Those cast hot glue bullets will kill cats, opossum and squirrels.
If you cast a .38 or .45 and put a lead ball or a cast .22 bullet for weight I think you can knock down a raccoon.!1
Those gluelits are pretty hard on fleshy parts, but they won't tear up the walls unless you shoot the wall straight on.
I bet it won't shoot thru an animal and the thru the roof like a solid all Lead slug will.
Just a thought.
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One thing to remember about filing on a bullet is that the loaded round needs the bullet weight to stay heavy enough to make the powder load burn efficiently.
in other words, you can reach a point of diminishing returns by making the bullet so light that all the powder won't burn, especially in cold weather.
The bullet may not travel faster, the lighter it gets, but can actually go slower approaching a failure to burn or a misfire.
Too light a bullet can be a misfire.The .22 if is a delicately balanced load both from the bullet weight and the burning pressure needed for the powder to fire.
There are a few members on here that reload .22 rimfire experimentally using different powders and bullet weights to increase accuracy and or performance.
Just another way to do it!
Have fun!
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