wax bullets in 38 plastic cases

[50calshooter]

Hello I have some plastic cases that are old from speer bullets. Some of the cases have wax bullets in them. Has anyone ever used these cases and could tell me what to expect. Thanks David in NeKansas

 

[dave from mesa]

Use primers only. Be prepared to clean out all the gunk from the wax.
They shoot ok for 25-30 ft but may shoot good for you. Be advised they do tend to ricochet.

 

[PO2Hammer]

If you want to shoot wax bullets, regular brass works much better. Enlarge the flash hole with a drill bit, prime and push into a sheet of soft parafin.

The Speers were designed for a matching plastic bullet. I have some from years ago I got from Midway, not sure if they still carry them. They do have 'X ring' rubber bullets that are reusable.

All primer powered only of course.

 

[dave from mesa]

My bad. PO2 is correct. I have had both. Sometimes old age gets in the way.

 

[rcmodel]

I believe the Speer plastic bullets that went with your cases are a heeled type bullet.

So, a wax bullet inside the Speer case would be way under bore size, and probably wouldn't shoot worth a hoot.

http://www.ammobank.com/cgi-bin/csh...tam&lpt=1235330553&xax=84797&item.ctx=:SP8510

rc