Those fired rounds in sealed envelopes...

[Effingham]

Hey, something I just thought of (again -- I keep forgetting to ask) as I was organizing the gun shelf.

When I buy a pistol, included in the box of stuff is a fired round (or a fired cartridge, I really don't know which) in a sealed envelope signed over the seal by some guy.

Do I need to keep these, or can I just toss 'em? It seems like keeping track of them could be a pain in the butt.


Tony

 

[Brandon]

i keep them if the gun i buy has them.
not hard to keep track of really, keep them in the case the gun came with behind the padding... works well for me.

 

[turnerdye1]

reload them?

 

[sepe]

I don't remember mine being sealed but it was initialed. I just leave them in my Glock case since I don't store the gun in the case.

 

[Kedric]

Same, I just keep them in the case or box the gun came in.

 

[tnek]

I just throw them in the reloadable brass bucket.

 

[tnek]

i keep them if the gun i buy has them.
not hard to keep track of really, keep them in the case the gun came with behind the padding... works well for me.

Can I ask, no disrespect intended, why keep something the goverment intends to track a gun with?

 

[Armed Citizen]

I think it is a method the manufacturer uses to demonstrate the weapon was test fired. All my new pistols from Smith and Wesson have the sealed envelope you speak of.

 

[tnek]

I think it is a method the manufacturer uses to demonstrate the weapon was test fired. All my new pistols from Smith and Wesson have the sealed envelope you speak of.

I thought they were the brass from the "fingerprint" test a few states require.

 

[mwg]

I just keep mine in the case the gun came in.

 

[charley59]

I toss 'em in the fired brass can and reload them.

 

[shavedforbattle]

I throw them straight into the garbage.

 

[Kingpin]

Some states require the owner of the weapon to send the empty case to the State Police for there records.

 

[cobber]

Hey, something I just thought of (again -- I keep forgetting to ask) as I was organizing the gun shelf.

When I buy a pistol, included in the box of stuff is a fired round (or a fired cartridge, I really don't know which) in a sealed envelope signed over the seal by some guy.

Do I need to keep these, or can I just toss 'em? It seems like keeping track of them could be a pain in the butt.


Tony

You're supposed to mail it to the BATFE along with your fingerprints. Didn't you get the memo?

 

[45fan]

I have read a few accounts of the difficulty of going through the process of having a fired case certified through the state police in states that have this requirement. It is not easy, and can be a lengthy process that does not include you having possession of your pistol.

 

[Bang-bang]

I thought they were the brass from the "fingerprint" test a few states require.

True, must have for some states.

 

[msd]

Some states require the owner of the weapon to send the empty case to the State Police for there records.

What states require this? I'd never heard of it before.


On some guns, that become collector items having the factory fired case is desirable as it will fetch a little more money. Just like having the case and all paperwork that came with the gun in the box.
I've got a shed full of gun boxes with all the contents that it came with, minus the gun of course.

 

[opus1776]

Some states require the owner of the weapon to send the empty case to the State Police for there records.

What states require this? I'd never heard of it before.

Two states that I know of are MD and NY.....HTH


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[shavedforbattle]

Some states require the owner of the weapon to send the empty case to the State Police for there records.

It's a good thing that Indiana is not one of them.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Two states that I know of are MD and NY.....HTH


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"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" K. Moss

You can NEVER be too rich or too thin.

Life is not a journey, but a series of unplanned detours...

Perfection: is not a goal---it's a demanded expectation.

Why? What good is an empty casing? And what if you don't send it in or you don't have it? What about used guns or new guns that don't come with the spent casing????