I was bored and had a .999 silver minie ball made. Tad undersized (smaller than the cast lead bullet the mold was made from), so I won't even consider shooting it. Maybe I'll make/use a silver round ball one of these days for the hell of it.
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Good to have in case of a vampire attack? 
My grandpa used to hunt werewolves using silver bullets. They also are effective on witches.
I have a 3d file for a minie ball (complete with sprue). Once I get a 3D printer, I can mess around with it and make one that's the proper size. Maybe I'll make silve round balls too.
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And, if there's ever a Vampire in your area....
I could use a garlic based lube on the bullet just in case.
How heavy a powder charge do you need for werewolves?
100 grains of 3f?
100 grains of 3f?
Not sure how thick werewolf hide is.
If you follow Underworld rules, then a pistol would be sufficient, so I'd think that 60+ grains would work.
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Early Days of the Lone Texas Ranger….
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For the Lone Stranger........ 
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Pretty expensive shooting now of days.
I'm certainly down to trying to make a few round balls just to say I shot them.
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With the price of powder going up, it is only natural that the price of mini's would go up as well!
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Could be the answer to no lead zones, you may be onto something.
I doubt the skirt would expand. I have a hunch that PRB would function better. If that mold I ordered from Larry Callahan is steel, I might have to give in to temptation. I have some scrap silver I could try.
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Oh, your right. What was I thinking.
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I had a buddy back in the 70's who was really into the Lone Ranger, and was a reloader. He made up some silver .45 rounds for his '73 model P (wasn't all that expensive back then) and we took them to our range. That ole Lone Ranger must have been using those silver bullets at really close range, because at anything beyond about 15 yards the results were dismal. That's my memory anyway, from almost 50 years ago.
Heavy, soft, and cheap. Lead's the thing!
Heavy, soft, and cheap. Lead's the thing!
I still plan on making several RB's to try out.
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