Had an interesting Email exchange with the guy who owns the company I got the wax bullets from...had asked him if he had any interest in or capability of expanding his wax bullet business to include hard wax round balls.
He replied today, asking some questions, including one about what size did round ball moulds come in...singles? doubles? and I told him yes but that gang moulds could be made by a couple companies if he wanted to get high volume capability.
(his question suggested to me that he might be pouring the wax bullets he currently makes instead of swaging them...and in my reply back today I specifically asked him that question.
I told him I could easily arrange some folks to help run tests if he decided to experiment.
Suggested if he did anything at all he should consider .490 RB diameter first as it was probably the most popular.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if a really hard wax round ball, protected by a good patch, could be fired at normal velocitiies and remain accurate, at least for 25 yard distances during informal weekend range shooting sessions.
With the cost of lead sky-rocketing and these being $20/1000 delivered, that could become quite a little business who's time might have come...the unknown is the accuracy...I hope he's willing to try some tests.
He replied today, asking some questions, including one about what size did round ball moulds come in...singles? doubles? and I told him yes but that gang moulds could be made by a couple companies if he wanted to get high volume capability.
(his question suggested to me that he might be pouring the wax bullets he currently makes instead of swaging them...and in my reply back today I specifically asked him that question.
I told him I could easily arrange some folks to help run tests if he decided to experiment.
Suggested if he did anything at all he should consider .490 RB diameter first as it was probably the most popular.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if a really hard wax round ball, protected by a good patch, could be fired at normal velocitiies and remain accurate, at least for 25 yard distances during informal weekend range shooting sessions.
With the cost of lead sky-rocketing and these being $20/1000 delivered, that could become quite a little business who's time might have come...the unknown is the accuracy...I hope he's willing to try some tests.
