Wanted: Wanted: Inert .22WMR Round
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The Burpster
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I have a set of A-zoom dummy rounds. I can send you one you one for loan or buy it for £2.50 posted if you are likely to damage it?
Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. I’m really after a real inert round but I’ll buy the A-Zoom one off you as a backup plan
I’ll send you a message 
fixedwheel
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The A-Zoom dummy rounds are a good option.
To do an inert round, you'd have to get a die to resize a fired case, and as rimfire are not designed to be reloaded, that could be tricky.
You could try and pull the bullet from an unfired cartridge, and try to insert it into a fired case, but not sure how that would go.
DO NOT pull the bullet from a live round, empty the powder, and refit the bullet. Even if you could do that, the priming compound would still be in the rim, and at risk of detonation. It would also still be classed as live ammunition, so would still need to be on your FAC, and stored accordingly. (which as you are asking for an inert round, I'm guessing you don't have WMR ammo allowance on yours)
You can start to see the challenges you are going to have. If you could detail how it is going to be used in your project, then SD may be able to come up with other ways of helping.
To do an inert round, you'd have to get a die to resize a fired case, and as rimfire are not designed to be reloaded, that could be tricky.
You could try and pull the bullet from an unfired cartridge, and try to insert it into a fired case, but not sure how that would go.
DO NOT pull the bullet from a live round, empty the powder, and refit the bullet. Even if you could do that, the priming compound would still be in the rim, and at risk of detonation. It would also still be classed as live ammunition, so would still need to be on your FAC, and stored accordingly. (which as you are asking for an inert round, I'm guessing you don't have WMR ammo allowance on yours)
You can start to see the challenges you are going to have. If you could detail how it is going to be used in your project, then SD may be able to come up with other ways of helping.
I must admit I hadn’t actually thought about the priming compound being in the rim, but of course it is! Thank you, that’s given me something to think about!
I was assuming it would be a fired case, which is what I have used with the .22lr round but it would be an easy mistake to make.
I would mount it standing up, rim down on a piece of wood, so it doesn’t make a difference to the look if it’s a fired case as it won’t be seen. The snap cap will work, but ideally I’d like a genuine round to give the effect I’m after…
I really appreciate your reply, thanks mate
Bavarianbrit
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Pull the bullet then dump the powder in the garden then drop the case into a small fire in the garden the priming compound will flash off, then polish the case with wire wool and reseat the bullet = inert and legal.
fixedwheel
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Thinking aloud here, especially with the reply from @Bavarianbrit , would it be doable to remove bullet, dump powder, then fire empty case?
Would it detonate all the priming compound? Would it leave the case as is, seeing that the lack of a projectile would mean the pressure doesn't build up?
I'd be concerned about any viable priming compound left in the rim, but haven't done it to prove the theory either way.
Would it detonate all the priming compound? Would it leave the case as is, seeing that the lack of a projectile would mean the pressure doesn't build up?
I'd be concerned about any viable priming compound left in the rim, but haven't done it to prove the theory either way.
fieldwalker
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This would work and eliminate compound 100%
Its a component part I think unless you have the empty fired case as its spun in the case . An offence without a licence . The round could be shot and a bullet pulled from the brass case and of course no explosive licence for empty cases if they started off empty .
tread carefully as you could get a serious firearms charge
tread carefully as you could get a serious firearms charge
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