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"Reloading"

Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:01 pm
by mike5906
Forgive me if this is somewhat off topic. But I couldn't resist sharing this with you guys.

I go through a LOT of CO2 cartridges target practicing. Here's a super cool idea for what to do with your left over cartridges! :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc6wbaoP-ws

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:29 pm
by jmra
Not a toy for the little ones for sure.

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:16 pm
by Don2
Cool air gun..!!

I made a tool out of empty C02 cartridges to iron out the old bad crimps on 12 gauge plastic hulls.
It kind of heats up the plastic and straightens it so that it can be recrimped a lot better.

Cut in half, insert a 6 or 8/32 about 2+" screw/nut/lockwasher through cap and out the cut end.
Put into drill and turn it while applying pressure inside the plastic crimp area, plastic will heat up and reform a lot better than it was. Crimps better for me.

Yep...I had the same problem and hated to just throw them away. Might be the "Hoarder" in me???
I just hate to throw something away that could be used for something else. ( Repurposed ) :smash:

Don2

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:59 pm
by Don2
george wrote:Don,

so, when did they start making shotgun hulls out of plastic?

What would you like to call it?

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:01 pm
by Don2
george wrote:Don, don't be so touchy!
I was joking how some of us still reload the paper hulls.
No problems here :thumbs2:
I just asked what you would call them. I thought you might be a plastics engineer and have a proper chemical name for them.
Ya know, I have always wanted to load paper hulls. I just never did. I shot a bunch of them though.
Love that smell...!!!

Don2

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:29 am
by mike5906
Yeah.... I just couldn't throw them out!

And you know what I've found? As an ammo those things are pretty much indestructible! They don't even have a dent after going through a plywood sheet!

Re: "Reloading"

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:32 pm
by Don2
mike5906 wrote:Yeah.... I just couldn't throw them out!

And you know what I've found? As an ammo those things are pretty much indestructible! They don't even have a dent after going through a plywood sheet!
I watched one of the tv shows like "How' it's made" and they had a tour of a factory making CO2 cartridges, very interesting..!!!
Making something like a 1000 every minute..!!

Don2