Disposing of defective ammo?

[Guest AeroEngrSoftDevMBA]

I have some 38 special rounds (just a few) that are defective. They are factory. They have a defect at the bottom of the round that prevents them from fully seating in the chamber of my SP-101 and therefore they prevent the cylinder from rotating. The good rounds have an indentation at the bottom, but on the defective rounds it's as if he indentation is reversed and is actually jutting out. Extra material. Anyway, what is the proper was to dispose of these rounds?

[TripleDigitRide]

You can use a Bullet Puller ( http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseProducts.aspx?t=82579&pageNum=0&tabId=1&categoryId=19947&categoryString=9315***731***8606 ), or take them to your local gunsmith. They will rid them for you.

[I_Like_Pie]

Just bury them in the back yard...if it is somewhere that gets rain it will not take long for them to foul out.

They will NOT accidentally go off.

[Schadenfreude]

How many of these do you have?

[Guest AeroEngrSoftDevMBA]

There were three total from a box of 50. I left them at the range.

[Guest canynracer]

There were three total from a box of 50. I left them at the range.

Perfect!

[Guest AeroEngrSoftDevMBA]

Perfect!

I'm not sure if the highlight is intended to imply that I stupidly left them laying around or that I did the right thing. The problem with written text is it's hard to detect sarcasm.

To be clear, I left them with the rangemaster who said he'd dispose of them.

[John Wall]

This is the best reason to INSPECT your carry ammo!

I use a chamber gauge, available from Midway. The chamber gauge is a little below minimum chamber specs.

If it will go in the gauge, it WILL go in the gun.

Great post.

BTW, ALL U.S. military ammo is chamber gauged! IT HAS TO WORK.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Not sure how true it is. Someone who knows, please confirm ...

I was told that if you put ammo in oil, it will neutralize the primer.

[Guest c.a.s.]

Not sure how true it is. Someone who knows, please confirm ...

I was told that if you put ammo in oil, it will neutralize the primer.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm

It's been tested.

[TnShooter83]

If you do bury it. Make sure no one will likely ever dig there for a long time.

Edited July 24, 2008 by TnShooter83

[SpacemanSpiff]

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm

It's been tested.

Thanks for posting that!