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December 6, 2012, 12:35 AM | #1 |
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Could One use a spent 45 pistol round in a 45 cal Muzzleloader
So at the range was picking up a bunch of spent 45 caliber pistol bullets from the back stop. There had been a good rain and they are great freebee gifts to kids..
Other then the rifling marks many of the rounds looked undistorted.. So if I had a 45 caliber black powder rifle could I reuse those spent bullets as ammo????? |
December 6, 2012, 05:34 AM | #2 |
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No, they're too big. Not to mention too hard.
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December 6, 2012, 02:16 PM | #3 |
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slingshot ammo
I use them in my slingshot. They fly true and hit harder than glass marbles.
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December 6, 2012, 06:41 PM | #4 |
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I guess a guy could use what he wanted to in his own rifle - i'ts his gun. BUT . . . that being said, I guess I could also shoot nails, rocks and cow manure as well.
IF, they happened to fit - you say they have rifling marks - is it going to match the rifling in your rifle? i doubt it. How would they react to the twist in your barrel, IF you could get 'em down? Are they lead or FMJ? There are projectiles designed for muzzleloading . . . and there are projectiles designed for modern rifles and handguns. "Nary the two should intertwine." A big +1 to what Hawg said . . . I have retrieved lead from backstops that were fired from muzzleloaders . . . but washed it well, melted it down, fluxed it and skimmed the impurities off and then cast it into new rounds - all soft lead. As far as picking up rounds and recycling 'em as they are . . . to me that's akin to picking up someone's cigarette butt and smoking it. Personally, I value the bore of my rifles and smoothbores too much . . .they only eat "new" projectiles.
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December 6, 2012, 07:56 PM | #5 |
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I've been scrounging lead from backstops for years and yes after a good rain they are usually sitting on the surface. I separate the jacketed from the lead and use the lead mixed for casting bullets for my smokeless guns and the jacketed ones melted down and skimmed of their jackets produce a very soft lead that works well in my B/p guns.
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December 6, 2012, 08:05 PM | #6 | |
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Interesting Idea
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However, you could use them in a .50, using a 45/50 Sabot. Personally I don't know if I would but you certainly could. .... Be Safe !!!
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