disposing of mistakes

[cormann2]

So I finally started rolling for my .45 and went to adjust the crimp and turned the seat( lee delux 4 hole),anyway ended up squishing a round and was wondering what to do with any mistakes a guy will more likley have.

 

[hk33ka1]

Some people throw them out, I don't

You should pick up a bullet puller, the RCBS kinetic model goes for around $20-25

I pull them apart and save anything thats still good, and if it's all ruined I keep the bullet to melt down again.

 

[old enfields]

Yup get a bullet puller and save evreything but the case. If you are real gentle you can push out the primer and reuse it too.

 

[Kevin M.]

Depending on cash available, either get a kinetic bullet puller, which works like a hammer, or a collet bullet puller, which is a die that squeezes the bullet, allowing you to remove it on the press.

I keep the bullet and powder, but dispose of the primer usually.

 

[Event Horizon]

I use an RCBS collet bullet puller and save what I can.

 

[tigger]

i am of the firm belief if you have never de-loaded, you just started reloading!!! Get the good collet puller, will not be the last time.

 

[vviking]

Toss 'em in your 'Oops' bin, then break them down whenever you get around to it.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

toss them in the fire...


but seriously a bullet puller works wonders.


i am of course joking about fire and bullets mixing.

 

[Ron AKA]

If the round is not worth salvaging, most ranges have a misfire bullet container to dispose of it safely.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

i wonder what they do with them?

 

[cormann2]

Bullet puller it is then, thanks guys thats what I needed to know because it's probably something a guy will need to have around.

 

[joe-nwt]

i wonder what they do with them?

I come around and empty them from time to time. One man's garbage is another man's treasure.....

 

[Avalonthas]

i wonder what they do with them?

If the range owner isn't a reloader, they will usually have a staff or couple staff members on site that do. If not they usually know a guy that does and strike a deal with them.

They take the range brass and use it, reload, and shoot it or sell it to raise money for the range or themselves. Good way to support your local range if you dont reload is to ensure you pick up your brass and throw it in the bucket.

The dud rounds that go in the safety bucket is usually filled with oil to penetrate the explosive portions, they just dispose of it when it fills up

 

[gerard]

Buy a bullet puller. Reuse everything and learn from your mistakes.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

The dud rounds that go in the safety bucket is usually filled with oil to penetrate the explosive portions, they just dispose of it when it fills up

ahh, that's what i was wondering about. i guess the oil can break down the seals that are put on primers as well.

 

[Drillbit]

Get a bullet puller and re-use what you can.

Also, I've thrown many different calibers in fires, and it's not what you think it would be. There's only a little pop and nothing gets damaged. There's even a burn barrel at my home range that we get buring good and dump duds into it while we work and clean up the range. It's all physics, if it's not in a pipe, the pressure can't concentrate.

 

[buckmaster270]

+ for bullet puller. I usually reuse powder and kill the primer with WD40 then dispose of the case and primer. This happens to everyone once in a while