How do you dispose of Rimfire ammo?

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Drop it off at the local LEO station. They get that stuff all the time and can properly dispose of it. I did like the designated squib bucket idea then the range can dump it. My range does not have such a bucket...
 
You would actually spend the time and use gas to drop off some dud rounds at the police station???
 
Look they get buckets of old junk guns and ammo every year and if he is so worried about how to get rid of it I offered a suggestion that would work and be legal. I don't think I would sweat one or two but if I had to get rid of the range bucket full of squibs well maybe. Why not ?are you afraid of the LEO's?

And think about it you hammer someone for doing it right? What happens when he comes back with a 50 bmg? Wait don't tell me for that you'd all volunteer to spit shine that sucker and use it right?
 
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throw it in the dud bucket. if your range doesn't have a dud bucket, then you should lobby for some to be provided or provide them yourself.

Typically the dud bucket will be a steel ammo can w/lid. Inside the can put a few inches of dry sand. If you want to get really fancy, drill a 3/4" hole in the lid.
 
The .22LR I find at the range that looks good I shoot. If it doesn't I just push it off the table and sweep it up with the rest of the brass. On the slim chance it goes pop outside it won't hurt anything.

Larger stuff goes into the dud bucket, unless it looks factory than I shoot it.
 
Look they get buckets of old junk guns and ammo every year and if he is so worried about how to get rid of it I offered a suggestion that would work and be legal. I don't think I would sweat one or two but if I had to get rid of the range bucket full of squibs well maybe. Why not ?are you afraid of the LEO's?

And think about it you hammer someone for doing it right? What happens when he comes back with a 50 bmg? Wait don't tell me for that you'd all volunteer to spit shine that sucker and use it right?
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I might try to shoot a 50 BMG misfire if I owned such a gun. This reminds me of razor blades placed in apples for trick or treaters by some sicko.... every where I look it is conspiracy these days. :D :D

As a matter of fact, I was at a police station today. Forgot to take my dud 22 rounds with me because I left them at the range. Oh well, guess I'll save up and wait for the next trip. Great idea. :D
 
Hi.... I've got six rounds of .38 sp. in a bag that are so coroded I don't want to touch them even with gloves on.

Where can I throw them? Should I just chuck them in the woods?
 
Just trash the dang thing. Apparently most people have never seen what happens when a bullet goes off without a barrel. It barely pops out of the cartridge, without enough force to do any damage. In fact they burned several thousand rounds of ammo to test this. When the rounds cooked off they went just a few inches. Anything short of .50 BMG poses NO risk.
 
I guess I'm not alone....
I did not write any of the following:

How do I legally dispose of ammunition?
Sweeny Police | FAQ
NEVER throw ammunition (bullets or shotgun shells) in the garbage. There are two ways to properly dispose of ammunition. You may relinquish it to the police department, you may relinquish it to a registered firearms dealer, or you may relinquish it to a gun shop.

Gentlemen,
We are settling my brothers estate. The local dealer accepted consignment of plus twenty guns. He refused the forty pounds of ammunition in the storage locker.
What can or should we do with this ammunition? Sell? Donate?I don't believe we can ship it, certainly not by mail.

Wayne,

Your dealer most likely refused the ammo due to potential liability issues. He has no idea how the ammo was stored and does not want to assume any risk should a purchaser have a problem with it.

I'd suggest that you contact a local shooting club to see if they have any interest in it. If not, call your local police department. They should have some way of disposing of the ammo for you.

You certainly can ship the ammo if you like. UPS Ground works well. Be sure that you require an adult signature for delivery since anyone receiving ammo must be at least 18 years of age.

Best regards,

Doug




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What's the right way to dispose of live ammo?
Is there a right way to dispose of a couple boxes of unspent 9mm rounds? The problem is that I sold the gun to a pawnshop 10 years ago when I no longer wanted one in the house, but of course, could not figure out what to do with everything that accompanies handgun ownership, (cleaning kit, hideout holster and ammo) so it just went into a cardboard box to be forgotten for 10 years.
Had I been thinking at the time I should have gone out to the firing range one last time and shot it all of for free.....but didn't.
I did not at the time {or now}wan't to just throw it in the trash, someone could find them, use them in a homicide and the casingswould be covered in my prints(not good even though I don't have a record! )
And there's the fact that they are 10 years old and the gunpowder could be getting unsafe, sogiving them away to said firing range for the propriertor's personal use, well might be unsafe.
Any suggestions?
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call you local law enforcement agency, I’m sure they would take them off your hand, or tell you who could.
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AmmoFilter: My wife found a box of old remington .38 ammunition while going through some boxes. They are at least 25 years old, given to her by a boyfriend when she moved out west a quarter of a century ago. She and I do not have any guns. How should we properly dispose of this ammunition?
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You can take them to your nearest police department. I suggest you call first.
posted by furtive at 10:53 AM on October 23, 2005
 
Dude, it's a freakin' .22 round. Burn it, trash it or hit it with a freakin' hammer. It's silly threads like this that make me question posting here.
 
Rtpzwms, you're not alone. Many have this concern and they are usually folks that do not shoot guns. It is the "green" that is infecting the whole country beyond any common sense.

How do I dispose of paint? I frequently have dumpsters on jobs and just pour it out onto absorbent materials and let it dry. Empty cans are not an issue. This makes little sense when you compare just chunking the partially full can in the trash versus dumping it onto the same trash so you do not break hazardous waste disposal guidelines.
 
22-rimfire It really was not my concern, I was responding to an OP that seemingly picked up a round went home and took the time to make a post on THR. In my second post I expressed that I would not have a problem with it. But some people just feel better if someone "official" handles things. If this solution works for them great. Personally I picked up a 12 gauge shell yesterday that has no signs of a firing pin strike. I'll likely wipe it down check it closely, then watch out little birdie.

By the time I posted the offering most had repeated the same old thing and were seemingly stuck on repeat IMO. So I offered a new solution that had not been given. So many times we read the same thing and someone offering something out of the norm gets quite a reaction. I think its funny they offer no support for their argument, just like to belittle someone who can think and at least try to defend a point made.

I do like the idea of a squib bucket and I'm wondering why the range I use does not have one. Since its a membership range I will be asking if someone has more information.

And for paint disposal I've done the same thing it doesn't make sense to me but I'm sure if I do some digging I'll find out why. And think of the hoops we go through for lead paint removal! We do that for paint in a house and now in CA you can't use any lead in large areas for hunting. What will be next? Any way thanks for your voice of reason.:)
 
If you don't know what happens to a round if it explodes outside of a gun (I didn't) it isn't a silly or stupid question. I have followed this thread because I also want to know what can happen and that my disposal method isn't going to hurt someone on down the waste stream. I think I now have my answer, thanks to all who took the time to seriously address the original question.
 
Hi.... I've got six rounds of .38 sp. in a bag that are so coroded I don't want to touch them even with gloves on.
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First I don't think the tarnishing (corrosion-copper oxide, I believe) is going to hurt you if you touch them. (Lead oxide is white and would be on the lead bullet.) Second, if you are concerned, I would pull the bullets with a pair of pliers and dump the powder rendering the round inert except for the primer which can be punched out from the inside. But I don't worry about the disposal concern when you are dealing with a few rounds to a few hundred rounds. If an old case is set off outside a chamber which holds it tightly, the brass case splits almost instantly and the bullet will not travel very far nor will it have much energy. A 5-gallon bucket should stop any round that went off.
 
California, that says it all. Sorry I couldn't help myself.

And there's the fact that they are 10 years old and the gunpowder could be getting unsafe, sogiving them away to said firing range for the propriertor's personal use, well might be unsafe.
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Why would it be unsafe after 10 years? I've got 8mm rounds made back in the 1930's that shoot just fine.
 
Such a long long thread with such a simple question and an even simpler answer.

Just throw the darn thing in the trash!
 
A lot of the posts in this thread aren't very high road.

i stick dud 22 rounds nosedown into the ground, and let nature take it's course. If i had a bunch of ammo, I'd dig a big hole and forget about it.
 
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