Leftover black powder rounds

[mattiooo]

I was doing some early spring cleaning and I found my cowboy action rig still had some 45LC black powder rounds in the loops. What's the best way to dispose of them?

I don't have a press mounted bullet puller and I know I'm not going to put them in a hammer puller, so I can't separate out the powder. I no longer have the dies, so I can't de-prime them even if I did pull the bullets. Don't have the revolvers anymore, so I can't just shoot them.

It's only about 5 rounds. Suggestions?

[davsel]

Purchase a new gun to shoot them in.
I've used thinner excuses.

[mattiooo]

Purchase a new gun to shoot them in.
I've used thinner excuses.

Problem solved! I have regretted not keeping one of the two revolvers ever since.

[TFOGGER]

Worst case, clamp the bullet end in a vise, use a tubing cutter to cut the cases in half, and dispose of the powder. Soak the primers in oil to deactivate, and send them out with the trash. I think buying a new gun to dispose of them sounds like a better idea, though.

[mattiooo]

I think buying a new gun to dispose of them sounds like a better idea, though.

I'm starting to see a consensus here. Now to figure out how to phrase this for my wife. "Lives are at stake...the only way to safely dispose of this is to fire it at a shooting range. I didn't know that when I sold the Vaqueros. I'm just going to have to buy a new gun, sweetie. My mistake."

[Irving]

Can you rent a gun like that?

[mattiooo]

Someplace might have one, but every place I've been that rents guns require you to use their ammo in it. I can't imagine anyone letting you put hand loads into their rental guns.

[mattiooo]

If anyone wants them for components, they have Goex 3Fg in them and Big Lube bullets from Whyte Leather Works. .45 PRS (250 grain sized to .452 .454 and lubed).

http://www.whyteleatherworks.com/BigLube.html

[Irving]

Better start working on your slight of hand.

[Great-Kazoo]

Grab case with pliers, pull bullet with another pliers.