Old ammo disposal?

Topkick

I have about 15 boxes of .30 06 that were reloaded back in the 60's.
Some corrosion on the case and I don't intend to shoot them.
My hammer bullet puller won't loosen the bullet and my press puller die won't work either. Stuck!
I want to give away the (empty) cases and bullets to a buddy for reloading, but I can't get it seperated.

In any case, how can I safely dispose of the loaded rounds?

Don't think I should dump them in a lake......

Txs

Soak them in a container of WD40 overnight. It will penetrate around the primer and bullet into the case, rendering both powder and primer inert. Then just throw them in the trash.

Topkick

I'll do it.

Thanks!

Jim the PA Hunter

[^]Good advice[8D]

DENWA

Topkick.

Instead of disposal do you want to get rid of it? I'll tear it down.

I'll pay for shipping and your time if you want..

RCrosby

Do you have access to a seating die?
Just seat the bullet another 1/8". That will break the seal and the bullets should then pull easily.

RCrosby

p.s. The WD-40 isn't foolproof.
For what it's worth, a cautionary tale.
Someone once gave me an Arisaka with a round stuck in the chamber. Wouldn't extract and couldn't drive it out with a brass rod. Sprayed the primer end liberally with WD=40 then poured an ounce or so down the barrel and let it sit in a corner, muzzle up for a day or so. Still couldn't drive it out, so I tied it to a tree, closed the bold, tied a string to the trigger and hid behind another tree. Pulled the string and all hell broke loose. Needed a length of 2X4 to first pound the bolt "verticle" then a number of solid blows to drive it back. The primer pocket was almost double the original size and brass had flown everywhere. No apparent damage to the action. That's the Arisaka for you.

Mobuck

The advice to push the bullet back a little to loosen it is correct. As long as the primers are fully seated there is no problem. If you're going to sell the brass for scrap it's best to kill the primers with some penetrating oil (any kind will work) as there is a remote possibility of a detonating primer setting off volatile fumes in a recycling yard. I bought some military brass once that was supposed to have killed primers and was using it for training (snap caps) and about 1 of 10 would have some pop left.

jonk

Ditto, your buddy or you could use a seating die to break the seal and look inside. If it is NOT corroded inside and the powder is ok, AND you know the load is safe, you could just shoot them as is. Otherwise then you could dump them.

TooBig

Might want to check this out about oil and primers BOX OF TRUTH
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm

Spider7115

Your local Police Department will take them and dispose of them. I did that last year with a bunch of old ammo that belonged to my late father. They even came by and picked it up.