Ammunition disposal

spatchcock · Dec 6, 2015

I inherited some 45 Colt Long ammunition when my father passed in 1999. It was probably 20+ years old at that time. I didn't know what to do with it while cleaning up his things, so it has been sitting in my safe.

Not only do I not have anything that would take it, it is now pretty old. Is there some why to dispose of this safely? If so, where?

iH8DemLibz · Dec 6, 2015

Give it to person who can use it.

And no adding a price to it since you were going to throw it away.

AKA: Karma.

Armadillofz1 · Dec 6, 2015

I'm sure any one of our members would be happy to take that off your hands and properly "Dispose" of it.

JOESTEELER · Dec 6, 2015

Please be responsible and "dispose "of it. I'm sure if a member is not in need then an IP certainly is.

Sundazes · Dec 6, 2015

I could use it

K31 · Dec 6, 2015

To actually dispose of it, we would need some hint of your location.

To all the people that want it, maybe you should ask if they are reloads first, unless you are intending to disassemble them for the components.

Threeband · Dec 6, 2015

20 years old is NOT old.

It's a LOT fresher than most of the ammo I shoot.

Ammo ain't like bread. It keeps a LONG time.

Minuteman · Dec 6, 2015

Threeband said:
20 years old is NOT old.

It's a LOT fresher than most of the ammo I shoot.

Ammo ain't like bread. It keeps a LONG time.

Yep. Ammo doesn't expire, if kept dry it can last almost indefinitely. They sometimes still dig up ammo from wars many decades ago that still works.

Even if the powder is bad, some cartridge components may be recycled by a reloader.

We need to know generally where you are; I'm not interested personally, but I'm sure someone here can help you.

5.56blaster · Dec 6, 2015

Put it in a big pile with some C4. Loud but it works. Never mind was having a flashback.

rseymorejr · Dec 6, 2015

My original thought was; if you got the ammo, who got the gun?

iH8DemLibz · Dec 6, 2015

rseymorejr said:
My original thought was; if you got the ammo, who got the gun?

The only real course of action is to buy a gun to go with the ammo.

rseymorejr · Dec 6, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
The only real course of action is to buy a gun to go with the ammo.

That's exactly what I would do!

I've done it before

rdc · Dec 6, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
The only real course of action is to buy a gun to go with the ammo.

This is the best answer.

After that I routinely shoot ammo that is 35-40 years old.

INMY01TA · Dec 6, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
The only real course of action is to buy a gun to go with the ammo.

Win!

Bootknife · Dec 6, 2015

Was Your Dad a Reloader or perhaps it is commercial Ammo. I am currently in Jax Florida but if I were up there I would invite You to Shoot it in One of My Rifles or Pistols it is a fun Round to Plink with!

BigDaddy · Dec 6, 2015

Nobody quite spelled it out but none of us would reload for a stranger and most not even for friends, so even though he was YOUR dad, we would pull his reloads for the components.

If factory, there is a slim chance that somebody would find the original packaging and ammo collectible. It's not really 20 years it's more like 36 years old and that may fill someone's need or it may not. Do you want to hang on to it longer looking for the right person?

If it's a lot you can sell it/trade it in the classifieds when you have 50 posts or if it's less than a box and you just want it out of your hair you can give it away for karma.

spatchcock · Dec 6, 2015

I don't know much about it, but it is packed in commercial boxes, so I suspect it is commercial. I don't believe he was a reloader, never saw any indication of it. I think there are two boxes.

I just posted this in a whim, I'll go dig it out of storage and get a better look at what it is. The gun was a reproduction single action revolver - I wasn't interested at the time so it went to a family friend. I would have given him the ammo too, but I found it much later.

Thanks! I'll make sure someone gets to use it.

Threeband · Dec 6, 2015

Minuteman said:
Yep. Ammo doesn't expire, if kept dry it can last almost indefinitely. They sometimes still dig up ammo from wars many decades ago that still works.

...

About ten years or so ago, the world's leading expert and collector of Civil War munitions was killed by the explosion of a 150 year old artillery shell he was working on. Worked just fine.

240 towles · Dec 6, 2015

I'm in, 240

Minuteman · Dec 6, 2015

240 towles said:
I'm in, 240

Ok, I'm in too, 45

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