Steel shell bullet

[Trux]

Picked these shells up at the range- drilled out the primers, installed tubes and polished. I used gun metal for the parts. Not much lathe work except for the drilling and polishing

 

[ctubbs]

Now that is one fine looking pen. Different, but still fine. Did you have much problem getting the center to like up? It looks perfect. The gun metal goes very well with this pen.
Charles

 

[Trux]

Charles, I use a 4 jaw chuck to hold the shell when I drill out the primers- as long as I go slow with the drill bit I have no alignment (centering) problems.

 

[LarryDNJR]

I like that, looks nice!

Good idea too

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen. I have made one like that.

 

[Drstrangefart]

I had the exact same idea. Although you did more by drilling and installing tubes. I had some pre-made ones laying around when inspiration struck a couple of weeks ago.