to contain the gasses and the shell would just pop open without much velocity. It might hurt someoine if it hit them in the eye only, and with the compactor containing the whole thing, it would never happen. It would be more dangerous to put a half empty spray paint can in the trash.