Can I pull the bullet from a 22LR to use the case to test the firing pin?

[Jeff000]

Cleaning up my old mans 22 I took the bolt apart and cleaned it up. I want to function test it, but don't want to drive an hour to take a single shot, figure just the primer I can shoot in the garage.

Can I do this? how?

 

[HammerHeade]

Do you have a basement room that is fairly sound proof .

Not legal in the citys but....

 

[Jeff000]

I thought about just shooting a round in the basement. No one would notice the sound with the construction around here and the powder actuated tools that are used. But I have a 330 gallon fish tank in the basement and worried about a ricochet. Normally I would just grab the bullet and case with pliers and pull, but worried about the whole rim fire thing, lol.

 

[Steyr1]

Way back when, I used to pull .22 bullets with pliers, dump the powder and insert the empty (still primed)bullet into my .22's chamber (may be difficult depending on fingers, w/out a bullet, the case mouth often hangs up while inserting) just to go 'pop' in my room.
Gotta remember to clean the gun after, lotsa crap from the priming material left in the barrel.

 

[Missing Something]

You can push the bullet back and forth with your fingers until its loose and pull the bullet with fingers or pliers.

 

[haha49]

Yes that can work... 1 bang in a house will go unnoticed if you have a no discharge of ammo in the city bylaw not sure who a primmer only round would fall under it comes down to bylaws but it can work.. some people buy a bullet catch and target shoot in the basement.

 

[rodregier]

For those casually reading this thread, don't hard clamp the base of a live .22LR cartridge case. The priming compound is easy to set off by crushing the base.

It's an interesting legal question if setting off a primed (empty) cartridge case is permissible or not under the Firearm Act.
The Act talks about lawful locations for discharging a firearm, which typically involves an approved range or hunting.
It also implies defense of life under exigent circumstances, but you won't see that explicitly stated,
even though such action is supported by Canadian jurisprudence (and case law).

Normal assumption for discharging a firearm involves chambering and firing a complete cartridge (case, primer and projectile at minimum, usually also includes propellant too).

 

[hometownhero]

If you drop a dictionary on a tile floor form 4 feet it will be louder then a rimfire primer.

 

[fuzzynuts54]

Is firing an empty rimfire case any different than using a hilti gun without a nail?
Btw i used to screw around shooting .22cal air gun pellets out of my rifle with hilti cartridges as the propellant. great for pest's but slow to load.

 

[Steyr1]

Quite likely a person in the next room wouldn't notice it going off.
...Parents never did.
This isn't a centerfire primer, a radio playing at normal volume would help.

As rodreiger mentioned, fingers on the shell, pliers for bullet only. Just twist 'n turn a bit and it ought to pry out in a few seconds.
I'd suggest over a sink or sheet of paper as the ~2 (?) grains of propellant will mostly follow.

 

[silverfoxdj]

I use yellow wall anchors 100 for a few bucks.. at your Home depot to check firing pins. #6 I think

 

[Blastattack]

Why not use a hilti cartridge? It has been mentioned earlier. It is in practice a .22 blank.

 

[canadaman30]

why not just take a once fired empty case and test with that. You'll see a dent in the case if all is well. Just make sure you don't line up the dent in the case with the firing pin, you'll then see the second dent in case.

 

[islandkent]

why not just take a once fired empty case and test with that. You'll see a dent in the case if all is well. Just make sure you don't line up the dent in the case with the firing pin, you'll then see the second dent in case.

Yeah is their any reason why this can't be done?

 

[Magellann]

I don't see any reason why not.

 

[rodregier]

The charm of using the fired case is that it would be difficult for the Crown to argue legalties about discharge of a firearm at an unauthorized location.

Just keep in mind that a fired case will have expanded a bit and so will be fussy to chamber again.

Of course, you can never find a fired case when you need one :-(

 

[Dad003]

colibri ammo in .22lr , no powder , no bang !

 

[Kayser Sose]

One can hold the cartridge in the hand and wrench out the slug with a needlenose pliers easy enough.

Chamber the case, stick the muzzle in your laundry hamper and pull the trigger. *actually I use the toe of my boot, and I'd check to see if I ignited anything in the laundry hamper*

I use these for dry fire practice, thing is I need to replace them frequently. Which I'm ok with.

 

[Kayser Sose]

...and if you're worried about discharge bylaws:

I've also just heated the primed case on the stove in a pan with another pan on top. BANG! lol

The covering pan (cast iron, for the win) muffles the bang well enough and keeps the case from flying around.

Be sure to wash your pan before cooking with it, and don't use them plastic covered/'teflon' pans.

 

[Johnny G1]

Just tape a pop bottle on the barrel and you can shoot all day, totally quiets the sound. Its not a 50 cal.