Casting hot glue boolits

[Jim]

The white tip of a strike anywhere will generate enough fire to ignite a charge of powder but it doesn't come close to the brisance level required to push a gluelit down a barrel, nevermind shoot it 50 or 60 ft.
DK17HMR & I worked together on developing this procedure back in the late summer of '06 and I still load and shoot gluelits in my basement. The interest in this seemed to drop off so that's why I haven't posted on it lately.

[hoosierlogger]

The white tip of a strike anywhere will generate enough fire to ignite a charge of powder but it doesn't come close to the brisance level required to push a gluelit down a barrel, nevermind shoot it 50 or 60 ft.
DK17HMR & I worked together on developing this procedure back in the late summer of '06 and I still load and shoot gluelits in my basement. The interest in this seemed to drop off so that's why I haven't posted on it lately.

Well darn it, I just thought it would be worth a try.

[bohokii]

sounds like a good idea but right now primers are my most expensive component
bulseye is so cheap its almost free
and glue sticks cost more than my lead

[delmar]

The white tip of a strike anywhere will generate enough fire to ignite a charge of powder but it doesn't come close to the brisance level required to push a gluelit down a barrel, nevermind shoot it 50 or 60 ft.
DK17HMR & I worked together on developing this procedure back in the late summer of '06 and I still load and shoot gluelits in my basement. The interest in this seemed to drop off so that's why I haven't posted on it lately.

I have fired glue stick bullets from my 45 with the primers I make, but I don't just use white tip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7nph...eature=related

[delmar]

Well darn it, I just thought it would be worth a try.

It will work, but you have to pack the primer as full as you can.

[hoosierlogger]

delmar I watched your video, do you have any more of the packed primer firing a glue boolit?

[delmar]

delmar I watched your video, do you have any more of the packed primer firing a glue boolit?

No, I never filmed that. I did try it a few times, and, it does work, but the truth is I bought I cheap airsoft pistol and do most of my indoor shooting with that. It doesn't go bang, but it is the cheapest practice available.
I really haven't made any more primers for a while either, since I scored a couple thousand primmers for $30/1000.

[hoosierlogger]

Thats cool bud, I do appreciate you taking the time to put the video of the primer stuffing up for us to watch. I enjoyed it, SWMBO thought you were nuts doing that, until I explained why you were doing it. She thought you were doing it because you didnt want to spend 4 cents on a primer. LOL

[Marlinreloader]

This is one of my favorite ways to shoot in the winter. You can do it in the garage for practice.

Marlinreloader

[delmar]

Thats cool bud, I do appreciate you taking the time to put the video of the primer stuffing up for us to watch. I enjoyed it, SWMBO thought you were nuts doing that, until I explained why you were doing it. She thought you were doing it because you didnt want to spend 4 cents on a primer. LOL

You laugh, but I really am just about that tight Really it's about knowing that I can if, and when I have to.

[hoosierlogger]

You laugh, but I really am just about that tight Really it's about knowing that I can if, and when I have to.

Thats what I was trying to explain to her by telling her about the reasons behind the army improvised munitions handbook and why one would reuse a primer.

[delmar]

With the wad protecting the GB slug I think we could pepper the load. Poor mans rubber bullet if you will.

Just the ticket for deer that wont stay out of the garden.

I know this thread has been idle for a good peice of time but I got a bag of 12 ga wads for $3 and decided to try my hand at making glue slugs. I don't have a mold yet so I decided to try pumping the hot glue into the wad it's self. I started by cutting both ends off of an old 12 ga shell and placing a wad into it so that the wad would be in the right shape and sort of rigid. Then I just filled it up with hot glue and the first one turned out real nice. Unfortunately, with the glue gun on high, by the time I got the first first one cool enough to remove from the shell, the glue was so hot it melted my second wad faster than you can say worthless lump of goo!

After I turned the heat and waited for a few minutes I tried attempt 3. I t would have worked pretty well except that I removed the wad from the shell before it was cool enough to keep it's shape.

Attempt number 4 turned out pretty much exactly the same as number one.

Now I have a question. Do you think it is important to pry the glue-slug out of the wad before I load it in the shell or would you just load it as is?

[delmar]

Here is a photo of I glue-slug I peeled out of the wad. It fits back in with no trouble.

[Lonerider]

I've been enjoying thread. What a great idea to get some practice and trigger time with my Guide Gun. I have been saving my used primers to try and make my own just for the heck of it.

Though it looks labor intensive and not very practical, the idea of saying....'because I can'...intrique's me.

I hope to try the gluetts and maybe turn the guide gun in to 'fly gun'

Lonerider

[Lonerider]

Has any one try to use RTV or tile and bath caulking in place of hot glue, for glue boolits?

Lonerider

[delmar]

Has any one try to use RTV or tile and bath caulking in place of hot glue, for glue boolits?

Lonerider

I have never heard of anyone trying that. It would cost a bit more, I think. Also you might play heck getting silicone caulk off your molds. I wouldn't be surprised if it would work great for my shotgun slugs though. It would take away the problem of having to watch out for melting the wad.

[Franklin Zeman]

Starch powder may tend to leave a residue of burned stuff that could be hard and difficult to remove without water. Talc is a finely ground stone. Worry about bore wear ????? Barrel makers used powdered Teflon for button rifling back when. I know a .22 target shooter that used to dip the tips in motor oil before firing rimfires. He had some success. Need more thought on this.

[DCP]

Wow

I really like this

What a good idea

I Have Used Hot Melt Glue For Years To Clean My Molds. I Fill The Mold With Glue To About 3/8 From Top, Insert Hex Drive Torx Bit. Then Fill Completely, Hold Hex Bit Straight To Let It Set Up, Open The Mold Cut Slits Lengthwise Apply 1000 Grit Polishing Not Grinding Compound, Put Back In The Mold Close Tight. Put Cordless Screw Driver To Hex End. With The Torx Bit Embedded In The Glue, I Turn It For Just A Few Seconds About 10 Revs Open Degrease To Very Very Shiny And Super Clean Moulds. Make A Second Glue Bullet, Coat Lightly With Moly Powder Do The Same, Then Turn Inside The Mold, Bullets Fall Out Super.
I Have Used Same Technique With Grinding Compound To Enlarge Mould That I Wanted To Open Just A Tad. Be Careful, Goes Quick.

[mtgrs737]

I just posted a For Sale item in that section for a couple of medium FRB's of glue sticks if any of you guys are interested.

[rwnielsen]

This is a great board.

I just signed up and I agree