Which Air Pistol For Practice At Home?

[The Real Hawkeye]

Dry firing your primary pistol would be more effective. There is nothing like that trigger to simulate firing and proper sight alignment and target acquisition. I would think all you need a is a couple of snap caps and time to practice.

I agree completely. However, when I was a young man back in the 1980s, I used to load up .38 Special brass with new primers. Then I'd melt down some hard wax in a tin plate to about an inch depth. Then, once it started getting a little firm from cooling, I'd stick in all the primer loaded brass and push down, mouth downwards, of course. This would cut a perfect .357 wax wadcutter for each primed case. Then into the refrigerator. In a few minutes I'd pull them all out and I'd have lots of wax wadcutters I can shoot out of my carry revolver in the house. It will cut right through targets, and knock down tin cans, but will not do too much damage to anything hard in the house. It does hurt quite a bit to be shot by one, though. Not a toy, and should be treated with almost as much caution as a real loaded gun, because you could knock and eye out with it. Lots of fun, but be safe.

 

[JohnKSa]

If you do load & use wax bullets indoors, you should be aware that most primers contain lead which will be blown into the air with each shot and settle on surfaces in the room you're shooting in.

While airgun pellets are lead, they are metallic lead, the lead contamination is limited to your handling of the pellets and the target area. With a proper target, and standard hygiene practices, there will be no danger of contaminating the room you use for practice.

 

[The Real Hawkeye]

I guess you should only use wax bullets outdoors, then.

 

[Nortonics]

Is that why the finish on my cars is all pitted?!