Misfired rounds

[patriot15joe]

I have a handful of .223 I’ve acquired over the years that didn’t fire for whatever reason. Some are bent from jamming and some the primer didn’t fire.

I’m not sure if they are crimped. I have one of the hammers to unload, but they don’t budge.

My question, what do I do with them? Don’t know of a safe way to dispose of them.

 

[Balrog]

I have a handful of .223 I’ve acquired over the years that didn’t fire for whatever reason. Some are bent from jamming and some the primer didn’t fire.

I’m not sure if they are crimped. I have one of the hammers to unload, but they don’t budge.

My question, what do I do with them? Don’t know of a safe way to dispose of them.

Lightweight bullets are sometimes hard to pull using an inertia hammer because the bullet doesn't weigh very much. If you haven't already tried, I would try the hammer again against a concrete surface, and expect it to take multiple blows before they dislodge.

If that doesn't work, you can get a collet bullet puller that mounts to your press and use that.

 

[Railroader]

Clamp the bullet with a small pair of vise grips and wiggle em right out by hand...

 

[Jester896]

put the case in the shell holder and run it up in the press without a die in it. Grab the bullet with a pair of diagonal pliers and run the ram back down if your not interested in saving components. dump the powder in the grass