doubleh
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15 years isn't really old for ammo. If I had friends that shoot I would first offer it to them as a gift if I didn't want to break it down for components which apparently you don't.
No sense in surrendering it to the police: there’s no need, and it costs the taxpayers money to dispose of it.
Who's to know?I thought about that as an option, but most ranges won't let you shoot reloads in their guns...
I'm with the give it away crowd. Despite the caveats about shooting other people's handloads, I would absolutely shoot such from a known source that I knew to be trustworthy and meticulous. I'd love someone to give me some .327 loads. I've had a .327 Single Seven Bisley for over a year that I still haven't fired because I cannot (reasonably) get components for it, and I'm not going to shoot .32 H&R in it.I have a large ammo can full of .38, .40, .327 Fed Mag, and .45 ammo -- all handloads -- all in calibers I no longer shoot or have any guns for. By its nature, some of this ammo is hard to take apart (crimped cases).
Some of this stuff is 15 years old, most about 10 years old. It's been a long time since I had that Ruger SP-101 in .327 Fed Mag, that's for sure.
What can be done with ammo like this that is no longer needed?
It is impossible to sell it (illegal, actually, since it takes a Type 06 FFL to sell ammo).
Internet searches turn up the idea of taking it to the local police station. That doesn't seem like a good idea for this amount of ammo. Is there a commercial re-processing facility somewhere that I could send it to?
Thanks, its a dumb problem, and I shouldn't have let it happen, but I am looking for a good (legal) way to solve it.
Most rental gun places will not let you shoot "your" reloads!Rent guns and shoot it. Enjoy!.