50 caliber
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arjudy
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Very cool.
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Nice work Perry! I think the real thing beats the kit knock offs in every way!!
jbostian
Member
Very nice.
Jamie
Jamie
Sylvanite
Member
Looks sharp, Perry.
papaturner
Member
Thanks cav......I agree with you on the real thing......My problem is that the ones I can get are still live......I can`t find the brass and the bullet unarmed.
bruce119
Member
They are one of my best sellers just polished all you need is the brasso to shine it up.
Boy a scary thought handling one of those things LIVE
Boy that would scare the begesise out of me. I wounder what kind of bang the primer would make after pulling the bullet. BTW what do you do about the primer if you work with a live round. Pop it out and put in an imitation .
Jgrden
Member
I met a guy who says he has the spent casings. Should I follow up with him to see what he is charging for them?
papaturner
Member
Sure, I would be interested if I can find some bullets to go with them.
Gary Max
Member
You should spend the day on a range shooting one-----more fun than a wrestling a pig in fresh mud. Great looking pen
Sylvanite
Member
I prefer to powdercoat the parts, so polishing isn't necessary, but there's nothing wrong with bare brass.
Actually, handling modern ammunition is a lot safer than operating a gasoline pump (or a grill, or a lawn mower, or just about any power tool - or even using a hammer). Assembled rounds are very stable. If you have the proper tools, pulling a bullet and disposing of powder is simple too. Primers have the potential to be dangerous and need to handled with corresponding respect. I've disassembled live ammunition to make pens from the components - including the primers, and discussed the process previously. It is possible to fire a primer safely - but you need to know what you're doing and take appropriate safety precautions. A primer packs a good punch and will shoot flame out the end of a shellcase.Boy a scary thought handling one of those things LIVE
Regards,
Eric
Daniel
Member
and they are getting harder to find. 4 years ago I knew of about 4 places I could find them. now it is only one two if I can get a hold of the other supplier but it is not easy.
The source for the best bullets is polygunbag.com but it is hard to get an order through to them. can't remember the name of the other supplier but the casings are a bit more expensive since they are pre polished. not as polished as we want them though. I have not found bullets that work real well except the ones I get from poly gun bag.
rjwolfe3
Member
That is very nice. I keep promising myself to make one of those and I agree, I like real ones much better then the imitations.
pssherman
Member
I have both the casings and the bullets available in either the powder-coated or uncoated version. To see what I have, go here:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53990
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