Hank Ellis Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Friends of mine went back home to New Orleans to clean out from the aftermath of Katrina. Two of the items retrieved were an old crack barrel shotgun and a Ruger single action revolver in .22 mag. After being underwater for weeks needless to say their condition is very poor. Lots of crusty rust. The cost of getting them back to a safe operating condition is going to be prohibitive vs. the value of the arms. There is no sentimental value here so I believe they would be better off to scrap the arms and get new. What is the procedure for disposing of unserviceable firearms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Friends of mine went back home to New Orleans to clean out from the aftermath of Katrina. Two of the items retrieved were an old crack barrel shotgun and a Ruger single action revolver in .22 mag. After being underwater for weeks needless to say their condition is very poor. Lots of crusty rust. The cost of getting them back to a safe operating condition is going to be prohibitive vs. the value of the arms. There is no sentimental value here so I believe they would be better off to scrap the arms and get new. What is the procedure for disposing of unserviceable firearms? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Save them for the next no questions asked buyback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 sorry to hear that about your friends guns. If the guns are fUBAR then I would break them or cut them into pieces and just throw them away. Or take them to the local police department and I am sure they could dispose of them (Be sure you tell them what you are doing, and maybe get an escort,before you just walk into a police station with a couple of guns) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhurd Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Save them for the next no questions asked buyback <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That is Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Sound like great project guns for aspiring gunsmiths to train on. Not often you get the chance to do something that may well ruin a gun---on an already ruined gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Save them for the next no questions asked buyback <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly what I was going to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 If you sell them at a buyback the antigun crowd points at them and says look at the evil we removed from the streets. Dont give them the satifaction. Take them apart and throw them in the trash.-----Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 If you sell them at a buyback the antigun crowd points at them and says look at the evil we removed from the streets. Dont give them the satifaction. Take them apart and throw them in the trash.-----Larry <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) If you sell them at a buyback the antigun crowd points at them and says look at the evil we removed from the streets. Dont give them the satifaction. Take them apart and throw them in the trash.-----Larry <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But, the people running the buyback learn that all they are going to get in junk and is makes another buyback less likely. You get bonus points by thanking the person handing out the buybackcheck and telling him/her this means you finally have enough to buy that new handgun you have been wanting. Buybacks are very bad, because they condition the public to several concepts : 1. Civilian ownership of guns is so bad that it's worth spending $$ to reduce it 2. It's OK for the govt to buy guns to get them out of hte hands of the public. The next logical step is making this mandatory. 3. To imply "buyback" somehow implies that the guns were in your hands due to the graces of the gov't, and they are simply undoing the pervious act of granting you access. Edited October 14, 2005 by Rob Boudrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Neill Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I don't know about the shotgun, but why don't you contact Ruger and explain to them and see if they may make you a deal on a replacement. One of those "If you don't ask, you don't know" things. As a replacement, they would then deal with proper disposal. If the manufacturer of the shotgun is still around, ask them as well. In general, disposal, to ATF (ATFE, or whatever they're called these days), normally involved melting down the frame of cutting it apart with a torch. And you would likely need some sort of documentation corroborating such an action. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Boating accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 LOL!!!! I vote for "Boating Accident." Although giving them to a gunsmith-in-training sounds like a somewhat charitable thing to do, actually. Just let 'em know how filthy the water was that they soaked in for all that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipscron2000 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Take the firing pins out and sell dem in da hood for 50 clams. Seriously, I would cut them up and throw them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Plug the barrell with a bead and weld the hammer down (or up) and give it to the local BBQ house to hang on the wall with the rest of their eclectic collection of junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Would the guns be covered by the homeowners insurance policy? If not, I would try to turn them in to the local PD and get a copy of the property report with s/n as proof of disposal (just in case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 The gun turn-ins go on gross numbers...they don't care whether they get junk or your grandpa's trophy war rifle. Turn in an old barrel and set of grips = one more evil gun off the streets. They then use the numbers to show how effective those things are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralChang Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Try sending the Ruger back to the manufacturer for a rebuld. I bet under the circumstances, they would be inclined to work with him/her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Ellis Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 There hasn't been a gun buyback program around here in many years. On philosophical grounds I refuse to participate anyway. Giving the scattergun to an aspiring gunsmith seems to me the right thing to do. Anybody got any leads on a gunsmith school? Clark Custom? I'll talk to Ruger and see what they can do. As said, don't know if you don't ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Murphy Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 The gun buybacks around here require the gun be functional for the big money prizes. Non functioning guns only get a pittance. I've never done it on General Principles. Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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