What is the proper way to dispose of a firearm that is beyond repair? I purchased a few K-31 "broken stock" rifles a few years back for spare parts and would like to dispose of the barrels and receivers that were not worth salvaging. Thanks in advance.
Disposal Of Damaged Firearms
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mgmorden
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Sell them with full disclosure of any issues. No matter how bad off something is there's ALWAYS somebody else who will buy it.
Mikee Loxxer
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Wow K31's with barrels and receivers not worth salvaging? I think I'm going to cry.
tbutera2112
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toss them in a scrap pile and send to the shredder? thats how we dispose of metal.
Know the feeling! Some looked like they had been exposed to saltwater as the barrels were badly rusted so badly. I ended up with quite a few spare parts (stocks, bolts, triggers, firing pins, etc.,) but it was pretty sad to see them abused this way having survived so many years. i'm not blaming anyone, cause I have no idea where, when or how the damage happened, just saying it probably could have been prevented.
Claude Clay
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maybe from New Orleans.... or of similar ilk.
better things beyond repair than people.
better things beyond repair than people.
Guillermo
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if you have enough of them weld them up into a cool gate or something like that.
Isaac-1
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Around here I know the local Sheriff's department used to handle disposal for people, I don't know if they still do. I know this because I have a friend whose house burned down about 15 years ago, some guns were in the fire and he had the local SD dispose of their remains.
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I would list them on gunbroker start at a buck plus shipping...someone will want them.
Carl Levitian
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I had a family member who let an old single shot stevens shotgun go to rust. Beyond fixing, even trigger mechanisim sized up. Took it fishing with me and dropped it overboard in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Gone forever!
Would they need to be shipped to an FFL? Not sure exactly what part of a gun would require it to be shipped to a FFL.
Guillermo
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the receiver is the "gun"
Legally speaking the barrels are steel tubes
Legally speaking the barrels are steel tubes
Shadow 7D
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There are people who will make wall hangers, others who would rechamber the barrels...
Zundfolge
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Yeah, that's probably considered littering.
If you don't want to sell them, just toss them in the trash ... if they're not restorable its not like some criminal is going to find them at the dump and fix them to use for crime ... If they ARE restorable than sell them, someone will buy.
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He said he bought them TO part out... How can he sell them for parts when they are already stripped?
Try the local PD. OR if your town ever has one of those gun buyback programs, go CASH IN!
Finally, you can look up DEMIL procedures... The ATF says the receiver has to be torch cut in (3?) places. The army uses a machine that chews them up like bubblegum. I think a chop saw would suffice myself... Who wants to bother welding junk back together? Whatever you do, DON'T just chuck them whole... They could be found in the trash, and that could be a problem for you.
Try the local PD. OR if your town ever has one of those gun buyback programs, go CASH IN!
Finally, you can look up DEMIL procedures... The ATF says the receiver has to be torch cut in (3?) places. The army uses a machine that chews them up like bubblegum. I think a chop saw would suffice myself... Who wants to bother welding junk back together? Whatever you do, DON'T just chuck them whole... They could be found in the trash, and that could be a problem for you.
wally
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My wife had a Charter Arms revolver from before we got married. It provided her with years of comfort when things went bump in the night. But once we got married and she started shooting recreationally it didn't hold up.
After checking the cost of replacement parts I decide it wasn't worth bothering with so I stripped the frame, kept the springs and grips, tossed everything but the frame in the trash. The next week I crushed the frame top strap with a sledge hammer and tossed it in the trash.
End of story.
Frozen North
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I had a mosin that was basically cobbled together out of out spec parts. It was truly unusable. I ran a torch through the works. I was worried someone would find it and shoot it. ridiculously loose headspacing and worn bolt lugs (yeah I know) made it very dangerous in my opinion. I killed it all the way to save some dummy's face.
The stock even looked like it was crushed by something.... weird....
The stock even looked like it was crushed by something.... weird....
Appreciate the suggestions. A fellow said he might be interested in getting them to practice gunsmithing skills so he can have them if he has an FFL. If not, my next door neighbor is a LEO so I will check with him on how to dispose of them locally. Thanks again.
Ian Sean
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There are several gunsmithing schools around and outfits like Numrich that will buy old guns. All you can do is call/email.
Old "junkers" have lots of uses. Guys learning the trade can learn to do all kinds of stuff with a junk receiver and barrel.
The last thing I would do is scrap or turn in an old gun to the police for "disposal".
Just my .02
Old "junkers" have lots of uses. Guys learning the trade can learn to do all kinds of stuff with a junk receiver and barrel.
The last thing I would do is scrap or turn in an old gun to the police for "disposal".
Just my .02
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