On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:43:52 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:38:41 GMT, "Steve R."
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Eric R Snow" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:37:02 -0700, "Roger Shoaf"
wrote:

Assume one were to take a .357 revolver and load it with shells that were
reloaded with a primer only and without any powder.

How far would the bullet get, only propelled by the primer charge?

If it makes a difference let's assume that the bullets are standard lead
round nose (no metal jacket.
Greetings Roger,
I shoot .22 ammo that is primered only. No powder. It is for pistols
only and the bullet is much smaller than a .22 short bullet. I do
shoot these out of a pistol but also an 80 year old rifle that has had
a lot of lead go through it.

The sounds like the "BB cap" round that was popular in the 1930s. They
fired a round ball (unlike the slightly larger "CB cap") and had a
primer-only charge. However, I don't know if the primer was the same size
as a standard .22 round, or maybe had a bit more stuff.

I shoot primer-only .38 Spl. and .32 H&R Mag in my basement, but with
homemade wax bullets. They work fairly well. They're entertaining on cold
winter nights, anyway.

--
Ed Huntress


I used to use BB caps a bit. May still have some. They had a normal .22
bullet in a short case, but very little powder. 'Cause I took some apart to
find out!

Steve R.

Having a normal bullet and a wee dab of powder sounds like a CB.

I've never seen a BB cap round. Lots of CB shorts though. I think
they're kind of fun. Sometimes when I'm plinking I'll randomly load a
couple CB shorts into my old pump action .22 with the balance being
long rifle. Then I'll ask someone who is plinking with me if they
would like to try my old pump action. I tell 'em the rifle is already
loaded. It's so funny they get the expected report and slight kick
from the long rifle rounds and then one shot kinda goes pfft. I act
all innocent, and then after a couple more shots they get another
pfft. I get asked questions like what kind of crummy ammo am I buying.
I fess up but it sure is funny how quiet CB shorts and powder free
are.
ERS