Scully Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 16 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Every time the River Welland is dredged they find stuff a couple of hundred yards downstream from the bridge, we had one of these a few years ago. So no links then? It must have made the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 I probably did, but I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 6 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I probably did, but I was there. So no links then. No dud 12 bore cartridge rounds, but a grenade which didn’t make the news. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Just now, Scully said: So no links then. No dud 12 bore cartridge rounds, but a grenade which didn’t make the news. 🤷♂️ So what are you getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 4 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: So what are you getting at? That I don’t believe you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 Fair enough, I know what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Am I the only one that makes a genie in the garden with a dud cart ? 😳. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 38 minutes ago, mel b3 said: Am I the only one that makes a genie in the garden with a dud cart ? 😳. What a waste ! Save them up, then take a drive to the nearest river a chuck them in there, job done 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, mel b3 said: Am I the only one that makes a genie in the garden with a dud cart ? 😳. Lightweight do it indoors 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, JKD said: What a waste ! Save them up, then take a drive to the nearest river a chuck them in there, job done 👍 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Lightweight do it indoors 😂 Don't blame me . She moans about it setting the smoke alarms off . I reckon it adds to the whole experience. Even the firecrew that turned up said it was a great idea 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 hours ago, JKD said: What a waste ! Save them up, then take a drive to the nearest river a chuck them in there, job done 👍 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, Scully said: 👍 I was being sarcastic ! But you carry on polluting your local rivers 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, JKD said: I was being sarcastic ! But you carry on polluting your local rivers 👍 I know. Get a grip. Polluting them with what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 12 minutes ago, Scully said: I know. Get a grip. Polluting them with what? Is that a serious question ? And seriously, do you really "chuck them in the river" ? Or were you being sarcastic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 33 minutes ago, JKD said: Is that a serious question ? And seriously, do you really "chuck them in the river" ? Or were you being sarcastic ? Yes. Quite serious. Polluting them with what? Yes, I have done so in the past, and I’m not the only one. They’ll all have corroded into oblivion by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Personally I take them out, call pull again and chuck them at the clay... Usually with great success. Doesn't say a whole load for my shooting... (Clearly in jest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 6 minutes ago, Scully said: Yes. Quite serious. Polluting them with what? Yes, I have done so in the past, and I’m not the only one. They’ll all have corroded into oblivion by now. WOW ! That's really responsible,,,, NOT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 34 minutes ago, JKD said: WOW ! That's really responsible,,,, NOT ! Again, polluting them with what? Do you mean as opposed to all the chemical run off from farm land, effluent, rubbish and decades and decades of lead shot spread all over the environment from the likes of you, me and every other shooter in the land? Wow indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Scully said: Again, polluting them with what? Do you mean as opposed to all the chemical run off from farm land, effluent, rubbish and decades and decades of lead shot spread all over the environment from the likes of you, me and every other shooter in the land? Wow indeed! I'm assuming that you pick up all your empties and take them home to dispose of them ? 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Just now, JKD said: I'm assuming that you pick up all your empties and take them home to dispose of them ? 🤷♂️ Yep. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Scully said: Yep. 👍 Don't chuck them in the river then ? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Just now, JKD said: Don't chuck them in the river then ? 🤔 Struggling a bit now are we? Why on earth would I do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Scully said: Struggling a bit now are we? Why on earth would I do that? So why on earth would you chuck anything in the river ?! Looking forward to your answer 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 18 minutes ago, JKD said: So why on earth would you chuck anything in the river ?! Looking forward to your answer 🤣 The OP’s question was what to do with a dud round? I’ll try and explain again, but there are several options. He could just throw it in the bin, but potentially it’s a live round so sensibly he wouldn’t want to do that. He could hand it in to the Police. He could return it to the place he bought it. He could dowse it in fuel. He could dowse it in fuel and set fire to it. He could bury it. He could cut the case off just above the base, empty the powder and shot out and then chuck it in the bin. As far as I can recall I’ve never thrown a shotgun cartridge in the river, but over many years of handloading handgun rounds I accrued quite a few deformed rounds both inert and live, so when eventually all my reloading gear had gone I was having a clear up and came across maybe a couple of dozen rounds of various calibres of deformed rounds. Some were just empty cases but primed, some were loaded but with no primer etc etc. I had no bullet puller by then so in the river they went. They will never be found and I seriously doubt there will be any trace of them by now; it’s just tin after all, and very thin tin at that. Anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Scully said: The OP’s question was what to do with a dud round? I’ll try and explain again, but there are several options. He could just throw it in the bin, but potentially it’s a live round so sensibly he wouldn’t want to do that. He could hand it in to the Police. He could return it to the place he bought it. He could dowse it in fuel. He could dowse it in fuel and set fire to it. He could bury it. He could cut the case off just above the base, empty the powder and shot out and then chuck it in the bin. As far as I can recall I’ve never thrown a shotgun cartridge in the river, but over many years of handloading handgun rounds I accrued quite a few deformed rounds both inert and live, so when eventually all my reloading gear had gone I was having a clear up and came across maybe a couple of dozen rounds of various calibres of deformed rounds. Some were just empty cases but primed, some were loaded but with no primer etc etc. I had no bullet puller by then so in the river they went. They will never be found and I seriously doubt there will be any trace of them by now; it’s just tin after all, and very thin tin at that. Anything else? And with that answer you've just made yourself look silly 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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