what are some of the metiles used in bullets and can i melt them?
107602
Bullets are usually made of lead, with an outer shell of copper. Lead is a known carcinogen. It is not a good idea to mess with it, without the required permits and protection. I don't think it is worth the hassle.
939061
The base of the bullet contains a small bit of phosphorous which is ignited by the burning gases from the ignition of the cartridge. This burns for as long as it takes the bullet to travel @400 meters. The tracer effect can be used under low light conditions to show you where your bullets are impacting (and the enemy to see where your bullets are coming from), allow you to 'designate' targets visually, and (to a limited extent) act as an incendiary device on inflammable materiel.
353454
Depending on it's composition, it can have a melting point of about 1400-1600 °C. However, there are glasses that will melt at lower temperatures but those are not common among commercial nor industrial usage.
411752
One possibility would be frangible ammo, which won't penetrate through walls and is non-toxic (no lead).  I don't know if you can get rubber bullets anywhere, but that may be a bad idea (it would just make the intruder madder).\n\nhttp://www.precisionammo.com/\nhttp://accutecusa.com/\nhttp://www.precisioncartridge.com/frangible.html\nhttp://www.iccammo.com/products.html
656476
General Electric Vulcan Machine Guns. 6,000 rounds per minute in either 7.62mm or 20mm canon rounds. Used on gun ships prinarily. They would do a nice job.
327571
I would think the best way to do this is to dry the sample and then turn it into a powder.  You could then perform an extraction of the metals possibly with Conc. HCL or HNO3.  There may be an organic solvent that could do this extraction but many of these solvents are not compatible with the plastics in AAS autosamplers.  Preparing the blanks would be the same as any other AAS standards.  Prepare an acid solution to match that of your sample and determine if and how much of each metal is present in your acid.  It is also good just for reference to run a blank of the water you are using.  When preparing the standards for the individual metals read some of the literature to determine the best method (ashing temp, atomization temps. etc.).  In many cases better results are obtained with the use of a matrix modifier.  I would read some literature and there should be many examples of this type of work.
334151
Lead melts at 327.5 °C\nAluminum melts at 660.0°C\n\nIf you had to ask for this information here, and not look it up yourself, you shouldn't be melting lead in the first place.
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Any metal will melt on heating (unless burning up before), but for pure lead the melting point is fairly low with 600K (327°C, or 621°F). The melting point for lead alloys (with tin and/or antimon) is even lower.\n\nEven candle flames emit sufficient heat to melt down lead placed on a spoon in reasonable time.
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Yes, as long as the primer and the powder on the inside of the bullet doesn't get wet.  If the projectile is properly set in the casing, then water can't get inside and the bullet will still fire.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nIf you store your ammunition and components at (seasonal) room temperature you should be ok. Store primers in their original packaging and away from moisture. My work shop, which is not air conditioned is where the majority of my components and ammo live. It shoots great! Just make certain your ammunition is not exposed to extreme heat (fire). Try to avoid extremely long term storage. For example, I try to use my target ammo within 10 years of their "manufacture". Keep in mind, gun powder will degrade over time and lose it's umphh! Primers, if they're kept dry, should have a near indefinite life span. If you reload, take a break from reloading if you're reloading environment is experiencing high levels of humidity. \n\nGood luck.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nThe terms "cartridge" and "round" are interchangeable. Both refer to a complete shell. A cartridge/round's components are: \ncartridge case (brass),\nbullet (the projectile),\npowder (the propellant), and\nprimer (the ignition source).
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acetone might dissolve the plastic.  it can ruin a synthetic gun stock.
97523
Gunpowder, whether black powder or smokeless powder, is a substance that burns very rapidly and is used as a propellant in firearms. As it burns, a subsonic deflagration wave is produced rather than the supersonic detonation wave which high explosives would produce. This reduces peak pressures in a gun, but makes it less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications.\n\nBlack powder is a mix of sulphur, charcoal, and potassium or sodium nitrate, (sodium nitrate makes a less powerful compound), at a weight ratio of approximately 10:15:75, respectively, though the ratios can vary somewhat depending on the purpose of the powder. Unlike smokeless propellants, it acts more like an explosive since its burn rate is not affected by pressure, but it is a very poor explosive because it has a very slow decomposition rate and therefore a very low brisance. This same property that makes it a poor explosive makes it useful as a propellant — the lack of brisance keeps the black powder from shattering the barrel, and directs the energy to propelling the bullet. Historically, potassium nitrate was extracted from manure by a process superficially similar to composting. Nitre beds took about a year to produce crystallized potassium nitrate.
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Clean, melt, and remold
416885
magnesium.  Phosphorous is used on tracer rounds to make them glow.
873170
Ammunition is just that - bullets, powder, shell, fuses. Munitions is everything that goes with it - including the weapons and the tools to keep them in good repair.
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Just take the ammo to the police station. They'll dispose of it for you.\n.