Silver or Gold Bullets?

cchardwick · September 27, 2008, 11:58 AM

Has anyone ever tried to cast and shoot silver or gold bullets? This would be great for that once in a lifetime Moose hunt, one for the record books!

Gecko10 · September 27, 2008, 12:11 PM

Nope. I wear garlic cloves around my neck instead.

Sorry, just had to say that.

QBall45 · September 27, 2008, 12:13 PM

I would think that this is exactly what these investors will be doing in the future when the SHTF and the world stops looking like it looks today. Be proactive and load your gold and silver now and hoard lead as if it were gold.

As for a once in a life time hunt...why would you leave anything to chance? Find yourself something at the shop that was designed to bring down that trophy bull. Then pull out that shiny gold bullet and brag that you killed your moose with "one just like this."

zippy13 · September 27, 2008, 12:38 PM

No, just lead, but I'm curious... send me your silver and gold and I'll post the results.

rwilson452 · September 27, 2008, 02:04 PM

I has been tried in the past. Silver is too hard and gold is too soft to grip the rifling well.

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Silver or Gold Bullets?
Has anyone ever tried to cast and shoot silver or gold bullets? This would be great for that once in a lifetime Moose hunt, one for the record books!

FrankZappa · September 28, 2008, 02:16 PM

It depends on what you're after. Werewolves or Wererabbits?

Shoney · September 28, 2008, 03:31 PM

FrankZappa:
You forthrthrthgot Waampires (as Bella Lagosi would say).

FrankZappa · September 28, 2008, 06:43 PM

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FrankZappa:
You forthrthrthgot Waampires (as Bella Lagosi would say).

No, you need wooden bullets for vampires

Bill DeShivs · September 28, 2008, 08:11 PM

I believe 24K gold is a little harder than lead. Gold can be alloyed to be even harder. It is heavier than lead also.
I remember some gun mag trying silver, and it was too hard. Gold should work, but the experimentation for precision could get pretty expensive.

George Hill · September 28, 2008, 08:17 PM

I'm sticking with MHI's proscribed use of a silver pellet in a normal slug in a PowrBall configuration.

cchardwick · September 28, 2008, 09:49 PM

I actually have about three hundred pounds of lead, half pure soft lead and half wheel weights. I picked it up real cheap at a recycling place. They pay for it real cheap and then turn around and sell it real cheap too. I figure some day lead will be difficult if not impossible to get.

I bet a good jewler could give you specs for the alloys of gold and their hardness. There are probably tables that would let you buy an alloy from a jewler that would be the exact hardness of a typical lead bullet. I bet it would shoot the same too. From an ounce of gold I'm guessing you could probably cast 20-30 bullets, and if you had a good backstop you could recover the gold and recast, that way you could make sure the accuracy is right on.

Wood bullets? Wonder if that would really work (ironwood?) LOLOL

Hawg · September 28, 2008, 10:24 PM

The Japanese used bamboo bullets in aircraft guns during WWII.

nobody_special · September 29, 2008, 01:58 AM

Silver is pretty difficult, but apparently can be done (with special technique and equipment). See: http://www.hurog.com/books/silver/silverbullets.shtml

The real question is, why would you want to...

atlascopy · September 29, 2008, 10:30 AM

The worlds most expensive bullets: Check it out
http://www.bulletforge.com/expensive.php

JWT · September 29, 2008, 11:19 AM

Silver must work; after all, The Lone Ranger used silver bullets

Domino · September 29, 2008, 11:30 AM

There was a Mythbusters episode recently about using silver bullets. The silver bullets didn't do as well as the lead ones they used to compare them. You could probably find that episode on youtube.

PT111 · September 29, 2008, 12:15 PM

Question about shooting vampires and werewolves. Do the bullets have to be solid silver or can you use silver plated ones? If silver plated would work that would be cheaper and work better since silver is too hard.

the Lone Ranger used special silver mined from his personal secret mine. I really don't think he used pure silver as we were led to believe. He kept giving them away plus he didn't want to kill anyone which was his reason for using silver bullets. So for the once in a lifetime hunts I would suggest using lead.

FrankZappa · September 29, 2008, 01:35 PM

If you want a special bullet material that's expensive, exotic and reliable, try Depleted Uranium (DU). The miltary makes tanks rounds out of this stuff and they certainly get the job done.

September 27, 2008, 11:58 AM	#1
cchardwick Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 574	Silver or Gold Bullets? Has anyone ever tried to cast and shoot silver or gold bullets? This would be great for that once in a lifetime Moose hunt, one for the record books!

September 28, 2008, 02:16 PM	#6
FrankZappa Member Join Date: May 31, 2008 Location: Grid Square FN42 Posts: 80	It depends on what you're after. Werewolves or Wererabbits? __________________ "Stupidity is the Most Plentiful Element in the Universe" .......................................................Frank Zappa

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September 28, 2008, 08:11 PM	#9
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,984	I believe 24K gold is a little harder than lead. Gold can be alloyed to be even harder. It is heavier than lead also. I remember some gun mag trying silver, and it was too hard. Gold should work, but the experimentation for precision could get pretty expensive. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

September 28, 2008, 08:17 PM	#10
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	I'm sticking with MHI's proscribed use of a silver pellet in a normal slug in a PowrBall configuration. __________________ MAD OGRE

September 27, 2008, 12:11 PM	#2
Gecko10 Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 46	Nope. I wear garlic cloves around my neck instead. Sorry, just had to say that.

September 27, 2008, 12:13 PM	#3
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	I would think that this is exactly what these investors will be doing in the future when the SHTF and the world stops looking like it looks today. Be proactive and load your gold and silver now and hoard lead as if it were gold. As for a once in a life time hunt...why would you leave anything to chance? Find yourself something at the shop that was designed to bring down that trophy bull. Then pull out that shiny gold bullet and brag that you killed your moose with "one just like this."

September 27, 2008, 12:38 PM	#4
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	No, just lead, but I'm curious... send me your silver and gold and I'll post the results.

September 28, 2008, 09:49 PM	#11
cchardwick Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 574	I actually have about three hundred pounds of lead, half pure soft lead and half wheel weights. I picked it up real cheap at a recycling place. They pay for it real cheap and then turn around and sell it real cheap too. I figure some day lead will be difficult if not impossible to get. I bet a good jewler could give you specs for the alloys of gold and their hardness. There are probably tables that would let you buy an alloy from a jewler that would be the exact hardness of a typical lead bullet. I bet it would shoot the same too. From an ounce of gold I'm guessing you could probably cast 20-30 bullets, and if you had a good backstop you could recover the gold and recast, that way you could make sure the accuracy is right on. Wood bullets? Wonder if that would really work (ironwood?) LOLOL

September 28, 2008, 10:24 PM	#12
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	The Japanese used bamboo bullets in aircraft guns during WWII.

September 29, 2008, 01:58 AM	#13
nobody_special Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2006 Location: Southwest US Posts: 277	Silver is pretty difficult, but apparently can be done (with special technique and equipment). See: http://www.hurog.com/books/silver/silverbullets.shtml The real question is, why would you want to... __________________ It would be rather like saying 'He filled and kicked the bucket' to mean "He filled the bucket and died.' Grotesque.

September 29, 2008, 10:30 AM	#14
atlascopy Junior Member Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Dover, DE USA Posts: 3	The worlds most expensive bullets: Check it out http://www.bulletforge.com/expensive.php __________________ The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun. P. G. Wodehouse Atlascopy Outfitters

September 29, 2008, 11:19 AM	#15
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Silver must work; after all, The Lone Ranger used silver bullets

September 29, 2008, 11:30 AM	#16
Domino Member Join Date: August 15, 2006 Posts: 60	There was a Mythbusters episode recently about using silver bullets. The silver bullets didn't do as well as the lead ones they used to compare them. You could probably find that episode on youtube.

September 29, 2008, 12:15 PM	#17
PT111 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Posts: 1,041	Question about shooting vampires and werewolves. Do the bullets have to be solid silver or can you use silver plated ones? If silver plated would work that would be cheaper and work better since silver is too hard. the Lone Ranger used special silver mined from his personal secret mine. I really don't think he used pure silver as we were led to believe. He kept giving them away plus he didn't want to kill anyone which was his reason for using silver bullets. So for the once in a lifetime hunts I would suggest using lead.

September 29, 2008, 01:35 PM	#18
FrankZappa Member Join Date: May 31, 2008 Location: Grid Square FN42 Posts: 80	If you want a special bullet material that's expensive, exotic and reliable, try Depleted Uranium (DU). The miltary makes tanks rounds out of this stuff and they certainly get the job done. __________________ "Stupidity is the Most Plentiful Element in the Universe" .......................................................Frank Zappa