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

put a fired case in with the untouched rim in line with the firing pin and pull the trigger, there should be an indent if everything is working.
 
with out the bullet in the case they don't like to line up with the chamber if you put the bullet back in and fire it check the barrel after. I have had them stick in the barrel when fired with just the primer.
 
Not sure if you have pulled a bullet yet, pretty easy to do, just don't use any tools to hold the casing, and do wear protective eyewear just in case. Often target 22 ammo is a lot easier to pull apart than typical bulk ammo. Usually you can do it with your fingers just by working the bullet back and forth a bit. I have pulled several as I use the bullets to slug the barrels.
 
canadaman30 said:
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.
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This is a better idea for basement testing I would think.
 
When we worked on our basement and put up the the metal framing, we used a .22 cal hammer activated nail gun. We used blanks. So I'm pretty sure no one outside your house will ever hear that primer go off.
 
Some real dumb mother f()(kers on this thread. Some good sense but a bunch of sh!t advice. I'm especially looking at you 9 toes. Insert shaking head emoticon.
 
If the chamber's tight you can use a fired rimfire case to test your firing pin. My when I had a free-pistol I kept a used case with a bit of cleaning patch stuffed in it, and would drop the firing pin on the used case (not always on the unused part of the rim) for the purpose of easing the springs.

In reality there's SO little priming compound in a .22 case that it's not at all loud or dangerous to pull the bullet (hand on the case, pliers on the bullet) and (if you're worried cover your eyes and ears, and wear gloves) point the case opening away from you and scratch around inside with nail or straightened out paper clip until the tiny little bit of primer discharges. If you think that's too risky, pull the bullet, fill the case with water or oil and wait a week or so, and then scrub the priming compound out.

But - seriously - the primer in a .22 case is nearly nothing.
 
bobtodrick said:
Gee, I don'tknow about that.
I dropped my copy of Websters on the floor and that DVD made hardly any sound at all!! ;-)
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Hahaha thas funny. Ya if sound levels are the concern here a good fart will hide the pop. Seriously, ive done it many times and here are some honest comparrisons.... a clap of the hands, dropping the toilet seat, those christmas poppers with a toy inside, slamming a cupboard door, snapping a belt, a real good towel whip, smacking a paper bag or smacking a book with a ruler. Stomping on a tetra juice box or popping a balloon is much louder. Edit.. Smacking a paper bag would belong in the "louder than" category as well.
 
A phone book will stop a low velocity 22 like the CBees or the Quiets and capture the bullet and cant even be heard outside a room... dont shoot the gun in the basement tho even though nobody would hear or know its against the law
 
slipper said:
Some real dumb mother f()(kers on this thread. Some good sense but a bunch of sh!t advice. I'm especially looking at you 9 toes. Insert shaking head emoticon.
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and your answer to the question is?????

Insults serve no purpose
 
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