How do you safely disable a round?
- Thread starter jtaylor67
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wow, without the proper tool i dont think you can. i know as a kid i would take .22 lr and gently tap the lead down till i could pull it out and then empty the powder then smack the case with the hammer then "bang". i lived in the country so had to find ways to entertain myself. oh did i mention i was a little dumb back then. but back to the ?, theres a tool you can buy that you put the round in and then with a few taps it seperates the load from the brass. im not sure if it works with rimfire though. its called a "bullet puller"
Wrong Way
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Your range should have a box for these...but if you need to do it yourself, it is very easy with a rimfire. Hold the bullet with a pair of pliers, grab the case with your fingers and fold it over, The lead bullet will pull out no prob.
BrotherRockeye
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we used to pull the bullets out,lay the cases down,then light the powder and "race" the brass across the shop floor.
The right "powder pour" was key
The right "powder pour" was key
Farlsincharge
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Did you fully clean your new gun before shooting it? Check your firing pin.
That works like 50% of the time, if not just pop them open empty the powder onto a rock and light it on fire. It is rather disappointing.
I did not clean it before use. I didn't realize that I needed to. I compared the faulty rounds to spent cases, and it looked like the depth & position of the pin strike was consistent.
It was only the Federal ammo that was giving me problems. I shot about 80 rounds of cheap Winchester Wildcats without a single dud.
the torch stunt seems a little dangerous, did you lead the lead in or take em out
limit time
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we used to pull the bullets out,lay the cases down,then light the powder and "race" the brass across the shop floor.
The right "powder pour" was key
looks like I'm having a fun filled Sunday
after church that is
#1bcshooter
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Get yourself a Gevarm rifle . If the duds don't go off after going through a Gevarm they never will .
That might be bad cause if some don't go off and someone else makes a fire there and then they go off.Happened to me one scared the #### out of me.
Shouldn't use an impact type bullet puller for this. Notwithstanding that the collet that holds the bullet is way too big even the bullet puller instructions warn not to try to use it for rimfire because the bullet in question is held by the rim. Striking the puller on the hard surface could (would?) cause the cartridge to discharge making a nice little contained explosion that would either shatter the tubing or blow right back in your face. The former might look pretty cool but in either case I'm thinking major league owie.
I pull rimfire loads by holding the bullet in a vise and then waggling the brass gently but firmly in different directions until it slides free of the bullet- much as a dentist would pull a tooth. Then either kill the primer with a drop of oil or drop it in a jar of oil or give it a whack. Haven't blown anything up or maimed myself yet.
Uh oh, but here's a good reply...
Excellent comment. Here's it put another way:
And as for this:
They do land somewhere, you know....
And from someone I like to listen to:
Good advice, esp when you have a bolt-action rifle...after all:
And, random comment on this:
Yea, with Kevlar!
Just kidding...
