i saw a video from The Ammo Channel on youtube a month back about using matches for gunpowder and for repriming the primer, so i decided to try it.
here are his videos for the "match" 38 spl, Video 1 and Video 2.
i resized the brass, collected the primers and removed the anvils then flattened the firing pin dent out with a flat punch as best i could. glock fired primers would be a good choice as they aren't very deep into the metal. i used about 30 red bird strike anywhere matches and cut the white part off with a razor blade. i crushed them up into a powder and was able to put about 0.02-0.03gr worth into the primer cup. i pressed it flat with a punch and cut a small piece of paper to go over the powder. i put the anvil back in and seated the primer into the sized case.
once all that was done to 3 primers i crushed up what was left of the matches and got 8.8gr of "gun powder". i split them up into 2x 4.4 charges, one for the match primer and one for a dominion small pistol primer. i used a 158gr bullet and seated and crimped as normal. hopefully i will get to the range this weekend to see how they go in my ruger blackhawk. then a good cleaning afterwords as it may be corrosive.
anyhow here are some pictures of the process.
i will follow up with a range report and a video if i can remember.
here are his videos for the "match" 38 spl, Video 1 and Video 2.
i resized the brass, collected the primers and removed the anvils then flattened the firing pin dent out with a flat punch as best i could. glock fired primers would be a good choice as they aren't very deep into the metal. i used about 30 red bird strike anywhere matches and cut the white part off with a razor blade. i crushed them up into a powder and was able to put about 0.02-0.03gr worth into the primer cup. i pressed it flat with a punch and cut a small piece of paper to go over the powder. i put the anvil back in and seated the primer into the sized case.
once all that was done to 3 primers i crushed up what was left of the matches and got 8.8gr of "gun powder". i split them up into 2x 4.4 charges, one for the match primer and one for a dominion small pistol primer. i used a 158gr bullet and seated and crimped as normal. hopefully i will get to the range this weekend to see how they go in my ruger blackhawk. then a good cleaning afterwords as it may be corrosive.
anyhow here are some pictures of the process.
i will follow up with a range report and a video if i can remember.
