Disposal of inoperative shotgun

[david58]

I have an old 20ga bolt action shotgun that I would like to dispose of. It is inoperable, I have no desire to repair it, and to me the stock isn't even worth firewood for the trouble to take the thing apart.

How do I dispose of this relic?

David
NM

 

[1KPerDay]

Throw it in the trash. If you’re worried about someone trying to use it, saw the receiver in half first.

 

[1KPerDay]

Or take it to your local police station, leave it in your car, and ask them what they want you do to with it. They’ll probably say bring it in and they’ll throw it on the pile of guns to be destroyed.

 

[mm93]

Take it to a gun show and give it away. Doubt it will take much work to get somebody who wants it for free. They might want some parts off it.

 

[Double_J]

Contact Numerich (gunparts.com) and see if they want it. Otherwise give it away at a gun show or have the police dispose of it.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Post it in the Trading Post as "Free to good home."

 

[rust collector]

One man's trash is another man's treasure. We have ruptured barrels that we use as learning aids in hunter safety courses. Someone could probably use the bolt, magazine and possibly small parts from the gun, and they can be shipped for small cost. A nearby dealer might take it off your hands for a bit of store credit.

 

[entropy]

Numrich. They will pay you for it, or at least cover the shipping to them, and you can 'pay it forward' and somebody else's family heirloom gets to carry on being some kid's first shotgun.

 

[rust collector]

Because this is the legal section, here's the prescribed procedure for turning a firearm into something else. Note that inoperability is not enough.
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/how-properly-destroy-firearms

 

[MEHavey]

I read the ATF circular above and (gawd help me) began to laugh. *
(good grief Charley Brown)

Were it me (and I'm not you)
And I'm not a lawyer (worse yet not your lawyer)
I'd take a sledgehammer to the receiver and mangle it beyond any semblance of recovery






* but thank you Rust -- I needed that to start the day

 

[bearcreek]

How do I dispose of this relic?

Hang it up on the wall somewhere.

 

[rust collector]

The issue becomes more dire in jurisdictions seeking to impose a safe storage requirement on firearms owners. In such jurisdictions, one might be prosecuted for tossing a firearm in the trash or hanging on the wall.

 

[bearcreek]

The issue becomes more dire in jurisdictions seeking to impose a safe storage requirement on firearms owners. In such jurisdictions, one might be prosecuted for tossing a firearm in the trash or hanging on the wall.

That would be a potential issue if the gun were operable and a minor had access to it (assuming the OP's location, NM, is accurate). If an inoperable firearm is secured to a wall, he/she wouldn't be violating NM's safe storage law. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/23 Regular/bills/house/HB0009.html Could even weld a couple of attachment points/hooks directly to the gun so it literally couldn't be removed from the wall without tools.

 

[Wildfan99]

Post what it is with pictures, and offer to part it out.
I'm sure someone will be glad to help you out.

 

[AlexanderA]

Save it for the next local "gun buyback" event.

 

[s4s4u]

Maybe go "fishing" with it?

 

[s4s4u]

Save it for the next local "gun buyback" event.

I have this Davis 32 ACP that basically was thrown into a deal for another pistol to get free shipping. I have about $30 into it. It functions fine, but I have no use for it. I have been saving it for a buyback but they never have them around here.

 

[The Old Redneck]

They have gun buy backs in some towns. Several old traders have made a nice profit from worthless junk. Makes the seller and buyer happy. Saves good guns Hopefully.

 

[KevininPa]

What model? I've actually been looking at 20g bolt actions.

 

[Bwana John]

Sounds like a good candidate for a plugged muzzle safety lesson, a gun store I used to frequent had a wall display of guns with barrels that were plugged then shot causing the barrel to split and banana peel.

 

[WestKentucky]

I have this Davis 32 ACP that basically was thrown into a deal for another pistol to get free shipping. I have about $30 into it. It functions fine, but I have no use for it. I have been saving it for a buyback but they never have them around here.

Which Davis? Derringer or semi?

 

[KevininPa]

Sounds like a good candidate for a plugged muzzle safety lesson, a gun store I used to frequent had a wall display of guns with barrels that were plugged then shot causing the barrel to split and banana peel.
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That's just nutz!

 

[MEHavey]

...guns with barrels that were plugged then shot causing the barrel to split and banana peel.

A destroyed barrel does not a destroyed firearm make....
Only a destroyed serial-numbered receiver does that.

 

[bearcreek]

Because this is the legal section, here's the prescribed procedure for turning a firearm into something else. Note that inoperability is not enough.
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/how-properly-destroy-firearms

I wonder how this works with the rules about defacing the serial number?

 

[243winxb]

How do I dispose of this relic?

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/sell-your-parts

Info can be found at link.

Or turn in to local police? Call them first. Do not walk in with a gun in plain view.