Discarded/Dropped 22lr Ammo

[dale2242]

I do very little shooting at public ranges.
Most of my shooting is done in old rock pits or logging landings.
Most locals do their shooting there, as well.
I don`t do a lot of shooting with 22 lr, but I like to practice my offhand shooting with my favorite Remington rim fire. Although I have a decent supply of 22lr, I pick up a lot of discarded/dropped ammo.
I will NOT shoot ammo that has failed to fire because I had one rupture the rim exactly where the previous firing pin had struck the rim.
Call me cheap but it works for me....dale

[RKJ]

I'll pick them up also. The ones that didn't fire have the bullet pulled and tossed in with the lead pickups.

[dtknowles]

I have a few hundred range pick-ups that I have saved to shoot in my Single Six and have shot hundreds more range pickups. I don't shoot them in my nicer guns. I used to give the duds a second go but now just pull the bullets.

Tim

[fatelk]

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I was embarrassed to admit it before because a lot of folks frown greatly on the idea, but I've been picking them up for years also. I have quite a stash that we've been shooting lately, for just plinking.

My grandfather took me hunting when I was young, and dropped a 30-06 round in the dirt on accident while loading his rifle. He told me to never put a round in a rifle that had been dropped on the ground, and threw it away in the brush!

[marlin39a]

I pick them up. If they look fresh, and no hits on rim, I save. Shoot them when I get a bunch.

[mtnman31]

I pick them up and use them as long as they aren't mangled or corroded. When I used to hit the shooting ranges more frequently, I tossed them into a pouch on my range bag and when I got home looked them over a bit more closely before I'd decide to keep/shoot them or pull them apart.

[ravelode]

I pick them up also, I'll load them in 22-45 with the previous dent rotated I give them 2 more tries then I save the rounds that don't go off and send them back to the manufacturer when I get say 100 of any particular head stamp with a polite letter saying that I have always used____ and was disappointed in these rounds failing "repeatedly" to fire and how have had such a hard time finding .22 ammo the last few years, usually get a gift certificate worth a small bulk box @ today's prices