Ammo that survived a fire?

[InTheWeeds]

AS some of you know, I had an incident with my reloading equipment a few weeks ago. Some of my loaded ammo survived without detonating. I'm trying to figure out how to dispose of it. I would assume it doesnt take alot of heat to detonate a primer, so Im curious if the brass may still be in good enough shape to discharge once at the range? If not, how would I go about disposing of it?

 

[former naval person]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

Get rid of it. You only have two eyes. JMHO

 

[Suasponte]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

Don't risk a second tragadey. If you can pull it do it and save the bullets for foulers. Toss the brass in a scrap bucket and torch the powder.

Terry

 

[lightman]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

I agree with the others.I would pull the bullets,put the brass in the scrap can,junk the powder.Its not worth another accident.Any new news on the cause of your fire? Pete

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

If ya didnt want to torch the powder (great for getting rid of ants btw) you can always put it in the garden an mix it around makes a decent fertilizer.

 

[Sendero_Man]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ghogs Nightmare</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If ya didnt want to torch the powder (great for getting rid of ants btw) you can always put it in the garden an mix it around makes a decent fertilizer. </div></div>

just don't smoke while pulling weeds

 

[vman]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

You could always bury it deep somewhere

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

Careful burning pulled powder. A friend's commercial range and gun store burned completely after some dummy fired a bang stick against the floor and residual powder went up.

While I have doubts about both the safety and efficacy of shooting the ammo, I also note that most of what I'm reading is based on conjecture, however well meaning.

My first impulse would be to disassemble and discard the combustibles, chambering/firing the primers in the disassembled cases; but there's still that nagging little curiosity tickling the backside of my pointy little mind.

Greg

 

[Muttt]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

Pour the powder onto your grass/garden, the high nirtogen content makes great fertilizer. Then water the grass/garden. No worries about a fire.

Mutt

 

[ubet]

Re: Ammo that survived a fire?

Hell, just tumble em and sell them!




















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