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I've got several .357 cartridges, that are too 'wrong' to shoot.

These were 'errors' made by me, in setting up a new Press.

They can't be 'pulled', so are complete live cartridges.

What's the best way to dispose of live, but un-shootable, cartridges..?

Pull the bullets even if you have to use pipe grips , if they are too far in to be gripped I would use pipe cutters to cut the case in half and then dispose of the powder and primer .
If you are worried about the powder igniting then submerge the round in water and dril a hole through the case no heat or sparks and the powder will die as soon as the water hits it.

What have you done to them that make you say they can't be pulled?? I made some pretty spectacular efforts when I was setting up my press but I managed to get them apart with a kinetic hammer bullet puller

Blackstuff wrote:What have you done to them that make you say they can't be pulled?

One bullet is most of the way into the case aaarggh

The rest, should 'pull', I just may not have used the kinetic hammer hard enough!

your not a proper reloader until your on your second kinetic puller !

When it comes to the kinetic hammer, I find not only does it need a Massive amount of force, it needs to be a solid surface too. any kind of padding between it and the hard surface slows down the bullet too much :(

They'll come out. just give it a massive whack

David Nimrod wrote:

Blackstuff wrote:What have you done to them that make you say they can't be pulled?

One bullet is most of the way into the case aaarggh

The rest, should 'pull', I just may not have used the kinetic hammer hard enough!

With a normal light crimp and using the amount of force I use it takes between 20-30 hits to get the bullet free (.223). When I'd 'He-man' crimped one it took close to 40!

Yup... I've 'pulled' half of 'em, whacking the hammer against a piece of 20mm plank, which is now splintered into bits!

I reckon I'll start on a harder surface now Eventually, those bastids'll come apart!!!

tackb wrote:your not a proper reloader until your on your second kinetic puller !

David Nimrod wrote:Yup... I've 'pulled' half of 'em, whacking the hammer against a piece of 20mm plank, which is now splintered into bits!

I reckon I'll start on a harder surface now Eventually, those bastids'll come apart!!!

I use a small block of mild steel about an inch thick. Wood gives too much for my liking...