Shooting .38 Specials in the garage?

[Heartless_Conservative]

Why only .38s?? Why not .44 magnums?

Was I the only person who thought 'Sledge Hammer!' when I read that?

 

[Almond27]

i know a guy i sold a S&W model 60 cheifs special who shoots phonebooks from his couch when he feels like shooting. when i heard he was doing it i thought very bad idea but you be the judge

 

[JohnKSa]

Hope the ventilation is good and that the next residents never decide to test for lead.

Most primers contain lead compounds. When the cartridge is fired, those compounds are spewed out in the discharge gases as smoke and small particles that will settle on any exposed surfaces. In addition, the heat of the discharge will vaporize lead from the base of the bullet. That lead vapor will condense on exposed surfaces.

Be interesting to know how much it would cost to do a lead abatement on a residence to remove contamination from shooting indoors...

 

[AjayofCanada]

Doing this will put all firearm owners into a bad light, please just go to a range.

 

[travis74]

That is a really strange idea. I dont think I have ever heard anyone really think about doing that.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Speer makes these little plastic bullets for .45 and .38/.357 which you can just handload into brass (and I mean literally load by hands without a press), and shoot with primer only. All you need is a hand priming tool and a deprimer (or virgin brass). They are not toys, and could potentially be deadly, at about 400 fps. But relatively safe and fun. I have been known to shoot these from a .45 down the hallway. You still need a fan going for ventilation due to the primers and some semblance of a backstop (2 or three layers of surplus carpet will do).

But between your options of:

1. Speer plastic bullets, rubber bullets, & wax bullets (primer only), and
2. Airguns, and
3. Airsoft, and
4. Aguila Colibris from a .22lr rifle

All of which require some degree of backstop, but nothing excessive, I think that the idea of shooting lead bullets around the house is a really bad idea. It also may be illegal (check your local laws).

 

[soulless80]

go to the range already... or go to an area somewhere in the woods where no one goes and just shoot there..

 

[g.willikers]

Ditto on the airgun.
I've used this one for years and it is very realistic, the sights, trigger, and weight. Also quite accurate at garage distances. Cheap, too. Very effective revolver practice.

http://www.pyramydair.com/p/crosman-357-air-gun-revolver.shtml

 

[tomh1426]

U can load wax or glue bullets with non toxic primers but I dont know if that makes it legal.
http://www.banditshooting.com/
Id probbaly go with a airsoft or bb/pellet gun for garage shootin.

 

[JohnKSa]

I doubt legality is an issue as long as you insure that no bullets leave the dwelling and the neighbors are not bothered by the noise. Usually there is some kind of exception to local laws about discharging firearms inside city limits in order to allow indoor ranges to exist.

The real issue (at least in my mind) is the lead contamination. Non-Toxic primers would help, but last time I checked you could only get them in loaded ammunition. Maybe that's changed by now.