garjo Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I need advice on how to get rid of cartridges, I’ve got a box which I think are defective. How do you go about of getting rid of them, safely? Would appreciate any advice, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cervusman Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 As long as they don’t have shot bigger than SG you can give or sell them to anyone that has a SGC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 12 minutes ago, cervusman said: As long as they don’t have shot bigger than SG you can give or sell them to anyone that has a SGC. They are defective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 12 minutes ago, cervusman said: As long as they don’t have shot bigger than SG you can give or sell them to anyone that has a SGC. Why SG ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 35 minutes ago, garjo said: I need advice on how to get rid of cartridges, I’ve got a box which I think are defective. How do you go about of getting rid of them, safely? Would appreciate any advice, thanks. Cut the tops of and remove / dispose of the internals, fire of whats left to deactivate the primers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) There's two ways either cut the thing fully in half (so two "ends") just below the wad and that way you can keep and salvage the shot...especially if bismuth or TSS or similar costly metal. Or you can use a gimlet or "pick" and pull up the crimp and pour the shot out and then make a "V" cut below the wad and allow the powder to be tipped from the cartridge that way. If fibre wadded you can cut half and half up the wad so you've now two closed cylinders. One with the shot and one with the powder. Edited April 3 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 put your location and someone who reloads will take them to savage what they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Bonfire All they will do is go pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) Take all the lead out .then shoot the primer with an airgun at 30 yds .it will just go pop . Don't shoot it with the lead in as it could fly back at you .empty all the powder in a pile and burn it with a match . If you shoot the cartridge in your gun (without lead. )but with powder and wad you will get pop and a load of unburnt powder all down your barrel and possibly a stuck wad .which is fine if its easy to rod out ? Edited April 3 by Ultrastu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 On 03/04/2024 at 21:22, Fargo said: Bonfire All they will do is go pop That will work, seen it done many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 On 03/04/2024 at 21:22, Fargo said: Bonfire All they will do is go pop This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerforestry Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 To clear a query up I've vaguely entered into before, the bonfire solution then is exactly why, I take it that even relatively large quantities of stored cartridges are not a threat to life if accidental fire occurs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 They will only explode in a confined space, such as a gun chamber. I have thrown single ones on a coal fire in a house. They just flare up a bit. Cannot say what would happen if you set fire to about 15,000 at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 17 minutes ago, London Best said: They will only explode in a confined space, such as a gun chamber. I have thrown single ones on a coal fire in a house. They just flare up a bit. Cannot say what would happen if you set fire to about 15,000 at once. Lots of tears because of the price of them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 We used to set fire to small quantities of deformed or for various reasons unusable pistol ammo; all the heat did was push out the bullets and flare a bit. Nothing dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger687 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Don't burn them please. If they're lead shot you're going to melt the shot and cause a portion of it to vaporise. Just cut cartridges open and salvage the components or give them on to someone that reloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Years ago somebody threw their empty cart’s on the pub fire after a driven day. Unfortunately there was a live unfired cartridge in the heap. The primer went off with a crack and hit someone’s leg as they stood by the fire. Not a major injury, as it was only slightly embedded in their leg, but it could have been worse if it had found someone’s eye. Just a thought. If you do burn them put some goggles on, or make sure the fire is in a metal drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garjo Posted April 5 Author Report Share Posted April 5 many thanks for your advice, ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mable Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 20 hours ago, Fellside said: Years ago somebody threw their empty cart’s on the pub fire after a driven day. Unfortunately there was a live unfired cartridge in the heap. The primer went off with a crack and hit someone’s leg as they stood by the fire. Not a major injury, as it was only slightly embedded in their leg, but it could have been worse if it had found someone’s eye. Just a thought. If you do burn them put some goggles on, or make sure the fire is in a metal drum. Don't run with scissors either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 4 hours ago, Mable said: Don't run with scissors either. Is that what everyone keeps telling you….? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Give them away, someone will have use for various components. Defective ? How ? Why ? What ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 On 05/04/2024 at 09:09, Smudger687 said: Don't burn them please. If they're lead shot you're going to melt the shot and cause a portion of it to vaporise. Just cut cartridges open and salvage the components or give them on to someone that reloads. It seems a lot of the birds that are dying from eating it are vaporising too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 On 03/04/2024 at 20:00, moongeese said: Why SG ? Any shot size larger is FAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, sportsbob said: Any shot size larger is FAC Shotgun cartridges must contain at least 5 pellets to be non FAC and have pellets not exceeding 0.36 inch (9.14mm) so LG is the largest you can fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, sportsbob said: Any shot size larger is FAC I use a lot of big shot size, and always thought LG was the largest before slug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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