Wax bullet

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A bullet wax is a bullet made of wax, often paraffin wax or some wax mixture and other substances that produce the desired consistency. Cartoon bullets are usually used in prime cartridge boxes, without gunpowder. Primer provides all the power needed to push a wax bullet at low speed. Candle bullets have been used for over a century, providing projectiles for use in training, indoor shooting, and shooting competitions where high speed metal bullets will be very dangerous.

Wax cartridge cartridges do not provide enough power to cycle automatic firearms, so they are most commonly used in revolvers and other manual firearms. Specially designed cartridges and conversion units can be combined to convert automatic firearms into wax guns, and these are used to train the police and military.

In the past, wax bullets were used by illusionists for illusions involving firearms, such as the Bullet Catch. This practice goes back at least as far back as Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, who uses a colored hollow bullet wax resembling a lead ball. When placed at the cost of gunpowder, wax bullets will be destroyed when firing.

Video Wax bullet

Security issues

Candle bullets are usually not lethal, and will not penetrate a sturdy wall, so they are safe to use indoors or in situations where ammunition is dangerous. This is not to say that they are completely safe, because the speed is about 500 feet per second (160 meters per second). This exceeds the speed of paintball, and serious damage can be done to sensitive areas, so appropriate precautions must be taken when using them.

Maps Wax bullet

Construction

Candle bullets can be easily constructed using a cartridge box to perforate a cylinder from a paraffin wax sheet, and then coat the cartridge using a normal hand-held handkerchief. The optional addition of beeswax and/or fat will produce a softer and more flexible bullet than pure paraffin. Higher speeds can be obtained by using a special cartridge that is drilled to receive a primary rifle, which gives a higher speed, and some rapid withdrawal competition allows the use of a small amount of black powder or black powder substitute to provide higher speed for certain events. Commercial bullet wax bullets are also available, and may be required for the competition. These shaped bullets are simply pressed into the mouth of the case.

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Use of Sporting

Snipers and snipers often use wax bullets for safety reasons, so if they shoot themselves in their legs or feet while shooting from their holsters, they are not badly hurt. The World Fast Draw Association uses bullet wax in many of their competitions, along with a special blank "balloon popping" that fires rough gunpowder. Bullets used in the World Fast Draw Association and other similar competitions should be commercially produced, and there are a number of manufacturers that produce bullet wax for this purpose.

Dueling

During the early 20th century, there was some interest in the duel with a loaded bullet wax gun. The first sport gained popularity in France, and heavy canvas clothes were worn to protect the body, metal helmet with thick glass plate protects the head and face, and the gun is often equipped with guards on the front of the trigger guard which is extended out to protect the shooter's hand. For a short time it was very popular. It was featured as an association (non-medal) event during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

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Inexpensive practice

There are a number of other low speed, low mass projectiles available for shooters. Rubber or plastic bullets designed for close-up shooting with prime cases can also be purchased; this is generally reusable if a proper bullet trap is used, but tends to bounce. With wax bullets, simple plywood sheets are enough to stop the bullet - after crashing the candle and sticking to the wood, where it can then be scraped and reused. The cost per wax bullet such as a low bullet can be bought for under US $ 2.00 per 100 in most cases and because the candle itself can be reused. Reload is very fast, and requires minimal equipment: a decapper tool to paralyze the used primers and priming tools. With this, loading 50 wax bullets will take less than ten minutes. Candle bullets are usually used only in revolvers and single shotguns for short range target workouts. Magazines using firearms can use wax bullets, but they may need to be fed individually.

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Use in training

The US military uses 5.56 mm non-lethal marks in training. The bullet has two primers. Forward ahead encourage projectiles filled with candles characterized by colored candles on contact. Candles are washed with normal laundry procedures.

Simunition (for "ammunition simulation") is a special cartridge that fires a plastic projectile containing colored paint used to mark a target like paintball. Simunitions are designed to play action on specially modified semi-automatic rifles and pistols. Plastic-filled projection paint is more durable and accurate than paintballs, and safe to shoot by them when wearing protective clothing. Simunitions are used by police and military forces for realistic training. Unlike ordinary wax bullets, the simunition is not a cheap substitute for live ammunition - the cost for a simulated cartridge is as much as three times the cost of live ammunition.

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See also

• Rubber bullets
• Plastic bullet

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References

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External links

• World Fast Draw Association home page
• Cowboy Fast Draw Association home page

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