What do you do with unusable but unfired ammo?

[That Guy]

Out of the last couple of boxes of Federal 9mm target ammo, I have two rounds that came from the factory not usable - they had the top of the casing folded folded under in a spot. Setting aside the lack of quality control at Federal that allowed me to get two of these rounds withing maybe three boxes, what do you do with ammo like that? I don't want to throw it in the trash, obviously, but on the other hand, I don't want to have a growing collection of useless ammo, either. (I have an older .22 that has semi-routine failures which occasionally ruins a round as well)

 

[Independence Arms]

Most ranges have dud cans. Toss them in.

 

[CrackPot]

My range has coffee cans everywhere for dropping in unfired unwanted ammo...


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[jcr]

Campfire

 

[Master Shooter]

A dud can, anything your range might have for unfired brass, and if none of the above then drop it in whatever can you guys have for empty brass.

Years ago my club didn't have anything for unfired ammo. Each range had a large metal drum for trash, and all the fudds wouldn't want to toss the unfired in the bushes so they'd toss it in the trash. Then one of us would light a fire in the drum to burn all the trash, since that's what we do.

 

[jasons]

...if none of the above then drop it in whatever can you guys have for empty brass.

Please DON'T do that.

 

[coastie]

Send them back to Federal with the lot number and the box. Might give you a coupon for more ammo. Failing that dud can at the range. Dont throw them in the trash or the brass buckets.

 

[Dench]

why not trash it?

 

[atmay]

Campfire

Gets my vote!

 

[jasons]

why not trash it?

Trashing it is fine, just don't throw it in with the spent brass.


EDIT: Also please don't put range dust, chunks of target paper, shoot-n-see stickers, steel or aluminum cases, or anything else besides spent brass in with the spent brass. Someone has to sort that stuff out before it goes to be recycled.

 

[Underwhere]

Shove it in a piece of shot up wood on the berm and see if you can shoot the primer end of it.

 

[45collector]

Flush 'em down the toilet! j/k. Don't do that.

 

[Dench]

Trashing it is fine, just don't throw it in with the spent brass.

you want the spent brass for yourself, eh?

I had a buddy misfeed some garbage wolf 223 this weekend on my AR. he did it twice somehow. After the second time the bullet was so loose I just pulled it out of the case with my hand.

Do you take steel also?

 

[icyclefar]

A friend once suggested that they be soaked in a can of oil for a month or so, after which it was then safe to throw them in the trash.

Personally, I use the dud can at the club, form there I believe they are taken by elves to lands unknown.

 

[TWtommers]

I wait until I have a handful and then I toss them into my toaster.

Throw them in the range dud bucket.

 

[jasons]

you want the spent brass for yourself, eh?

I had a buddy misfeed some garbage wolf 223 this weekend on my AR. he did it twice somehow. After the second time the bullet was so loose I just pulled it out of the case with my hand.

Do you take steel also?

We either sort and sell it as range brass or send it to the scrap yard for recycling. If it goes to the scrap yard we get more money for it if it's "clean" brass and not mixed brass and other junk. Either way the money goes back into the club, not into my pocket. (I don't need money that bad yet.)

The steel and aluminum get sorted out and recycled separately. Honestly we get so little of it (and so little for it) and it's such a PITA to sort out, I'd just assume see it get tossed in the trash.

 

[30Mauser]

Campfire

I have to admit we used to do this as kids, but I wouldn't do it now, having seen pictures and heard stories of what happens to the body when a round goes off out of battery.

Definitely put it in the dud box at a range.

 

[atilla]

pull the bullet, pour out the powder in a line and mix it with cocaine.

i don't know what to do with the primer afterwards, but it's okay because i can't feel my face.

 

[Realtor MA]

Bullet puller!!!

 

[drgrant]

Out of the last couple of boxes of Federal 9mm target ammo, I have two rounds that came from the factory not usable - they had the top of the casing folded folded under in a spot. Setting aside the lack of quality control at Federal that allowed me to get two of these rounds withing maybe three boxes, what do you do with ammo like that? I don't want to throw it in the trash, obviously, but on the other hand, I don't want to have a growing collection of useless ammo, either. (I have an older .22 that has semi-routine failures which occasionally ruins a round as well)

Throw them into a can and give them to a friend who reloads. It's not like it's some huge hazard or something. I have a small tub of "mistakes" .

-Mike

 

[mass]

Leave it in a public restroom and watch the ensuing hilarity.






Just kidding of course.

 

[TBalls]

Call Federal and tell them about it. I did this with Olin (Winchester) a few months back. They sent me an envelope to ship the bad rounds in and then gave a couple of gift certificates. I was hoping for a case (), but I still got basically a free box for what was only two bad rounds. Maybe Federal is more generous........

 

[HTRN]

Its been posted, but it bears repeating:

Call the manufacturer, they will have you send it back in the original box and compensate you for your troubles.

 

[Bill Katt]

A friend once suggested that they be soaked in a can of oil for a month or so, after which it was then safe to throw them in the trash.

Personally, I use the dud can at the club, form there I believe they are taken by elves to lands unknown.

I'd be willing to bet that if you took a cartridge and soaked it oil for a month, that you could then wipe it off, load it and it would fire just fine.

 

[MichaelJR]

I usually eat them with a bit of grape preserves.


I'd really like to try leaving them in the public restroom idea. Mass, I like the way you think.

 

[flintoid]

Golf tees.

 

[chinalfr]

 

[Jose]

Accidentally drop it on a T station platform and watch the evening news.

 

[drgrant]

Accidentally drop it on a T station platform and watch the evening news.

No in MA its brass in a public school, for the full blown pant shitting hysterics.

-Mike

 

[garandman]

Winchester white box 9mm always seems to have 102 or 103 rounds in it. Anyone else notice this?