My sister in-law just dropped off a box an a half winchester 9mm. Her new boyfriend gave it to her to give to me saying he no longer owned a 9mm. The ammo in the full box is fine, no cracks, mold, etc. The half filled boxed is a mess. The ammo is covered in mold. Apparently this is the ammo he kept in magazine for X number of years. How do I get rid of the mold covered ammo? I am thinking of just drilling a hole into each case and dumping out the powder.
Disposing of bad ammo
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I would NOT try drilling live ammo.
Wipe off the outside,use some steel wool if real nasty. anything not very corroded should be ok to fire. Any that fail to fire or that have heavy corrision should be pulled.
If you don't have a puller most ranges have a "dud" box
Wipe off the outside,use some steel wool if real nasty. anything not very corroded should be ok to fire. Any that fail to fire or that have heavy corrision should be pulled.
If you don't have a puller most ranges have a "dud" box
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Put it in a jar, or can, filled with oil. Seal the lid. Put it in the trash.
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+1 on Soaking in Motor Oil. Or just take it to the Police Station....
Greysand
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The oil will not kill the rounds immediately. Or perminently. Once it dries out the primers and most of the powder will come back to life. (years) but more importantly the rounds will still be live when they hit whatever kind of compactor you city uses. And they will now be surrounded by greasy shrapnel.
Your city may have some kind of ordenance against throughing away live ammo anyway.
Best way to get rid of em IMO is to pull em. Or find someone that reloads and have them tumbled for a while. The tumbler should make em clean enough to shoot. You can bring some really crummy ammo back to life with a little work. Or just drop em by the cop shop.
Your city may have some kind of ordenance against throughing away live ammo anyway.
Best way to get rid of em IMO is to pull em. Or find someone that reloads and have them tumbled for a while. The tumbler should make em clean enough to shoot. You can bring some really crummy ammo back to life with a little work. Or just drop em by the cop shop.
qajaq59
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Give your local police a call and they might do it for you. I don't know about the other states but in CT you can take it to the police dept and they will have the state police dispose of it. At our county range in Florida they will also dispose of live ammo if needed. I suggest that you not toss it in the trash, as it may be retrieved by a child before the oil disables it.
Mannlicher
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brush them clean, and shoot them up. Nothing could be easier.
Archie
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Wipe down and shoot.
Other than cosmetics, there's nothing wrong with it. Just to be safe, I'd shoot it up in practise rather than keep it for my carry gun or home defense.
You can even tumble the stuff for a brief period without incident. All you have to do is get enough gunk off for the rounds to chamber.
If you're in the Southern California area, give it to me; I'll shoot it up.
Other than cosmetics, there's nothing wrong with it. Just to be safe, I'd shoot it up in practise rather than keep it for my carry gun or home defense.
You can even tumble the stuff for a brief period without incident. All you have to do is get enough gunk off for the rounds to chamber.
If you're in the Southern California area, give it to me; I'll shoot it up.
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