Making ammo with matchhead powder

[maillemaker]

So this isn't exactly black powder, but it gets to the heart of "primitive" shooting and with the discussions lately of making your own primers and your own powder I found this interesting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYPdNAp9Q0&feature=share

The guy makes 38 special bullets using safety match heads to re-condition the primer and for powder. It works surprisingly well.

Steve

 

[bedbugbilly]

Hmmm . . small pistol primers .03 to .04 each . . . a powder charge of Bulls Eye or similar for a 38 spl. .02 . . . .

But, I guess if you're in to "do it yourself projects"?

 

[Sure Shot Mc Gee]

Kind of reminds me of old Teddy Kaczynski. I wonder if he was pardoned lately without any ones knowledge. He had a way with timber matches that change the industry of match making for ever. The bum. _

 

[B.L.E.]

Maybe we can use that idea to make our own percussion caps, if things don't get better soon.

 

[4V50 Gary]

You can use the compound from matches, wet them, scrape them off and then put them into empty caps and allow them to dry there. I know a cheap fellow who reloaded primers to see if they would work. They did. If the flame is hot enough, it should work for caps too.

 

[Captchee]

i would agree with Gary about the caps . i have seen it done . but i think for powder it would be much easier just to make BP and use it