Cannonball888
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If so, for what reason? (novelty, werewolves, etc)
Has anyone ever cast a gold or silver bullet?
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dogrunner
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I was somewhat indirectly involved with an idiot buddy that just had to have some genuine silver bullets loaded for his equally garish .45 Colt SAA.
Wound up having to cast a wax model from a RN mould that he took to a Jewler to have the bullets duplicated from. As it turned out they were undersized and we wound up having to apply a really tight crimp to hold them in their nickle plated cases!
Now, don't ask me to explain why, it wasn't my deal, and you'd really have to know the character to appreciate the story....still, it was an interesting project and one that's permitted me to rag him for years about.
As I recall, we finally settled on the Lee RN mould that I believe was supposed to drop a .456 projectile......as I said, after going thru the process it was really way too small for the LC case.
My advice.....DON'T!
Wound up having to cast a wax model from a RN mould that he took to a Jewler to have the bullets duplicated from. As it turned out they were undersized and we wound up having to apply a really tight crimp to hold them in their nickle plated cases!
Now, don't ask me to explain why, it wasn't my deal, and you'd really have to know the character to appreciate the story....still, it was an interesting project and one that's permitted me to rag him for years about.
As I recall, we finally settled on the Lee RN mould that I believe was supposed to drop a .456 projectile......as I said, after going thru the process it was really way too small for the LC case.
My advice.....DON'T!
345 DeSoto
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The Lone Ranger use to cast silver bullets...
Grumulkin
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I don't think the Lone Ranger did it himself. I think Tonto did it for him.
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That's so 2000......it's all bout the platinum...lol
This site has useful information how to cast your own silver bullets
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/06/25/howto-cast-a-silver-.html
There was another site that sold silver cast bullets that were mixed with other elements but primarily silver. I had also read somewhere that pure .999 silver is not good to shoot with as it leaves alot of crud behind and is hard to brush out. So the recommendation is that only the tip be pure silver or the bullet be jacketed otherwise the bullet can be made of a mix of elements with silver being one of them. The site that had this information is no longer pulling up in search engines.
Hope this helps!
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/06/25/howto-cast-a-silver-.html
There was another site that sold silver cast bullets that were mixed with other elements but primarily silver. I had also read somewhere that pure .999 silver is not good to shoot with as it leaves alot of crud behind and is hard to brush out. So the recommendation is that only the tip be pure silver or the bullet be jacketed otherwise the bullet can be made of a mix of elements with silver being one of them. The site that had this information is no longer pulling up in search engines.
Hope this helps!
zxcvbob
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Good luck finding something to make the mold out of.
1200 meters
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You may get a better bullet using a roll or two of silver solder. I really don't know but seem like it may be hard enough. A 500gr gold bullet would cost a pile 'O' money.
ArchAngelCD
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All you need to do is fill the hollow part of the exposed Lead tip of a SJHP bullet with Silver and you will have a bullet that will kill a Werewolf. With a .38 Special use a 158gr bullet so you can make the hole bigger at the tip so you can get enough Silver in there to do the job. 
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I only use them for hunting werewolves, like Bullet suggests. They must be good becuase i haven't seen any for a while.
I expect you guys could use gold ones for the annual goat sucker cull.
steve
I expect you guys could use gold ones for the annual goat sucker cull.
steve
The Bushmaster
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Ya jist never know when a vampire is gonna jump right out at ya.
cornman...If you are so worried about that "toxic" lead. Might I recommend bismuth...?
cornman...If you are so worried about that "toxic" lead. Might I recommend bismuth...?
Cannonball888
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You mean werewolves with silver bullets. For vampires you'd have to use wooden bullets through the heart.
Clark
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The Bushmaster
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Oh yeah...Forgot. Werewolves = silver bullets...Vampires = wooden stakes...I'll try not to make that mistake at the wrong time...Could be disastrous...I hate that when it happens. Don't you?
Clark...Has there been an increase in the number of werewolf sightings sense 1993 to date?
Clark...Has there been an increase in the number of werewolf sightings sense 1993 to date?
Snagglepuss
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I believe the "politically correct" name for werewolves is Lupine
Pronounced Loo-pin.
Pronounced Loo-pin.
Constantine-p89
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Werewolf or not, in real life a 12 gauge slug or buckshot at close range would blow his head OFF!!!
Ok I found the site I was looking for! If you want to buy silver alloy bullets that are really nice the link is below.
Hope this helps!
http://www.laser-cast.com/AboutLaserCast.html
Hope this helps!
http://www.laser-cast.com/AboutLaserCast.html
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Uncle Chan
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For my 45LC, all I use are the Oregon Trail Laser-Cast silver alloy bullets. Never had a problem with them. Price is a bit steep, but buy bulk and that lowers it a bit.
rcmodel
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Oregon Trail Laser-Cast silver alloy bullets are not silver.
I have shot them off & on for years, and I can assure you they are nowhere near as hard a "silver bullets" would be.
In fact, I doubt there is any silver in them, but if there is, it is such a tiny amount as to be only a trace element.
They are lead, antimony & tin alloy, just like everybody's else's commercial cast bullets.
Lead melts at 621 degrees.
Tin melts at 450 degrees.
Silver melts at 1,761 degrees!
Real molten silver would melt their Magna casting machines & molds!
rcmodel
I have shot them off & on for years, and I can assure you they are nowhere near as hard a "silver bullets" would be.
In fact, I doubt there is any silver in them, but if there is, it is such a tiny amount as to be only a trace element.
They are lead, antimony & tin alloy, just like everybody's else's commercial cast bullets.
Lead melts at 621 degrees.
Tin melts at 450 degrees.
Silver melts at 1,761 degrees!
Real molten silver would melt their Magna casting machines & molds!
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