Am I the only one who sees this as stupid?

Yeah, another one for "not stupid". I've done it. It's a good way to check things if you can't safely shoot it somewhere. I don't do it indoors though. Things can still get messy.
 
jpcbird said:
This could result in an extra hole in your bullet puller. Also one in your table. One in your foot if it was under said table. And a hard to explain one in your floor! You can always hide the puller and cover the table hole with a plant, and wear shoes. But the wife will notice the new throw rug.
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An unsupported cartridge will not likely make a hole in anything, I certainly doubt it would go through a table AND a floor. Might pop the hammer, that's about it.
 
I have never done this my self but I can not see playing around with a round by removing the powder woud be a safe idea. Even with the powder removed the cartridge will still have enough energy from the primer to leave the barrel and possibly hut someone/something. It is a better idea not to do this and instead just buy dummy rounds. This is how many people end up getting hurt and set a bad example for the rest of the firearms community.

Keep it legal.
 
Holy Nannymod!

How is an empty but primed 22lr case, as stated by the OP, be dangerous? How will a snapcap show a firing pin hit?

What is illegal about popping an empty case?
 
pharaoh2 said:
I never intended you to think I was refering to rimfires. I wouldn't call a .22 LR a miniature hand grenade. ;)
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It is a thread about removing the head from a 22LR :D
just did not want him using a kinetic hammer for the wrong type of shells is all.
What would be the definition of a miniature hand grenade?
A small amount of explosive material enclosed in a metal case?:)

joe-nwt said:
An unsupported cartridge will not likely make a hole in anything, I certainly doubt it would go through a table AND a floor. Might pop the hammer, that's about it.
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I only said it could. The cartidge is supported and held firmly by the hammer.
Someone test this theory and get back to us. ;)
I'd take "it could" over "not likely" and "I certainly doubt"
error on the side of caution.
Rather then Surprise is all. :eek:
 
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What would be the definition of a miniature hand grenade?
A small amount of explosive material enclosed in a metal case?:)
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75 grains of powder makes a miniature hand grenade! :D
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Slithery said:
Friend of mine just picked up a Cooey single shot. Not sure the model. Despite being Canadian, don't know much about Cooey's. Anyways, he was told it was dry fired alot and wanted to make sure it still worked. So he takes a .22LR and two pairs of needle nose pliers. With the pliers, he takes the bullet out of the casing and pours the black powder down the sink. He then loads the empty casing into the rifle, and shoots it in his house. When he heard the primer ignite, he knew the rifle was still good. When he told me this, I just looked at him with this dumb found face. He insisted this was safe, since the bullet and powder was gone. Even so, prying a rimfire apart like that... Still doesn't seem smart to me. The ironic thing is, this is Mr. Safety Man! Absolutely critical of gun safey, and insists his children put their finger off the trigger when using water guns in the summer! Now, am I the only one to find this stupid?
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Slithery said:
Alright, perhaps I'm overcautious. But prying the round apart still seems dumb to me. I once dropped a box of .22 mags, and one went off when it hit the ground. So, perhaps I'm a little overcautious when screwing around with ammo.
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There's nothing wrong with it. As long as he doesn't stick the barrel up to his eye when he pulls the trigger, he'll be safe.
 
cz452shooter said:
I have never done this my self but I can not see playing around with a round by removing the powder woud be a safe idea. Even with the powder removed the cartridge will still have enough energy from the primer to leave the barrel and possibly hut someone/something. It is a better idea not to do this and instead just buy dummy rounds. This is how many people end up getting hurt and set a bad example for the rest of the firearms community.

Keep it legal.
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It's not a round if it doesn't contain powder and a projectile. Simple basic fireworks are much more harmful than firing just a primer. I've seen smiths do it countless times to make sure a newly installed firing pin is working ok.

Nothing illegal about shooting a primer. Just be save and don't stick your face over the barrel, just incase :)
 
I've done this with rim-fires and center-fires and even shotgun rounds...leaving the powder in. Never saw any safety issues with this. The process of pulling the bullet is no more dangerous than dropping a live round on a cement floor from 6ft.
 
ipscgraz described the way I would of done it. As long as he isn't being stupid(control muzzle direction, ect.) about it, the blank load isn't going to hurt anything.

??? did he fire the primer with the bullet reattached?? did he check his bore or am I mixed up with the story.
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No bullet just the case minus the powder and bullet.
 
as long as he made sure there was noting in the barrel and kept it pointed in a safe direction, there is little chance of anything happening.
Stupid: No
Dangerous: Could be if you are absolutely careless, but not likely.
Illegal: Yes, if there is a by-law against discharging a firearm. Blank or live won't matter.
 
I pulled appart a .22lr three days ago, tried to make a snap-cap but the thing dind't cycle so I never popped the primer

and my father had a box full of old shells and I took em appart as a kid, popped the primer on one of them using a vise and screwdriver... that tiny rimfire primer is pretty damn loud :D made me jump and my ears rang for a while
 
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