tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post579928978542068242..comments2024-03-28T11:06:56.895-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: Thursday Odds n' EndsPawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-1822922335199761212015-08-21T21:48:26.380-05:002015-08-21T21:48:26.380-05:00In 1963 I bought a sweet M94 Winchester from my fa...In 1963 I bought a sweet M94 Winchester from my favorite crazy uncle and living in town I had limited opportunities to shoot it. I decided to use paraffin wax which was available dirt cheap and in huge quantities. Didn't work particularly well. So I tried beeswax, just slightly more expensive and didn't work that well either, so I went to a 50/50 mix which worked quite well indeed. I jacked the rear sight as high as it would go and was able to hit a knot hole in the back fence reliably. Then I went to magnum primers and had a pigeon killer and cat accelerator to about 30 yards. beyond that hits were 99.99% luck. I had a lot of cheap fun, the barrel was easy to clean and I rid the back yard of rats, bats and alley cats. Very quietly. <br /><br />I do the same thing now in an H&R Topper .30-30 using a couple of cases with the primer pockets reamed to a loose fit with shotgun primers.<br /><br />Gerry N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-39295962856179400272015-08-21T17:39:43.093-05:002015-08-21T17:39:43.093-05:00Thanks for the reply and explanation. Now that I t...Thanks for the reply and explanation. Now that I think of it, making 4000 rds the way that I envisioned it could be a hair tedious. Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404279244862085214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-13330377144935033532015-08-20T21:04:00.565-05:002015-08-20T21:04:00.565-05:00Glad to hear the pup is hanging on... And 4000 at ...Glad to hear the pup is hanging on... And 4000 at a pop will at least keep you in wax for a month... Maybe... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-29131764426240539602015-08-20T20:31:02.428-05:002015-08-20T20:31:02.428-05:00Yeah, Pappy. Wax bullets can be easily made in sm...Yeah, Pappy. Wax bullets can be easily made in small quantities, simply by melting wax in a pan, then "stabbing" the case mouth into the cake of wax. I've done that in the past, but nowadays I buy them in bulk. It's a lot easier and more practical.<br /><br />In 2010, the American Rifleman did an article directly on point.<br /><br />http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/4/12/how-to-make-and-reload-wax-bullets/Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-78457019834568326202015-08-20T19:48:53.677-05:002015-08-20T19:48:53.677-05:00Cat looks like it's recovering from a fat mous...Cat looks like it's recovering from a fat mouse du jour.6ShotsOr5?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01708622798619359182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-17629677545504437202015-08-20T18:23:50.680-05:002015-08-20T18:23:50.680-05:00Just a quick question. Couldn't you just press...Just a quick question. Couldn't you just press the mouth of cases through a block of paraffin to create "wax" bullets? Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404279244862085214noreply@blogger.com