Primer powered rubber bullets

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So I never knew these existed until the other day when someone showed me a primer powered pistol bullet in 38 special. It had a rubber projectile and a plastic case for it. I've done some looking around for similar and what I've found are X-ring rubber bullets. Now my problem is that I can only seem to find places in the US that have them and I have to assume they are a controlled export like all other reloading components. So does anyone know where I can buy some of these in .452?

This is a link to what I'm talking about. Similar products are also of interest.

w ww.midwayusa.com/product/489581/x-ring-rubber-bullets-45-caliber-451-to-452-diameter-box-of-50

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As an afterthought this probably could have gone in reloading....even though these are specifically for revolvers.
 
These come from Meister Bullets and the only dealer they list is... Midway, who won't touch Canadians with a barge pole. You might try contacting Henry Nierychlo of Budget Shooter Supply, though. He might be able to get them through one of his distributors in the US.

:) Stuart
 
now if you had said .44.................I would have said we could make a deal and taken it to PM..............

buy yourself a cast bullet mold and a hot glue gun...........need I say more?? or PM me for a even crazier idea..........an idea that I don't know if it will work but I am willing to go out to the shop and venture my best attemp.........
 
yodave said:
now if you had said .44.................I would have said we could make a deal and taken it to PM..............

buy yourself a cast bullet mold and a hot glue gun...........need I say more?? or PM me for a even crazier idea..........an idea that I don't know if it will work but I am willing to go out to the shop and venture my best attemp.........
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PM sent.

Sideline random stupidity...think one could cut some plugs out of a tire and shoot them? :p Hard part would be getting them consistent.
 
Speer makes plastic bullets that you load into a case with just a primer for practice. I have never tried them, just read the blurb about them in the Speer reloading manual. The bullets are reusable. I've seen them at my local gun store, not sure which calibers they had though. Let me know if you want me to have a look for you.
Kristian
 
turbo_bird said:
Speer makes plastic bullets that you load into a case with just a primer for practice. I have never tried them, just read the blurb about them in the Speer reloading manual. The bullets are reusable. I've seen them at my local gun store, not sure which calibers they had though. Let me know if you want me to have a look for you.
Kristian
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Just looked these up. Those look like the ones I was shown. Downside is that their 45 cal is for 45 auto only....guessing they are design to not engrave in the rifling or something. Curious as to how they would work in a 45 colt bore.

Make 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ANy3...eature=related
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I probably will. Actually I will.
 
You know that glue sticks themselves are .45 caliber, right? Cut off pieces can be fired using a rifle primer. I know that you cannot accomplish the same thing as actual rubber bullets and I don't know if you can drive them as fast, but it is fun cheap and easy.

I am on my phone right now and so I can't post a link, but do a YouTube search for ammosmith glue stick bullet.
 
oneskilledshooter said:
You know that glue sticks themselves are .45 caliber, right? Cut off pieces can be fired using a rifle primer. I know that you cannot accomplish the same thing as actual rubber bullets and I don't know if you can drive them as fast, but it is fun cheap and easy.

I am on my phone right now and so I can't post a link, but do a YouTube search for ammosmith glue stick bullet.
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If true this is an awesome detail. I'm definitely getting some tomorrow now. :D
 
oneskilledshooter said:
You know that glue sticks themselves are .45 caliber, right? Cut off pieces can be fired using a rifle primer. I know that you cannot accomplish the same thing as actual rubber bullets and I don't know if you can drive them as fast, but it is fun cheap and easy.
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Gives new meaning to the term "glue gun." Don't tell the antis, though, or they'll become "assault sticks."

:) Stuart
 
The plastic bullets i had for a 45 colt required you to drill the flash hole larger and not use those cases for regular loads afterwards. You can also use wax bullets for short range shooting, just take a primed case and push it into a pad of hardened wax say 3/8" to 1/2" thick give it a twist and your loaded and ready to shoot. Reusable to.
 
The method that I described called for magnum rifle primers and reaming out the large primer procket to take the magnum primer. I tried it out with standard large rifle primers and it worked very well. The large rifle primer fits in to the large pistol primer holes without any modification. Surprisingly accurate and it seems to clean the barrel for you too!!! I personally would not use any powder at all with the prescribed method. Of course it does not accomplish the same thing as actual rubber bullets, but it was fun to try out and I had everything I needed at home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Px6Vz8tt8
 
I'd be hesitant about glue sticks... I would think the rifling might get gummed up or glued with the friction as it exits, we use the term leading when you shoot cast... so I guess we can call this glueing?
 
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