wax bullets

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bamaranger

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This may be a reload question, but supposedly its related to Cowboy shooting.

Guy calls me and wants to know if I can load "wax bullets". Says he's heard the "cowboy shooters do it" and they use .45 LC cases and shotgun primers, apparently no powder charge.

Who can advise?????
 
I have not done with wax but i have done it with glue sticks they are just the right size. You drill the flash hole to 1/16 lube the glue stick with pam cooking spray push the glue stick in the case as far as you can then cut it off flush with the end of the case. Prime the case with a large rifle primer. You are ready to shoot.
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Wax bullets are routinely used in cowboy fast draw. There are several places that sell both the 45LC cases allready drilled and reamed for shotgun primers and the wax bullets.
 
Bill Jordan discusses wax bullets in his book, No Second Place Winner. Do a search here at TFL and I'm sure you'll find it.
 
Interesting post - am not familiar with any of this - any chance one of you fellows could post a couple of photos? I don't shoot CAS . . but this opens up all sorts of possibilities . . . like waxing the car and getting some target practice in at the same time!? :D Just curious . . . using one of these "wax cartridges" with the primer . . what's the range? And what are you shooting at . . . inflated balloons that will pop or breakable targets of some type? Thanks! :)
 
Billy

Google cowboy fast draw and you will come up with the association web page that will give info on a lot of what you are asking.
Wax bullets are a lot of fun and pretty accurate out to 10 to 15 yards or so.
As previously mentioned Bill Jordan used them in a lot of his shooting exibitions.
It's easy to roll your own. If using regular pistol primers you will need to drill out the flash hole on several cases and clearly mark the cases so you don't use them for regular reloads. The primed case is pushed through a block of parafin and that is the bullet.
Cowboy fast draw generally uses cases that have been drilled and reamed to take a 209 shotgun primer and wax bullets that are pushed into the case. These are available pretty cheap from several suppliers.
 
Thanks fellas for your replies. Just goes to show you that there are whole different worlds out there that need exploring! I'll Google and do a little "studying". Hopefully, my wife and I can attend a event or two and watch as they sound like a lot of fun. And thanks for the info of how you do the cartridges . . very interesting! Thanks! :)
 
I had some wax bullets in 45 lc. The cases are made for 209 primers, you push the wax bullet in with your thumb, no powder. Very economical, good for practice and can damage anything in front of it at 3 or 4 yrds or so. They shoot clean thru aluminum cans, but go flat when the hit anything solid. I would REALLY not want to be hit by one.... I dont think they would penetrate clothing like jeans, but I bet they would leave one nasty blister.
 
A friend and I drilled out some .45 Colt and .44 Magnum casings and used CCI Magnum Pistol primers. We found out the hard way if you don't drill out the ignition holes, the primers pop and it makes it hard to rotate the cylinder.

We melted some candle wax onto a flat pan until it was about a half inch thick and pushed the casings through when it was still a bit hard.

They'll dent quarter-inch plywood at 30 feet.
 
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