It's cheaper but messier to shoot wax bullets.
I started shooting wax bullets through my S&W M-10 Service Revolver back in the early 70's. I'd read Bill Jordan's "No Second Place Winner" and figured if he could draw and fire an aimed shot in under a second I could also!
Heck! We were even issued his Border Patrol Holster!
They worked fine.
So I tried them from the 30 cal rifles and was pretty disappointed with the results.
But I imagine they still work as well in revolvers today as they did 40 years ago!
There's always hot-glue bullets too.
I tried those... a lot!
Worked well enough but had a limited life in the area of multiple shots.
I went to the rubber bullets in the three pistol calibers and I figure I could use the 38's for the 9mm, Whelen and 358 Win, and the 45's for the 45-70.
That left me with the 30 cal gap so I got a 170 gr Lee mould for glulets.
But it casts such pretty lead bullets (after being Leemented of course) I don't remember if I got around to trying it with hot glue or not! Seems to me I may have...
What primers are you using?
For the 44 and 45 I'm using magnum (large) pistol and for the 38 I'm using small rifle. Never tried the LR Mags...
I think I'll try it in my lever rifles! I don't gotta worry about them blowing up the brass cases!
Thanks Tom!!
Seems like I remember someone drilling out 38 special cases to use 209 shotgun primers for use with wax/rubber bullets
Now that you mention it, I've got a vague recollection (as most of my recollections are nowadays...) of reading about that. For some reason I never tried it though.
Another option would be just get a Daisy Red Ryder and relive our misspent youth
Get a Daisy and a couple thousand BBs and begin like you never shot before.
And yes, a BIG YES to the BB gun!
You guys are exactly right!
I never thought of a BB gun!
And it would sure eliminate the shooting up all my primers problem.
Kathie's gonna think I've lost my mind...