My wife found this on the web and I wanted to know what you all thought about it.
Target shooters! You're gonna love this one! < la-dude > 01/25 01:26:03
I was watching a shooting program on TV where they covered a shooting competition in Las Vegas that was held inside one of the hotels!
They were able to do it by using wax bullets. If you aren't familiar with wax bullets, here is the basic concept. Take a centerfire cartridge shell like a .38 or .357 magnum and drill out the primer hole and insert a shotgun primer for your propellant. Then, take a wax plug (the bullet) that is the same diameter as the lead bullet would be, and push it into the shell casing until it's flush with the rim. The cartridge will now resemble a blank but instead of paper plug, there will be wax. There is NO gunpowder in this round. The tiny charge in the primer used to ignite shotgun shells is the propellant.
These rounds can be loaded by hand with NO special tools very quickly. They are very accurate out to 25-30 feet, and very quiet. About as loud as a cap gun. They are also relatively safe in terms that they will not penetrate skin, or cause serious injury unless hit in the eye. These can literally be shot safely in your garage, or backyard provided you have a safe backstop, and a simple trap made from cardboard or wood.
These rounds will only function in revolvers or pump or lever action firearms, as there isn't enough pressure to cycle a semi-auto firearm.
The best part is the price! You can buy 1000 rounds of the wax bullets including shipping for $20! You can buy the specially prepared shells which can be used over and over thousands of times @ $50 for 35 in .38, .357, .44, or buy them for $1.50 each. Primers are about $15 per 1000! This means you can shoot 1000 rounds for $35! You can barely shoot BB's for 3.5 cents a piece!
Couple that with being able to shoot at home for free, and using home made targets, you can save a fortune over going to the range.
As always, make sure you are competent with the firearms in question, be sure of your target and what is beyond it, and treat every gun as if it were loaded and be safe!
Target shooters! You're gonna love this one! < la-dude > 01/25 01:26:03
I was watching a shooting program on TV where they covered a shooting competition in Las Vegas that was held inside one of the hotels!
They were able to do it by using wax bullets. If you aren't familiar with wax bullets, here is the basic concept. Take a centerfire cartridge shell like a .38 or .357 magnum and drill out the primer hole and insert a shotgun primer for your propellant. Then, take a wax plug (the bullet) that is the same diameter as the lead bullet would be, and push it into the shell casing until it's flush with the rim. The cartridge will now resemble a blank but instead of paper plug, there will be wax. There is NO gunpowder in this round. The tiny charge in the primer used to ignite shotgun shells is the propellant.
These rounds can be loaded by hand with NO special tools very quickly. They are very accurate out to 25-30 feet, and very quiet. About as loud as a cap gun. They are also relatively safe in terms that they will not penetrate skin, or cause serious injury unless hit in the eye. These can literally be shot safely in your garage, or backyard provided you have a safe backstop, and a simple trap made from cardboard or wood.
These rounds will only function in revolvers or pump or lever action firearms, as there isn't enough pressure to cycle a semi-auto firearm.
The best part is the price! You can buy 1000 rounds of the wax bullets including shipping for $20! You can buy the specially prepared shells which can be used over and over thousands of times @ $50 for 35 in .38, .357, .44, or buy them for $1.50 each. Primers are about $15 per 1000! This means you can shoot 1000 rounds for $35! You can barely shoot BB's for 3.5 cents a piece!
Couple that with being able to shoot at home for free, and using home made targets, you can save a fortune over going to the range.
As always, make sure you are competent with the firearms in question, be sure of your target and what is beyond it, and treat every gun as if it were loaded and be safe!
