Cowboys and tinkerers...

25cschaefer said:

I have written a how to on cheap practice ammo, hot glue loads, in the reloading section.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=752117&p=9472701#post9472701

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I'm new here, on tapatalk, and can't find my way to black powder discussion. Can you tell me where it's listed?

Has any one tested this idea with percussion caps and glueletts in cb revolvers. I did and was not that impressed. Put a few holes and dents in cardboard at 15 ft....thats about all.

Thanks 4v50 Gary

A variation on the old wax bullets; more expensive but cheaper than the plastic practice rounds. Just make sure to mark the drilled out cases so they don't ever get loaded with a powder charge.

Jim

elhombreconnonombre said:

Has any one tested this idea with percussion caps and glueletts in cb revolvers. I did and was not that impressed. Put a few holes and dents in cardboard at 15 ft....thats about all.

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I tried glueletts in a .44 colt 1860 snubby using CCI #10 caps. I drilled out some spare nipples as far as I dared and achieved fair accuracy and penetrated several layers of corrugated cardboard at ~ 20 feet.

yhs
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shunka
So what size bit did you use...like something the size of a tiny dremel tool drill bit? Drilling out the nipple channel would definitely increase the power behind the gluelett from the cap. I'll try that next time.

The nipples have a larger hole that funnels down to a smaller hole. For use with these gluelets you'd want to drill out the nipple to the size of the larger hole at the seat of the nipple. Just find out which drill you have fits into that larger part and drill through with it.

Don't go larger though. You'll open up the tapered in rim that seats against the compound and that might lead to ignition issues.

It might be a less than lethal solution to the racoon snd feral cat problem I have experieced in the past around the hacienda.

Hi, been here awhile, but havent posted... Usually hang out on TFL, but this definitely caught my attention.

I know it was posted in reloading, but I guess I should post here, as my question is about BP revolvers.

So.. Im wondering if these things could withstand a normal powder charge if there was a wad, and maybe a thick cardboard card as well, between them and the powder?

If so... Im thinking filling the mold with #4 or #5 shot and then the glue would make a poor mans frangible?

I tried this yesterday with some military .38 cases, some Cheddite shotgun primers, and some bullets I made with hotglue sticks in my 140 grain SWC mold. These would be really great for mice and rats, those glue stick bullets came out with quite a bit of authority. I bet you could blow apart the skull out of a decent sized rat with one.

I wanna try placing a .22 pellet in the nose before I fill the cavity with glue, it might make them more effective. Maybe put a #57 shotshell primer in the tip for some exploding rounds, that would be fun and cheap! I've got a bunch of ol' #57 primers kicking around!

BH
I brushed a Lee .450 conical mold with olive oil, dropped in a .31 ball , closed it up, and filled it with the hot glue. I havent tried it yet since I havent drilled out the nipples yet, but it nakes a nice looking round.

Hombre, let us know how they perform. I might make some .450 conicals with some birdshot in the tip when I get more glue. I'd love to see how they perform!

That sounds like an interesting way to make some shot rounds for my '61 Springfield.

Tinkermen
I was in my local sporting goods store and came across some rubbery plastic round balls for sling shot target practice. I took them home and, may the saints preserve us me dahlins, they were near .44 cal. The go down the barrel of my 44s like a bb in a bb gun with no contact with the rifling, but do spit out the barrel using caps with drilled out nipples with ok accuracy in the garage range. Your mileage may vary.

elhombreconnonombre said:

It might be a less than lethal solution to the racoon snd feral cat problem I have experieced in the past around the hacienda.

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Why in the world would you want a "less than lethal" round for feral cats?

Just thought about this idea for the slingshot round balls, since they are a rather loose fit in the cylinders and the balls do not engage rifling: First dip the balls into some bees wax to get a thin layer of wax that will allow engagement of the rifling by the wax layer. Then put a drop of white glue or super glue on the ball to adhere to a wad/patch to load into the cylinder. Makes a nice little target round using percussion caps only. That wont fall out of the cylinder and will engage rifling. As always YMMV.

As my fellow cowpoke/ tinkermen might suspect, I like modifying bb guns, paint ball guns, AND
blow guns. I have built a 36" blow gun that shots bamboo darts using co2 that clock at 400 fps mv.

An idea for a lightweight target round for my .50 cal front stuffer to minimize/conserve powder use: Put in a .31-.36 cal rb in a Lee .450 conical mold, fill the cavity with glue, and insert the lightweight, but front heavy bullet, in a .50 cal sabot that uses that size bullet. Work up a suitable but a likely much reduced powder charge for that round. Your mileage may vary