Primer Only Rounds

[MiddTennTaco]

Anybody have experience making their own primer only rounds? Perhaps something quieter and safer to shoot in the backyard? Perhaps wax or foam? Can a primer push anything out of a barrel? I know I've seen reusable 9mm plastic rounds somewhere on the web before. 

 

What are your experiences?

[Rickey]

 only a primer WONT push out a bullet in my revolver   LOL

[Westwindmike]

I used to shoot the Speer .38 Special plastic loads in my apartment. Red plastic case and black plastic bullet. Primer only. Shoot into box of newspaper and then recover the bullet and do it again. I found out they will shoot through sheetrock though.

 

A friend used to take primed cases and press them through a sheet of wax and shoot those indoors too.

[Jamie Jackson]

A friend used to take primed cases and press them through a sheet of wax and shoot those indoors too.

 

^^ I've done this before using .4 spl brass...Many years back. They were reasonably accurate up to 7-10 yards in my old Bulldog Pug.

[f3joel]

Been thinking of trying these

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/489581/x-ring-rubber-bullets-45-caliber-451-to-452-diameter-box-of-50

[enfield]

I've shot primer-only reloads with wax bullets indoors.  Enough thump to penetrate a cardboard target at close range and bounce off a backer board.  Haven't loaded any though.

[frankmako]

many mango seasons ago i use to shoot home made wax bullets and primers only loads.  lots of fun on a rainy day.  but now with primers hard to find and with the high price of primers, why would you wast them with this type of load.  

[MarkInNashville]

They do look interesting! Given the fact I would be firing a "regular" round this is cheaper for practice, even with a primer. I looked at a laser system that Big K has - it works out to around $275 for the first caliber and about $90 for each one after that.

[87toy]

I like projectiles made from glue stick much more than wax.

 

they are far more durable, and normally reusable.

[E4 No More]

Back in the late 80's they used magnum primers to shoot cotton balls during Red-handled Gun class at the academy. They'd leave a heck of a welt at a few feet!

[Dad03]

Made some carpenter bee loads for my 38. Primer/wad/crushed walnut/wad. Was good for a kill at 3' to 4'.

[JoeJ615]

i saw this video awhile back on youtube and i watched another of a guy shooting similar loads with a .45acp 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ANy39pHrDA

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Years ago I shot some of the primer-only speer plastic bullets mentioned above. They worked fine but the primers quickly left a big stink in my shop building, lots of smoke in the air. Most likely some kind of toxic as well. :)

 

The shop was used as a music studio and electronic repair, and didn't have heavy duty air exhaust. In fact heavy duty air exhaust would have been the last thing I would have wanted because the concrete building was insulated as good as I could get it, but was still expensive to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Turning on a heavy duty exhaust would practically be blowing dollars out the exhaust into the back yard. :)

 

So anyway, regardless of the bullet-- plastic, wax, hot glue-- I won't try it again except in a building with real good ventilation.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Something I have done is shoved an airsodt BB down the neck of a 223 round and used the primer to launch it. Works about as well as your average airsoft rifle. BB does go off in some pretty randon directions.

 

MAKE SURE TO CLEAR THE BORE BEFORE SHOOTING REALL AMMUNITION!!!

[Cherokee Slim]

I used to shoot the Speer .38 Special plastic loads in my apartment. Red plastic case and black plastic bullet. Primer only. Shoot into box of newspaper and then recover the bullet and do it again. I found out they will shoot through sheetrock though.

 

A friend used to take primed cases and press them through a sheet of wax and shoot those indoors too.

 

When these first came out I learned that is is not good to shoot your wife in the rear end with one.  40 some years later I can still bring up the subject and see fury coming out of Good Christian Unforgiving Grammy's eyes.

Cherokee Slim

[MiddTennTaco]

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