roundball
05-29-2007, 07:17 PM
Rec'd 1000 .44cal (.429”) wax bullets for $20 / 1000 Delivered.
A very hard wax bullet, I test started one with .015" x .54cal Oxyoke patch in a .45cal barrel...it was a tight fit so I used a short starter, seated it down, and it was so snug I could not budge it back up with a tank full of 140lb compressed air...exactly like you'd want it to be.
So I used a ball puller like it was a lead ball, and pulled it right out...the ball puller screw did not pull out of the wax at all...these are very, very, very hard wax bullets.
They are about half again taller than a .45cal ball (but only about 2/3 as tall as a .45cal Maxi-Hunter) so I used a larger .54/58cal patch to keep the wax from rubbing the bore.
These have a lot of promise...I'll be shocked and disappointed if they aren’t accurate...and assuming they are accurate, there are probably a number of different things they could be used for...backyard or basement practice obviously, inexpensive range practice, safer practice for youngsters shooting balloons at 20 feet, etc...I'll post results as soon as I can test fire some.
A very hard wax bullet, I test started one with .015" x .54cal Oxyoke patch in a .45cal barrel...it was a tight fit so I used a short starter, seated it down, and it was so snug I could not budge it back up with a tank full of 140lb compressed air...exactly like you'd want it to be.
So I used a ball puller like it was a lead ball, and pulled it right out...the ball puller screw did not pull out of the wax at all...these are very, very, very hard wax bullets.
They are about half again taller than a .45cal ball (but only about 2/3 as tall as a .45cal Maxi-Hunter) so I used a larger .54/58cal patch to keep the wax from rubbing the bore.
These have a lot of promise...I'll be shocked and disappointed if they aren’t accurate...and assuming they are accurate, there are probably a number of different things they could be used for...backyard or basement practice obviously, inexpensive range practice, safer practice for youngsters shooting balloons at 20 feet, etc...I'll post results as soon as I can test fire some.