I went to my clubs traders days n found a blast from the past

Speer? I remember them.

Kevin

I have quite a lot in .38 and .44 caliber I got, maybe from someone on this forum? I'm not willing to waste primers so they have sat unused for 3-4 years. Maybe some day we will have cheap primers again...

Never heard of this product. Before asking what plastic bullets are/were I used the google. Midway has 'em in stock:
These reusable components are the perfect way for a shooter to get some inexpensive practice when they don't have time to go to the range. Reusable molded plastic training components are a great tool for short-range practice up to 25 feet. Bullets and cases are sold separately and can be reused several times. Simply load the plastic case with a large pistol primer, seat the plastic bullet inside the case and fire at safe backstop. This is not loaded ammunition and the primers are not included. Recommended for use with pistols only.

Had them in the 1970s, no idea where they are today. Provided lots of low cost, low noise practice, my "bullet trap" was a carboard box with a towel to catch them. One caveat, due to their light their POI is way off from lead bullets.

If someone could come up with a 3d printed primer that could be used with crushed strike-anywhere match head material, or maybe toy caps, it would make these a lot more viable.

Even as I type that out though I'm thinking the smell of that almost 100 percent plastic cartridge would be awful so maybe don't use it indoors, and the corrosive residue from either matches or toy caps would require a fresh water bath (and all the problems that brings with guns designed for smokeless only) every time you shoot them.

And we're back to "we need cheaper primers" again!

RevolvingGarbage said:

If someone could come up with a 3d printed primer that could be used with crushed strike-anywhere match head material, or maybe toy caps, it would make these a lot more viable.

Even as I type that out though I'm thinking the smell of that almost 100 percent plastic cartridge would be awful so maybe don't use it indoors, and the corrosive residue from either matches or toy caps would require a fresh water bath (and all the problems that brings with guns designed for smokeless only) every time you shoot them.

And we're back to "we need cheaper primers" again!

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I have not seen real blue tips in a decade at least. Where are you finding them? Every blue tip I have seen recently requires the strip on the box and the light blue tip is about 1/10 the size of the old ones.

Kevin

I've read these were and maybe still used to practice quick draw with live ammo. If you shot yourself in the foot with one of these it would probably hurt but much better than any real bullet.

I believe I recall reading about these in a gun mag (likely “Peterson’s Handguns for Sport and Defense” from the Jan Libourel era, a favorite of mine at that time) - seemed like a great idea for easy and (then, at least) inexpensive at-home practice.