Silly question, But anyone ever make any silver bullets?

[Craig0ry]

Anyone ever make any silver bullets? In any caliber? Pictures would be awesome as well, I thought it might be neat to try, Silver being at 33$ an ounce

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

I just gotta ask, too many nights watching old horror movies???

 

[hk33ka1]

Nope. But I remeber Silver Bullet being a fun/campy horror movie. The kids have their chains melted to make one special bullet.

 

[300Spartans]

First it was the coyotes, now it's the werewolves. Damn varmints!

 

[Juster]

The Lone Ranger vs. the Undead. This coulda had an entire genre .

 

[Craig0ry]

I think it would be a neat relic to make one, but how would you choose the caliber? I have 7 calibers i load for, Pistol? rifle? who knows!

 

[horseshoe]

I think it would be a neat relic to make one, but how would you choose the caliber? I have 7 calibers i load for, Pistol? rifle? who knows!

Make a .50BMG, use it as a retirement savings plan for later years...

 

[jeffcarr88]

Nope. But I remeber Silver Bullet being a fun/campy horror movie. The kids have their chains melted to make one special bullet.

Lets hope they didn't miss!!!

 

[LUTNIT]

I believe pistol bullets are more cinematically correct for precious metal projectiles. Personally I think a SWC for .357 or .44 mag would be really neat. A TC .45ACP would also be very interesting.

 

[tootall]

Silly question?
Compared to some questions here, this one is perfectly sensible...

 

[donor]

I think for the purpose silver plating of bullet to needed size would do the trick.A lot easier and cheaper than solid silver projectile.

Hell,that explains gold bullets as well

 

[Cerdan]

Personally I think a SWC for .357 or .44 mag would be really neat.

Totally.

I've loaded quite a few .44Mag Winchester Silvertips... They're great bullets but it's hard not to be a little bummed at the thought they're not really silver.

 

[snoopycda]

Silver Bullets were done on Mythbusters. Silver is a poor ballistic metal when compared with lead or gold.
Update: silver and gold are expensive.

 

[*MALICE*]

Can you shoot into space with a silver bullet?

 

[dinsdale]

Silver is harder to cast a it has a much higher melt point than lead.
Apparently they work ok as pistol bullets though.
I googled it a few years ago.

 

[Juster]

Silver Bullets were done on Mythbusters.

"http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/silver-vs-lead-bullets.htm

Silver didn't penetrate so well. But then, the Lone Ranger never actually shot anybody.

 

[Mr-X]

Can you shoot into space with a silver bullet?

I do believe you can...

 

[rnbra-shooter]

Silver is harder to cast a it has a much higher melt point than lead.

Silver is also an _extremely_ good conductor of heat, whereas lead is quite a poor conductor of heat. So it will have _very_ different casting properties. I'm not a foundryman but I don't know if it is practical to cast silver or not. You might be better off machining it; it's a fun project, find yourself the right CNC machine shop and go for it!

 

[Tex Critter]

Silver melting point is 961.93C or 1763.474F
Lead melting point is 327.5C or 621.5F

 

[horseman2]

A jeweller will make up any thing you want using investment casting.
Some have been used in the past as prizes at shoots . . . when silver was cheap.
A .50 BMG round in gold would make a good retirement fund if cast 45 years ago.