Disposing of old reloads?

[erwos]

I didn't think the dump in MoCo would take ammunition. I have some old shotgun reloads to get rid of and checked their website a few months ago.

Ah, you are correct. You are apparently supposed to bring them to a MoCo PD station:
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?tag=ammunition&material_key=17

 

[MeatGrinder]

Ah, you are correct. You are apparently supposed to bring them to a MoCo PD station:
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?tag=ammunition&material_key=17

It sounds like a worse nuisance than the dump. If you go, let me know how it went.

 

[calicojack]

If you are worried about shooting it I wouldnt send it/ sell it to anyone, liabilities etc. Get yourself a bullet puller and separate the stuff or just toss it

https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Puller-Inertia-Kinetic-Remover/dp/B078BSBS12

Yes. Safest option.

 

[85MikeTPI]

I was planning on taking them to the dump for hazmat disposal next time I swing over there. If someone in Rockville wants my random assortment of messed-up loads and bad primed cases, you're welcome to it.

I offered up something similar recently

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=247452

Not a peep.

 

[ras_oscar]

So, if the ammo and components are stored properly (temp and humidity control) there is no shelf life issues. Correct? I have a reasonable stock of my reloads stored properly and have never given a thought to rotating stock, recording load dates or any allied issues. Similar question on the powder stored in factory bottles.

 

[GuitarmanNick]

So, if the ammo and components are stored properly (temp and humidity control) there is no shelf life issues. Correct? I have a reasonable stock of my reloads stored properly and have never given a thought to rotating stock, recording load dates or any allied issues. Similar question on the powder stored in factory bottles.

Should be no problems. You will be able to tell if powder has gone bad by the smell when you open the bottle. My reload inventory is kept in cases with desiccant packs inside to help prevent any deterioration. I do not worry about cycling my reloads, but have only been reloading a few years.

 

[JamesDong]

It doesn't need a long distance.

They are like a big firecracker. Pop, and the case splits.

See the SAAMI video on fire and ammunition. You can find it on You Tube.

I often threw them in my heavy duty Fisher wood stove (pistol) bang, all gone no harm. Rifle in river now, they sleep with the fish and turtles.

 

[duckduckgoose]

Throw em in a river or the bay. Fire is cool from a long distance. I've thrown them in the septic tank before... no harm, no foul.

LOL!

 

[ralph.mclean]

Send them to Demolition Ranch. lol

 

[gmkoh]

Police station they will also take expired pyrotechnics (eg: marine flares). The fire department used to take them.
They will probably want you to call the station from the parking lot and explain what you have, then they will send an officer to meet you in the parking lot.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Yes , ammunition stored under proper contidions will last nearly indefinitely .