Deactivating ammo

Do like my brother did and put your round in a vice (in his case a 30-06 he wanted a key chain). Select and attach the appropriate drill bit to accomodate the the key loop, then centre the tip of the drill bit on the case (where the band would be if it were a magnum round).

Now hold on tight and start drilling.

He still misses his eyebrows!!!! :):):):)

Seriously though, I don't think you can deactivate rimfire ammo.
 
Water will soften the primer compound. (primer compound is made from a water based slurry) But you would still have to flush it out of the case.

Any primer compound left in the case that dries out would still be "active".
 
what;s the idea behind dewatting the round?- maybe a drill round or is it just for bling? i suppose you could wiggle the bullet loose, drain the powder, pop the case and then reseat the bullet
 
Essentially as a drill round (who the hell would want .22LR as "bling"?). I need some snap-caps and don't want to drive all the way to Hamilton to pay $20 for 15 or so when I can get 500 real ones for the same price across the street. Seems like a real waste of $20 and two hours of my time (plus, if I go into the gun store I'll probably spend $1000).

I'll stop being a cheap idiot now...
 
i just use ordinary expended shells for drill rounds- your're thinking about the firing pin and the burr it can raise from dry-firing- just drop it directly into the chamber and you're good to go- i've had done an awful lot of 22 shooting over 30 years and the only gun i ever saw with a burr was an ithica 49r. which was a pos anyway- i've got a 1951 beretta that's seen a lot of use- no burr- so it's directly related to the steel used in the barrel as well- one other trick you can use with some 22s is to pull the trigger ( empty of course) as you ride the bolt forward so the sear doesn't engage the striker and doesn't ####-so the firing pin engages the barrel with NO FORCE- just rests against the chamber
 
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Ian,

I'd reccomend the snap caps even at higher cost. The snap caps have a rubber rim or at least something that protects the firing pin. As I'm sure you realize, Most 22's can't be dry fired without risking damage to the firing pin or the chamber. If you're going to be lots of dry fire drills..best to use the right equipment and get the snap caps. PM me, maybe we can go halfs on some!

.22 keychain bling...mmmmmm,..cooolll!
 
I use a empty case each time I dry fre a 22. Each empty is good for 20 or 30 shots.

I have a 22 revolver with 9 peened chambers from dry firing by the previous owner. Made extraction very difficult. A Dremmel tool fixed problem.
 
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