Dissasembling a bullet

[Counterstriker]

I have a few freinds who hunt and they use handguns and what not, They gave me some bullets but I don't have a gun. So I pretty much want the gun powder. Can I use plyers to disaseble the bullet?

[Kenny_McCormic]

yes very carefully pull the bullet from the cartridge then pour out the powder

[Counterstriker]

yes very carefully pull the bullet from the cartridge then pour out the powder

Will I need to use sufficient force or will it be sorta easy?

[Fnord]

It depends on the bullet.
What type of bullets are we talking about? 9mm, .22shorts?
Unless you have a lot of bullets/time I wouldnt think it would be worth it.

Obviously, keep the slug facing away from you when you pull it out.
If a .22 round explodes on you, it probably won't be lethal, but it will at least puncture your skin.

[Counterstriker]

It depends on the bullet.
What type of bullets are we talking about? 9mm, .22shorts?
Unless you have a lot of bullets/time I wouldnt think it would be worth it.

Obviously, keep the slug facing away from you when you pull it out.
If a .22 round explodes on you, it probably won't be lethal, but it will at least puncture your skin.

Lol, Well I am not sure with this bullet talk but they are very very very small like as thin as a bic pen and probably like an inch.

[Fnord]

Do the say LR on the bottom?

[Counterstriker]

Do the say LR on the bottom?

Not sure, but lets pretend they do ( I don't want to go to the shed right now)

[goathunter]

First off, what state do you live in?Second,check the laws.
Most of the time you can walk into a sporting goods store and buy the powder.Or get it off the internet.But don't disassemble a bullet.For the powder you get it's not worth it.If you want either the bullet or powder just order the stuff off a reloading website.

[goathunter]

If you take Shownomercy's advice make sure it's in a gun first.

Dang man[to snm(gotta love acronyms)],if trying to take apart a bullet and being a complete novice isn't bad enough.You've already got him trying to blow himself up.Dang you are sadistic.And I think its kinda funny in a morbid way.

Bottom line don't tap on the primer,unless of course you feel like picking brass out of yourself.

[ShowNoMercy]

I try to spread my pessimissim. And besides if your dumb enough to listen to me then you shouldnt be messing around with this stuff.

[goathunter]

Well to be perfectly pessimistic. Are you saying now that you are not credible source of information.If so should the mods ban you

I'm just messing around.But you have a good point.Whenever using explosives of some kind you should take time to read up on the subject.Or get help from an experienced friend.

[Counterstriker]

First off, what state do you live in?Second,check the laws.
Most of the time you can walk into a sporting goods store and buy the powder.Or get it off the internet.But don't disassemble a bullet.For the powder you get it's not worth it.If you want either the bullet or powder just order the stuff off a reloading website.

PA. And yeah I thought about it and am still looking into buying it on internet. but I wanted to test some of this stuff.

[spudthug]

counterstrike...i live in pa..i go into ammo and arms (local sporting goods store) and buy my gun powder all the time..but u have to be 18 so my dad comes .. and are u experienced with this kind of stuff? i would research a ittle before buying gp..its like 18 dollars for one can if u didnt know and 1 can isnt alot.. do not buy it off the internet jsut go to a sporting goods or ammo store near you. oh and waht are u doing with it? if u plan on making explosives 3f gunpowder is the best for that..[/u]

[Counterstriker]

Yeah , I know about that stuff but I don't want to waste my money instead I want to take some from my freinds. Is there a possiblity it will just blow up?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

It won't detonate unless you strike the primer at the bottom. A pair of pliers, a vice and some cojones should suffice.

don't expect the powder to explode with a bang if you burn it in the open, it needs to be very tightly compressed to cause an explosion.