SG> -=> Quoting John Perz to All on 07 May 96  20:23 <=-
SG> Re: 22 caps
SG> JP> I'd like some info on something I read about years ago - namely 22
SG> JP> rimfire BB and CB caps.
SG> JP> Are they still available?  I've never seen them in a store, myself.
SG> JP> Anybody got any experience with them?
SG> JP> I'm thinking of using them in a revolver in my basement during the
SG> JP> winter.  Is this practical?  How loud are they, compared to say, 22
SG> JP> shorts?  What kind of backstop would I need to stop them safely?
SG>Yes, I've seen some CB caps, or better yet some standard-length Shorts
SG>and LR loaded down to CB levels. But even at that low power, they still
SG>have as much or more power than a "magnum" air rifle. Of course, even air
SG>guns can be dangerous if misused.
SG>I have seen bullet traps which claim to safely stop even full power
SG>handgun cartridges, but I'm not sure. In any case, you'd still have the
SG>smoke and presumably some airborne lead to worry about. You'd need to
SG>ventilate the area just as indoor ranges are.
SG>All in all, I'd suggest finding a real air gun or better yet a real
SG>indoor range.
John -- I did a quick check.  Graff, in Mexico, Missouri (order number
1-800-531-2666) stocks CB caps, at about $1.80 per 50 (Winchester and
CCI.)  They also sell the Speer practice ammo -- plastic (reloadable)
cases and bullets for about $4.75 for 50.
If you have a .357 or .38 special, the plastic ammo would be a good
choice.  This is reloadable -- you fill a box with newspaper and use
that for a backstop, and you can recover and re-use the bullets.
The only driving force is the primer -- there is no powder.  If you
don't want to spring for the plastic cases, you can make your own by
drilling the flash hole in standard cases a little larger (and marking
the case, so you don't accidentally reload it with a full charge.)
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