I've read on here where some of you use pistol brass for blunts. I have a boat load of 38 and 357 brass laying around. Do you just glue them on like a field tip? They only weigh 65-75 grains. Do you add some weight somehow or just shoot em as is. Would you leave the spent primer in or out? Does it matter?

i leave the primer in and add small washers or lead inside to give them more weight.  

I would melt some lead shot into the brass until I got the weight I wanted and glue it on.

I posted this on another thread.

I press the .38/.357 case OVER a 125gr. field tip. This gives me a point weight of about 160-175gr.

And, you can heat the point and remove it, and glue on a broad head, at a later time.

The field points tip seems to push into the flash hole of the case, and centre the tip in the case.

Yep,
  That's about all anyone used back in the '60s. We used to trickle in #8 lead shot until the weight was right then crush the shot down with a punch or melt it in. I've also used the crushed/melted shot method to adjust weight with glue-on boadheads. Works great.

HEY!!
Where the bloody yell is a Canadian getting pistol brass?? Somebody call the authorities!    

Killdeer  

I add #6 shot and than just put some JB weld down in there and push it on. Never had one come off and I can get them close to 125 grains. Shawn

When I saw this topic ... Karnack holds envelope to forehead ...357 cases  rips open envelope... the amount of beer bentpole used to drink in a year.Sorry folks couldn't resist.

Yeah,were is a CANADIAN getting pistol brass???

Nice thing about the  #8 shot is one pellet weighs one grain.. Makes life easier when you want a certain weight and don't have a scale handy. Other than that "Size doesn't matter" I vote for melting it.

I believe handguns are not ILLEGAL in Canada...just more hoops the owners have to jump through to own.  Besides, there are plenty of lever action rifles made in .357 mag.

As for blunts, I take a hacksaw and remove the tips of the screw-on field tips. Glue on the .357 case which makes a great stumpin arrow with about 200 gr. up front.

Tim Nuss and I were talking about adding weight to bullet casings one day when he gave me a great idea. Know how many pieces of shot will give you the weight you want (like, for example, 30 pieces of 8 shot). Stand up your bullet casings on a hot plate, drop in the shot and let the heat melt them all at once.

Sure is a lot faster than doing them one by one with a propane torch and a grain scale.

Punch out the primer and pop rivet a slightly larger star washer on it.  Makes a hard to lose blunt.

Dennis

Jason,
I just use a range for that exact purpose...

I drill out the primer hole large enough for a 10/32 allen bolt. Put the allen bolt in from the inside and screw on a 10/32 locknut against the rim. About 135 grains. You can add washers for a bit more weight.

Does anyone know of a good supplier?  Everything I've found so far only sells in large quantities and I just do not have the extra cash with a growing family on a law enforcement salary.  I'm just looking for a couple hand-fulls.  Thanks

Well, you should have some being in law enforcment   :D   don't you carry a gun    

couldn't resist.

pm me your addy, I think I have some -at least one hand full or maybe half.

One thing to keep in mind when you melt the lead in the case.
The lead will shrink more than the brass when cool.
Rattle, rattle!

Stick a punch in there after they cool and give it a smack to stop that.

I don't glue the case to the shaft any more either. I made a crimping tool from an old pair of pliers and just crimp them onto the shaft. It's faster and just as secure.