What did you do with that spent casing?

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Tbear30

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With all new guns (handguns only, I think) you get a spent shell thats been verified from the manufacturer. What do you do with them?

A.) Keep it
B.) Throw it away
C.) Send it in to the state police or other state agency
D.) Reload it
 
So what are you supposed to do with them? I read what it said about them, but didn't really understand why it was there.
 
Some east coast states require you have a bullet casing with the gun from the original factory should forensics ever need it or something of the sort as far as I understand. The casing would have the extractor and hammer marks on it
 
In NY we don't get the casing, the dealer has to give it to the state police. They put it in their big collection that has yet to solve any crimes.
 
tj_cubin said:
In NY we don't get the casing, the dealer has to give it to the state police. They put it in their big collection that has yet to solve any crimes.
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Wtf? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard of since microstamping. What do they expect that to solve?
 
I tend not to reload them because I read once upon a time that they are loaded up to 20% hotter than maximum rated SAAMI pressure to prove the gun is safe. I've never seen any pressure signs on them so idk how true that is but I'm not that desperate for 1 extra case so I usually just toss it.
 
beachbum17 said:
Some east coast states require you have a bullet casing with the gun from the original factory should forensics ever need it or something of the sort as far as I understand. The casing would have the extractor and hammer marks on it
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I have never heard of this before, I hope not in NC?
 
How about (E) Change my firing pin and extractor (or simply etch each piece) so the case no longer matches.
 
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I took a forensics class in college. You need to change the extractor and hammer for the casing and the barrel for bullet markings.
 
I think New Jersey, Maryland, New York, as maybe Connecticut might be the states that require it. Don't quote me on that
 
I thought they sent it to you so you would know that it worked -- at least once. :o)

I've still got mine. I don't reload. Yet.
 
jcreek said:
Wtf? That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard of since microstamping. What do they expect that to solve?
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While they may have thought the case database would be a great and wonderful tool, as noted above, it never, ever led to the solution of a crime and may have only a few times added any benefit at all to the prosecution.

The program has been scrapped.

Yet some legislators in NY still think the microstamping will help solve crimes.

What was it Einstein said?
 
beachbum17 said:
I took a forensics class in college. You need to change the extractor and hammer for the casing and the barrel for bullet markings.
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What if your pistol doesn't HAVE a hammer? Hummm?

Dennis in Idaho
Concealed Carry is a Privilege
Open Carry is a Right!
 
Tbear30 said:
With all new guns (handguns only, I think) you get a spent shell thats been verified from the manufacturer. What do you do with them?

A.) Keep it
B.) Throw it away
C.) Send it in to the state police or other state agency
D.) Reload it
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D.) Reload it..
 
(A) Keep mine in the box the pistol came in along with the extended magazines and other nick nacks that are rarely, if ever used.
 
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