Dispose of dead rounds

[PistolEd]

I bought several hundred rounds of steel case WPA .223 ammo (cause it was REALLY cheap - .20 per round). So I've shot about 90 rds of it and I have 3 rounds that will not fire. I thought it was light striking at first because there was a slight bend in the end of the firing pin, so I replaced the firing pin. I've tried firing them more than once, even with the new firing pin. There is a definite dent in the primer so I don't think its a malfunction of the gun.

So my question is, how do I dispose of these three rounds? With .22's I pull the bullet and let the powder drift off in the wind but with these I can't seem to pull the bullet by hand. Is that the best way? Now that I'm home I can use a pair of pliers but thought I should ask since I've never had this happen to me on anything other than a .22lr.

[fritzmeister]

Kinetic bullet puller?

A friend of mine gave me an extra one he had. I've used it a couple of times. They are fairly cheap.

[petyweestraw]

^This. They have them at cables for like $10. Safest way Id say.

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[CopNa454Sierra]

I've never worried about it. I always just toss dud rounds in with empty brass for disposal (unless I'm saving brass for someone to reload). Even if it were to go off later, theres very little damage that could result. In something with as little powder as a .223, even if it were to ignite outside of a pressurized environment (i.e. the chamber of a firearm) it would likely just make a loud pop and seperate the bullet from the casing.

I've seen/heard large caliber rounds (.300 Win. Mag. at the largest) set off by a house fire. It's not like the bullet can come flying out at 2400 fps and kill someone. They just ignite powder and pop apart from each other...