Shoot Your Revolver Indoors - Speer Plastic Bullets
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2012
- Just the thing to satisfy that gun handling urge when you can't get out to the range, these Speer plastic bullets give you the option of a little indoor recreation in the comfort of your own home.
This demonstration includes chronograph readings from the barrel of a Ruger LCR chambered in .38 Special. - Спорт
Did they not at one time market these under the brand name " Indoor Cat Repellent"? Maybe I'm just confused. On a more serious note, one problem that seems to exists when loading blank rounds is that there's not enough recoil / rearward force of the cartridge to flatten out the primer against the recoil shield; hence, causing the revolver to hang up when rotating the cylinder. It's interesting that primers backing out and hanging up against the recoil shield doesn't seem to be a problem?
Might be a little late, but usually you have to prepare the case or better say the primer hole and drill it out a little larger, so the pressure of the primer goes freely into the casing/chamber without forcing itself back out because of a small hole
I made some bullets out of Glue Sticks for a hot glue gun... and just loaded them into the brass... and reemed out the primer pocket for easier primer install.
A couple thoughts. Started useing these in the early 70ties. They are a bit noiseir than you might think. Shot in your basement can be heard through out the house. Power wise, be careful. I shot through the side of a camper I own, so they do have some cat repellent power. On the plus side, you dont need a reloading tool. They are easy to use. And lastly, they can provide some shooting entertainment that otherwise might be to expensive. I like own and shoot both a S&W breaktop revolver chambered in.38 S&W and a Colt lightning chamber in .38 Long Colt. Two different guns two different calibers and these work in both. Ammo for these guns run high. Its black powder, I dont want to reload so these things just fill the bill. They wont hurt the guns and I get to do what I want. Pop caps and put holes in paper. It is my belief that if you have a .38 spl you shoud have a couple boxes of these. And if you dont own a .38 spl revolver, you should get one.
Right on! Interesting collection you have there.
Looks like a great idea for training/practice. Thanks.
Really nice video. I really enjoyed your demonstration of how these work and what to expect if I were to pick up a box or two of these. It's awesome to have someone who can post a video on a new concept like this and really show us what is out there. I honesty had not even heard of these. Lots of thanks to you my friend. Well done. These would be great for the garage !
@keylitho That is really cool, thanks for sharing. Definitely a "why didn't I think of that" idea.
pretty cool. thanks for showing.
WOWZA! I never knew about these, thanks for the heads up!
Those are pretty cool, don't think I've ever seen those before.
Cool
I had no idea anything like this existed... Might have to give them a try... Thanks !!
Great idea. Thanks.
@saladfork8 That is a really good idea because when these bounce out of the trap they're always hiding in the shadows.
My son and I still have competitions with the Red Rider; never gets boring.
That's a fact that I should have mentioned in the video. Thank you.
I don't get too carried away with these.
Thanks for the video.. Im getting some
Hmm? Not a bad idea, ya think they coulda figured to make the bullet a bright findable color like say hmmmm? White, Orange, Yellow. Nvrmnd. Having gone to college they'd have never thought of that. I have a Daisy Red Ryder I shoot inside when it rains. Never give up on playin' cowboy!
Interesting product. I had no idea.
Really Cool! Thanks. It's rare that someone surprises with totally unique product video. Thanks for the tip. Hope you get a break and can dust some snow off the targets like Hickock45 does (12 gauge style) .
Since I reload as well as cast, I keep brass I'd throw away (Maybe because a neck is beginning to split or something) size it, prime it, feed it half a grain of powder or none at all and then put a hot glue projectile coming straight from the mould. I shoot in my workshop... Great fun, no expense at all, good trigger practice!
Interesting, never seen those before.
Ya ive sucked up a tarp before like that no fun taken that out the mower!
Poverty is the mother of all invention!
Bad ass fly swatter!
cool video i think i see someones early Christmas gift
@sionaprhys Thank you! I'd never heard of them before but found them on Midway's site on sale 'til the end of March - $12.49 for 50 rounds.
Oh, that old powder jug? Nothing to worry about, it's full to the top with a miscellaneous variety of live primers that I picked up off the floor over the years. haha.
Way cool for flat nose plastic haha :)
I don't think these exist as .22s because you would be dealing with a center-fire primer and an offset firing pin. Unless you were able to discard the bullet and powder charge on a .22 rimfire case and use the primer charge as a one-shot way to fire some sort of plastic bullet. You're giving me ideas for a new project now!
@theKGB65 LOL! I use my stray live primers as kitty litter. Keeps kitty on his toes. The primers won't back out because the flash hole is bigger than standard. Plus the plastic doesn't grip the primers as hard as brass so they won't tie up your cylinder. When you prep brass cases for shooting wax bullets, you ream out the flash hole for the same reason but you can't use them for powder loads after that.
@OilTheGun Kids like them so they would probably serve you well.
Crap, why didn't I think of that!
@WeAreTwoDoorsDown No, I don't believe they would cause any problems. The primers are not as loud as if you were to shoot them from an empty shell casing; the bullet softens the report quite a bit.
@ArtisanTony Good ol' Poop Breath!
You and Hickok45 both had the same cat shooting idea. Must be a mind-meld of some sort.
Great vid!
I don't know how I missed this one.
I may look into these for the ol snubby .38, I'm sure that I can find an unreasonable excuse to use them ;D
Feral cats you say? Hmmm!
If you have no close neighbors and your really good shot just try live ammo with a very good backstop.LOL
they dont make plastic bullet ones, however CCI makes .22lr quiets same size as normal but the velocity is 710fps(advertised) with a 40gr projectile, they are only quiet in a rifle, pistol will still be loud but not as loud as normal, they work in semi autos but you have to use it like a bolt action. can also find and use(in bolt actions) .22 cb shorts,.22cb longs, aguilla super colibri in there and will be quiet. hope this helps. the cci 22 quiets go through 1 1/2 peices of 3/8 plywood.
Exactly how loud are these? would they anger the neighbors if shot in a garage?
No problem, alot of handloaders will take a standard bullet mold, and fill it with hot glue. also works well, and can be had in a rainbow of colors.
Used to practice with my 45 long colt with regular brass and primers with wax loads. Just a thought.
@23mrcowboys Yes, indeed, bullets and casings - just need a fresh LP primer for each shot.
Buying these is sort of like buying a Zippo lighter just so you can try out a few tricks you saw on UA-cam. After a while they just collect dust but on those rare days in winter when we get bored it's nice pop a few targets, mainly just to see if the neighbors are paying attention. :-)
I lived across from a cop and asked about using these in my garage to practice , she told me it was still firing a firearm within city limits and the city has laws against that. So just keep that in mind folks.
😂😂😂 jesus shut up
@phishst1cks I'm hangin', my friend, but now winter is forecast to finally begin; big snow coming.
For the same reason I get really close to the tarp on my wood pile with the lawn mower deck.
The risk of possibly spilling a little powder on the floor and having to put a piece of tape on a hole is acceptable to me.
I like you !!bud youre aliitle crazy like i am but in a good way!And i found tht loading dadta on my 50 found to boxes i loaded years agoo 33.7 h 110 300 gr unicor gold dots used the speer manual found to boxes of brass my ole dies and like 10 loaded rounds ..forgot had um have so much stuff in the loading shooting dungoen over the past 23 years of loadig gota nock the dust off my bench... Used to have wars with the wax bulltes not to safe but was along time ago ...miss my desrt eagle !
@theKGB65 LOL, they must like Tennessee weather :)
Are they reusable? I know the primers aren't, obviously, but can you reuse the case and bullets?
@Nicho2177 Sorry to say they will not work in a semi-auto. If there is an indoor primer fired option for an autoloader I'm not aware of it.
@OldPackMule Thanks, I still get out at least once a week and shoot in the snow. You don't see it much because the little bit of winter video I've shot is pretty useless with the wind thundering over the audio.
I don't see how the neighbors could complain, I use the .44's and I find them no louder than a kid's cap gun. I don't have a decibel meter, but I'd feel safe shooting them regularly without hearing protection, even though I've worn it every time after the first test shot to see how loud they were (force of habit).
@hickok45 Topped the casings off with Bullseye between scenes, cleared up the problem - haha.
The primers fit the plastic pocket very tightly so far, but that's good info. Now I'll already know what to watch for when they start to loosen up.
Cat Repellent - haha, watch out or the PETA folks will be all over you again! Artisan Tony had the same idea, by the way.
You might try X-Ring rubber bullets with the Speer plastic cases. I got a little better accuracy with the rubber bullets. I'm not sure about using my bulk powder as a backstop, however ;-)
@TheGunEnthusiast67 Sorry I didn't make that point clear. There is an annotation in the video now saying that both parts are reusable.
hang on bro..spring is coming..
Glad you got my grass cutting humor! That's exactly what I meant!
Are you going by listed velocities for the .50AE or are you using a chronograph? Because I'm getting nowhere near the velocities listed in the load data manual for the 33.0 H110 and a 300 grain JHP.
These are no-joke. They'll leave a heck of a welt, or even take out an eye.... for real. Although NO weapon should ever be pointed at a person, unless you are defending yourself.
They are fun to shoot!!!
Dont wana sound mean by why would you shoot toward yor powder supply?Glad ya chronoed them i love them parifin bullets work well to ...
Can you use Federal large pistol primers or do they "need" to be CCI 300's?
i had to come back, wanted to ask if you can use the shells and bullets again,spilled soda on the key board the screen went blank..☺
You mean those 8-Lb kegs sitting directly on top of 30,000 rifle primers packed tightly between boxes of nails and screws? Maybe....
Hot-gluelits and wax ones are more accurate, it seems.
Hey, what's in that jug labeled WC846, at the 11 o'clock position relative to the chrono?
hi
very col I got into the hobby to teach my grandsons how to shoot this would be great for indoor training can you tell me if they make these in .22 lr tyvm
I just found a solution for the feral cats near my hose :)
You might also try wax bullets with a 209 shot shell primer that can be bought from a lot of suppliers. Just type in wax bullets. These will come out at a speed of 700-800 feet per second and can be shot in your basement. There is even a machine to load 50 of them in under one minute. Visit www.easyloaderpress.com to see how much safer and faster they really are.
Please be aware that shooting indoors with standard primers can cause high levels of airborne lead contamination due to lead styphnate as the priming compound.
I shot these inside my house in the late 70's. I was shooting about 10 ft at a box & I had just put up some 1/4" panneling. Trying to retrieve my bullets, I moved my box & I had 6 round holes in my paneling. Be careful with these they will penetrate a person at close range.
I have about 30-40 boxes of the bullets. If you are interested in the lot let me know.
I would be interest in your 30 to 40 boxes? let me know what you want for them?
@ArtisanTony Wonder what it is about your hose that's attracting cats. haha.
Was wrong it was 325 unicor speer #12 manual 32.6 is there max h110 at 1437 but i went up to 33.2 no primer problems ect Muzzle flash alone would roast ya!! most of the books are conseritve ya know that ..i was packin mine for bear at the time ...
@theKGB65 lol, *house! When we moved into this temporary house we didn't know the neighbors were feeding around 7 feral cats. I think they are you typical domestic cats that just live in my back yard :) My stupid Dachshund eats their poop! :(
are therse good for home defense
how not
Cool fister For one thing, 400-450 fps is too slow for any penetration, you would probably just piss the bad guy off. In a semi-auto, you would only be able to fire one round and pull the slide for a second shot.
Nice - what's the weight on those plastic bullets ?
Im guessing these will work in 9mm right
Yikes! I realize I'm being a little paranoid, but are those jugs of smokeless powder behind your backstop!?
So does That mean that i couldn't kill anyone- Just a question- incase of an accedental fire
I don't know about that...
A very close, or contact-distance shot into an eye socket would very likely enter the brain.
We handle our guns as if they are loaded with lethal ammunition.
Don't bother to order the red plastic cases in as much as the black plastic Speer Bullets are NOT available anywhere. I utilized this product 40 years ago and they in fact can be very dangerous. Use Caution if your able to locate the black plastic Speer Bullets. I have put a lot of time into trying to locate a source for the plastic bullets. I made a phone call to Speer manufacturing and the person I spoke with advised me that the Bullets weren't in stock. When I inquired as to why they were not in stock he hung up on me. I have at this time concluded that the Wax Bullets are the only way to go for both .45 Long Colt and .38/357.
I have about 3-40 boxes of these if you are interested. Personalengraving @ gmail.com
@theKGB65 Yep.
My buddy's GF was like, "shoot me in the foot"
I said, you're outta yer godamn mind...watch.
Threw my empty Sunkist 1 liter bottle out on the range, shot it - and it went straight through it.
She says, good thing you didn't shoot me in the foot.
/facepalm.
Save your money. Get a spent case, some art erasers a wood block and a hammer. prime a bunch of spent cases, stuff in the art eraser you stamped out and voila. total investment. maybe a dollar for a 5 pack of erasers?
@megajeeplover No prob., thanks.
@theKGB65 HA HA HA!!!