why no silver bullets? - Page 3

Rifleman1776 · March 10, 2014, 01:49 PM

Actually hard to cast. A centrifuge device is needed for casting silver.

zxcvbob · March 10, 2014, 02:02 PM

If you just want a few, investment casting w/ the "lost wax" process might be the way to go.

Except for the expense, silver should make great rifle bullets. Not so much in handguns.

Sport45 · March 11, 2014, 01:55 AM

I used to make my own silver bullets by dumping some mercury into a tin of pellets.

Often had the next few in my mouth while I was pumping the gun for the next shot.

It's amazing what we survived back then...

Ozzieman · March 12, 2014, 06:56 PM

I don’t know what you’re all complaining about. I have perfectly good silver bullets that work fine and they don’t cost any more than regular jacketed bullets.
They are Winchester silver tips,,, and Winchester wouldn’t lie about them being silver.

10 Spot Terminator · March 13, 2014, 12:32 AM

Am nearly 60 years old now and the only ammunition I remember that messed with silver at all was made by winchester . They had a silver tip rifle ammo that had a silver tip core that wasnt the best in its day not known for good exspansion in some of the slower cartridges it was made in . Second is their silvertip pistol ammo that may actually have a silver alloy jacket . I shot some of it in both .357 and .41 magnums and was a very accurate and devastating round but on the pricey side .

March 10, 2014, 02:02 PM	#52
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	If you just want a few, investment casting w/ the "lost wax" process might be the way to go. Except for the expense, silver should make great rifle bullets. Not so much in handguns. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

March 11, 2014, 01:55 AM	#53
Sport45 Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 1999 Location: Too close to Houston Posts: 4,196	I used to make my own silver bullets by dumping some mercury into a tin of pellets. Often had the next few in my mouth while I was pumping the gun for the next shot. It's amazing what we survived back then... __________________ Proud member of the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association. Registered and active voter.

March 12, 2014, 06:56 PM	#54
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	I don’t know what you’re all complaining about. I have perfectly good silver bullets that work fine and they don’t cost any more than regular jacketed bullets. They are Winchester silver tips,,, and Winchester wouldn’t lie about them being silver. __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe. Last edited by Ozzieman; February 12, 2017 at 06:28 PM.

March 10, 2014, 01:49 PM	#51
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Actually hard to cast. A centrifuge device is needed for casting silver.

March 13, 2014, 12:32 AM	#55
10 Spot Terminator Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2008 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 348	Am nearly 60 years old now and the only ammunition I remember that messed with silver at all was made by winchester . They had a silver tip rifle ammo that had a silver tip core that wasnt the best in its day not known for good exspansion in some of the slower cartridges it was made in . Second is their silvertip pistol ammo that may actually have a silver alloy jacket . I shot some of it in both .357 and .41 magnums and was a very accurate and devastating round but on the pricey side .