your take on plastic case/rubber bullets....

[Snyper]

doesn't that depend upon the laws for that locale? (again, off topic but I wasn't specific enough for some folks).

You said you are in town and can't shoot in town

That's pretty specific about the laws for your locale

Your revolver will still be a "firearm" when you "discharge" the plastic bullets, fired by the explosion of the primer.

I do, but wanted it limited to the discussion I started

You're the one who first mentioned living in town, and assuming this ammoo would be legal.

I cant shoot in my backyard because I'm in the city limits, but with these I can.

That was your second post, to be "specific"

See ya!

 

[jmorris]

do you use those currently?

I would guess it has been 25 years or so since I last fired one. Did find a box of them in 44 but not the 38 ones I had.

There are also folks that use hot glue in normal brass for the same effect.

I always thought one of these would be fun though.

http://convert-a-pell.com/

 

[Marco Califo]

I do, but wanted it limited to the discussion I started. again, I wasn't specific enough for some folks.

Good luck with that!
It is a public forum.

Shooting even a pellet or BB gun in your backyard can have unfortunate consequences.
For one thing, it depends on who sees you, and what they do, or what responding law enforcement does. They won't be using rubber bullets.

 

[nemesiss45]

I would go with wax bullets. I have a .38 that is too sketchy to put lead through, but i use wax bullets from time to time in the yard. It is simple and cheaper than plastic. All you do is take a hundred or so empty sized cases and set them aside. Then melt some paraffin wax into a pie tin or jelly roll pan if you are making a big batch. I go for about 1/3 inch deep give or take... whatever floats your boat.
Then either stand the cases up in the hot wax before a film forms or wait till the wax is solid all the way through, but still soft, then push them in cookie cutter style. Either way, let the wax cool till it is brittle and pop the cases out. You should have nice little wax wad cutters
The outside of a few cases might need a little wipe, but not much. Next, prime and shoot. In my experience, the bullets stays together well and flies straight enough for the 10-20 feet i shoot them. They can usually pop holes in empty cans, but they may just dent a water filled can.

I have seen people recommend drilling out the flash holes to keep the primer from backing out, but i have not had this problem, so i have kepts the cases stock.

I jave also seen people reommend recipes with greases added to the paraffin, but it has worked fine for me without anything added.

 

[JERRYS.]

ok, for the hand wringers. I do not have 5 acres, therefore I cannot shot my guns in the city limits. I can shoot air guns, pellet guns, bb guns. thanks for the concern.

thank you to the few folks that addressed the "rubber" bullet question.

 

[jmorris]

I do not have 5 acres, therefore I cannot shot my guns in the city limits. I can shoot air guns, pellet guns, bb guns. thanks for the concern.

Using a primer to propell something takes it out of the air gun/bb gun realm.

In any case you, might check city and county ordnance to see if they included air rifles in with firearms like the last city I lived in did. I have even heard of some that include airsoft, which by the way accomplishes what your looking for. I gave my BIL an airsoft Glock when he was a minor to practice for IDPA, close enough for him that it worked.

5 acres might also not be enough depending on how your county set its rules. They generally go by land and how close you are to a building that is not on your property. That way you couldn't own 1000 acres then put your gun range on a fence line right next to someone else's building.

 

[snuffy]

JERRYS, let the u-tube video you linked to run past the end to see how to make gluelets. Hot glue bullets. Bubba that made that video has the lee 6 cavity mold assembled backwards, but his technique is good for the rest of the process.

U-tube has started making their videos run back-to-back with other related stuff, so if you let the second video run to the end, you will see another bubba show how to powder coat lead boolits.

 

[kealil]

Other training tools?

I don’t want to detract from the plastic/glue bullet discussion but have you considered other avenues for training? I know that there are several laser training systems available, some of which simply fit into your existing firearm to allow practice with those.

These would allow for trigger control training and provide instant feedback. Admittedly, it wouldn’t provide any of the noise or recoil training but one of these systems would be on much steadier legal ground considering your area and it wouldn't have nearly as much work involved (loading the rounds, cleaning up afterward, etc) and probably be cheaper in the long run to use.

I'll find some links and post them when I'm not at work if you’re interested.