Posted: 2/26/2013 12:32:39 PM EDT
| Anyone practice with wax bullets? if so what is your recipe and process? Do you have to drill out the flash hole in the primer pocket? I have heard they work better when you do this. Any powder or just the energy from the primer? |
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Anyone practice with wax bullets? if so what is your recipe and process? Do you have to drill out the flash hole in the primer pocket? I have heard they work better when you do this. Any powder or just the energy from the primer? I've used Gulf wax that you buy in the grocery store and primers only, no powder in a 4" S&W Model 19 with good results, I never thought about drilling the flash hole bigger but it couldn't hurt. I may try that myself. I usually size the case, then install a primer then simply push the case through the wax until it goes all the way through. There are companys that make pre-molded bullets out of heavier wax that is used in cowboy action shooting, you might try googling "wax bullets" and see if you can find them. Most are .45 caliber, but I have seen .38/.357 which could also be used in a 9mm. Back in the Eighties I bought some that came with a dozen cases that had been drilled out to accept shotgun primers, but the primers would fall out when the cilynder turned and jam the revolver. They were almost as loud as the regular cartridge. Tommy T. |
| Used to but haven't for a while. I used to drill out the primer flash hole so the primer wouldn't back out of the pocket. I bought the canning wax from the grocery store for bullets. You can remelt the leftover wax in a baking pan to get more bullets. Was really useful for point shooting practice with my snub, a Colt Detective Special. Saves a lot of money on gas because you don't have to drive to the range. |