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[rickm]

Mine can be shot into a cardboard box with some kind of padding and reused several times over and over, but they will ricochet if they hit a hard surface.

 

[GnometownHero]

I have seen balloon popper loads for 45 Colt being used by horseback competition prepped for 209 primers

 

[turkeyrun]

209 primer and foam ear plugs are good indoor load.

Tear ear plug in half. Insert half into brass, push to bottom. Add a pinch of salt. Top with other half of ear plug.

Be alert to ATF agents, you have made a fly a salt weapon. Works great on wasp nests, too

 

[dennishoddy]

Been using the pistol loads drilled for 209 primers for years. Wax and plastic bullets with no powder.
One can buy plastic bullets from Speer I think it is for most of the calibers that work very well for indoor practice.
I did a pic heavy report on pistol rounds converted as well as a .223 rifle round converted so a .22 cal pellet could be fired through an AR.
The 209 primer will put a pellet completely through a 2X4 with very little noise. It would make a good garden gun for pests at close range.

 

[Zachrankin]

Y’all are making me go down a rabbit hole

 

[dennishoddy]

Y’all are making me go down a rabbit hole

It's a fun way to shoot. Those 209 primers carry a lot of power and are quiet.
I'm going to try a different .223 cartridge for the pellets. It has a brass base and composite case.
I can't easily press a .22 pellet into the neck, so it won't need to be resized, just figure out a way to get it in there. Maybe heat?
The brass case mouths on .223 gets stretched out when firing, so I just used a really sharp punch to put a little dimple in the base of the neck so the pellet wouldn't fall through into the case.
Resizing one won't allow the pellet to be inserted.

 

[Zachrankin]

It's a fun way to shoot. Those 209 primers carry a lot of power and are quiet.
I'm going to try a different .223 cartridge for the pellets. It has a brass base and composite case.
I can't easily press a .22 pellet into the neck, so it won't need to be resized, just figure out a way to get it in there. Maybe heat?
The brass case mouths on .223 gets stretched out when firing, so I just used a really sharp punch to put a little dimple in the base of the neck so the pellet wouldn't fall through into the case.
Resizing one won't allow the pellet to be inserted.

Since I’m on vacation with nothing to do, think I’ll spend some time in the reloading room tomorrow exploring

 

[Uncle TK]

Cowboy Fast Draw Blanks
https://cowboyfastdraw.com/product-category/wax-bullets-shells-accessories/

 

[Frank Pope]

Picked up some spent brass / reloading iteams this weekend at an auction. Any idea what these are? What purpose they serve? Or did arts and crafts go too far?

Look similar to Nagant revolver cases.