lurcherboy Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 as stated on the forum a while back, if u set the cartriges in oil, the oil is absorbed up the primer and the cartridge is made inert, it was posted here a while back, some one who collects cartridges does this. look back on previous topics , it is there. I think is was The Last Engineer that made the posting Beretta. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERETTA687 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 yea think it was, he knows what hes talkin about aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I took some misloaded pistol reloads to a police station once and they hadn't a clue what to do with them and asked me to take them away. I told them that they were obliged to take them off me and only did when they got a firearms team to visit the station to decide what they were and what they should do witht them. The look that passed between one of the firearms officers and me said it all. Plexer, I wonder if reloading at home with a FAC constitutes a licensed factory? Your post has got me wondering now so I'll check into it (unless Gemini beats me to it ..... which he usually does) Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 some years ago i opened a cartridge that was,in my opinion,not worth friring(rusty head and a bulge in the plastic).i showed the contents to my freinds son ( he was six at the time ) as he was expressing interest.all contents and the empty shell were safely disposed of.bitter divorce battle ensued involving my mate and the upshot was a visit from the flo and a warning letter from the cheif constable :*) its not worth risking your licence and with hindsight i was a mug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 as stated on the forum a while back, if u set the cartriges in oil, the oil is absorbed up the primer and the cartridge is made inert, it was posted here a while back, some one who collects cartridges does this. look back on previous topics , it is there. yes it was me guys, im not here to cause argument on legalites (sc) but i have been collecting shells for a number of years now, all unfired, all are set in WD40 a deep penetrent solution this will erode the propellant in the shell and make inactive (safe for storage) when i was shown originaly this process takes place over a couple of days ,the penetrant will creep (capillary action )through the primer seat killing it then soaking the propellant and breaking it down. the first time i tried it being a little scepticle , i took the rounds to the range and test fired, with only myself and a friend with me, the dont work anymore , test prooven. if i may add, myself i leave the rounds ( cartridges or rifle handgun ) in for a week or two , no harm done, cartridges you can leave stood up to the brass in WD therefore not damaging the paper outside. as per usual, if in dout dont do it yourself, have them deactivated or destroyed safely by a competant person. im sure there are some members here that have the ability to re-load a blank, run a fired shell through a loader crimp with the old primer and sand as fill. just a thought , hope this helps . Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Going back a bit now, when i was a about 5 my old man used to fill empty shotshells with sand and then crimp the ends by hand. He used to do a good job of them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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