Ahh, I'm not very intelligent when it comes to bullets and guns, but I've got a few .270 Winchester shells that I'd like to get powder out of.
So any ideas as to the safest way of getting the powder out? I've extracted powder from .22 bullets by using two sets of wire-plyers and bending the lead out. Not sure if this is a good way or bad way but I've never had one blow up in my hand.

Well the basic design of a .270 is no different from a .22, so the same way should work.

what i did for my .303 was just grab a pair of plyers and grab the lead and bend it backwards then forwards then left then right and then pull up and the lead should just pop out and you can pour your powder out

it doesnt really matter if there is a different type of bullet or shell. If you know how to take the powder out of one bullet/shell, its the same with the others.

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Originally posted by EP:
Well the basic design of a .270 is no different from a .22, so the same way should work.

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Do the .22's have a primer? I'm pretty sure that part isnt built the same way a .270 is.
Of course if I accidentally put pressure on the primer and cause it to go off...

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Originally posted by warweed12:
what i did for my .303 was just grab a pair of plyers and grab the lead and bend it backwards then forwards then left then right and then pull up and the lead should just pop out and you can pour your powder out

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Thats exactly what I did with the .22's.
Except I usually rotate the lead piece a bit, and then bend it out.

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Originally posted by TheSell0ut:
Do the .22's have a primer? I'm pretty sure that part isnt built the same way a .270 is.
Of course if I accidentally put pressure on the primer and cause it to go off...

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.22's are a rim fire meaning they have a built in primer and the 22 cases can not be reloaded were as a .270 is a center fire and can be reloaded the 22's you have to be careful with because you do not want to crush the rim because i could accidentally fire on you

what the fuck type of a question is " Do the .22's have a primer?"

how the hell would it fire? the firing pin has to hit the primrer and that will ignite the powder and the expanding gases sends the pellets/ bullet

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Originally posted by DeusExMachina:
what the fuck type of a question is " Do the .22's have a primer?"

how the hell would it fire? the firing pin has to hit the primrer and that will ignite the powder and the expanding gases sends the pellets/ bullet

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wow calm down boy the .22 cals don't really have a primer they have a shock sensitive paste on the inside on the brass case

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Originally posted by DeusExMachina:
what the fuck type of a question is " Do the .22's have a primer?"

how the hell would it fire? the firing pin has to hit the primrer and that will ignite the powder and the expanding gases sends the pellets/ bullet

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I figured that the friction against the back of the shell would make a spark and cause the powder to ignite thus propelling the bullet.

warweed is right.

.22's are rimfire (well actually my grandpa had [has?] a .22 centerfire but they don't make em anymore). This mean the primer is not a seperate piece to allow for reloading like a centerfire. When I took apart some .22's the primer comp (yellow stuff, don't remember what it is exactly) looked like it's just sprayed on while wet, then they let em dry, fill with SP, and stick the bullet it.

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Originally posted by EP:
warweed is right.

.22's are rimfire (well actually my grandpa had [has?] a .22 centerfire but they don't make em anymore). This mean the primer is not a seperate piece to allow for reloading like a centerfire. When I took apart some .22's the primer comp (yellow stuff, don't remember what it is exactly) looked like it's just sprayed on while wet, then they let em dry, fill with SP, and stick the bullet it.

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.22's are the only rimfires(to the best of my knowledge). I've opened some shells that had white powder in them, is this odd for a .22?

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Originally posted by TheSell0ut:
I've opened some shells that had white powder in them, is this odd for a .22?

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mine are green

sorry, i didnt mean to be rude or anything man... i just talk like that...


just spend some time around here and youll see, im a joker


EDIT: i wouldnt take powder out of bullets or shells... first of all, its dangerous and second, if you get caught, whoever got you those shells will be put in jail (i think) and all their firearms will be taken away...

play safe and use fireworks

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Originally posted by DeusExMachina:
sorry, i didnt mean to be rude or anything man... i just talk like that...


just spend some time around here and youll see, im a joker


EDIT: i wouldnt take powder out of bullets or shells... first of all, its dangerous and second, if you get caught, whoever got you those shells will be put in jail (i think) and all their firearms will be taken away...

play safe and use fireworks

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'play safe and use fireworks'.
Thats like telling a druggie to snort crushed children's tylenol and play it safe.

isn't the stuff in the .22 primers lead azide?

i know regular primers it is mecury fulminate (well in some)

I have taken the firearms test and hunting test and have both licenses now. I don't think the instructor went through this: what is the difference between rim fire and centre fire?


its obvious what the difference is but I've been curious warweed, is there something that happens if the primer is on the side or the middle? or is it just another way of identification?

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Originally posted by TheSell0ut:
.22's are the only rimfires(to the best of my knowledge). I've opened some shells that had white powder in them, is this odd for a .22?

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.22 and .17 are rimfire,

CTR

thats odd .... i two have the same certification but we covered all that

this is a center fire


notice that the primer is located in the bottom and in the middle


this is a shot gun shell




this is a rimfire notice that there is no primer you can see but more of an outer rim this rim contians a shock sensitive explosive that when hit it ignites and then lights the man charge fireing the bullet




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ok, thanks man. That covers everthing i needed to know.