Thanks for sharing this, Jesse. I used to read the blog of a former-Army cav officer, former peace officer, and fast draw competitor; he would use wax bullets in the contests they'd hold. Really cool to see youngsters training, too. 🙂
Used them for years for revolver practice following the great Bill Jordan's recipe. Only stopped after I quit competing in revolver matches. Article makes me miss all the fun I used to have. Gonna have to work up a batch. Thanks
Interesting that you refer to the Charter Arms firing pin as “delicate.” I recall that back in the 1970s, Charter Arms used to make quite a big deal over their indestructible beryllium copper firing pins. Did they start making the firing pins out of something else?
Thanks for sharing this, Jesse. I used to read the blog of a former-Army cav officer, former peace officer, and fast draw competitor; he would use wax bullets in the contests they'd hold. Really cool to see youngsters training, too. 🙂
Used them for years for revolver practice following the great Bill Jordan's recipe. Only stopped after I quit competing in revolver matches. Article makes me miss all the fun I used to have. Gonna have to work up a batch. Thanks
Interesting that you refer to the Charter Arms firing pin as “delicate.” I recall that back in the 1970s, Charter Arms used to make quite a big deal over their indestructible beryllium copper firing pins. Did they start making the firing pins out of something else?
Well, damn. You’re right—sounds delicate to me.
It looks like MIM stainless, but I'm not exactly a metallurgist.
I can say that mine broke with < 200 rounds of live fire and < 1k dry cycles.
Very interesting article. Thanks for the Bill Jordan video. And a special thanks for the pictures of the young pistoleros.
Wax residue in the gun? How do you clean up?
With the grease in the recipe there's basically none. Can run a bore snake through, but it comes out pretty clean.