Disposing of Unneeded Ammo
I just sold my .243 Win rifle but have some reloaded ammo left over from it. For safety and liability reasons I don't want to give it to anyone else so I have to get rid of it safely.
I can break it down by pulling the bullets and dumping the powder but that leaves me with the primed cases. I have a 7mm-08 and a quick check shows the .243 empty cases will chamber in it so could I use it to just "fire" the primers, leaving the cases inert and in suitable condition to safely give away. Obviously I have to do this where the noise and residue won't be a problem so I'll probably take the shells and the rifle to my gun club.
Any negatives or unexpected side effects? I know I could inert the primers with a drop or two of oil but that would leave the cases too contaminated to reuse.