RevolverJockey Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Does anyone have any experience reloading the aluminum 40mm hulls originally loaded with rubber batons - the type that looks to have been loaded with black powder and takes a shotshell primer instead of the .38 SW blank? I am looking to load up some rubber buckshot rounds and am looking for a starting point for which flake and charge of pyrodex. Thanks. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Fish Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 There is a newer reddit group called r/40_mm that would be a good place to ask. I've only loaded bushshot with m1029 cases that use a crimped 38cal blank. And I usually load them with clay slingshot ammo as it's cheap and biodegradable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 I have some M1029 cases, but they are REALLY hard to get the initial blanks out of and the bottom “wads” need to be a bit more complex that the other style. Oh too of that, I can get the shotshell primed ones for $5 ea. thanks for the redit info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Fish Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Yeah the blanks were crimped on the m1029 cases so they take some pounding with a punch. I 3d print wads and canisters to reload them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 The other hulls I have are the 40mm super socks. It looks like that might be put in with some sort of wicking sealant or retaining compound. I only have a total of 20 of those including the loaded ones so I need to find a way to make the others work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Any other thoughts before I start winging it with pyrodex or unique? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpy Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 9 hours ago, RevolverJockey said: Any other thoughts before I start winging it with pyrodex or unique? Thanks. For a smooth bore 37mm I use 7 grams of 2f bp to launch my smoke’s idk what your projectile weights. I can weigh one of my smoke’s an let you know. It sends them around 120 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 My total proposed payload is 40 grams. Are you using 2f BP sub? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpy Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 5:19 PM, RevolverJockey said: My total proposed payload is 40 grams. Are you using 2f BP sub? Lee Not using substitute using actual bp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 Not sure I want to use BP because I don’t have any experience with it and while the barrel is aluminum, the receiver is steel. I didn’t realize until today that even pyrodex is mildly corrosive and should be treated as if it was BP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpy Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 13 hours ago, RevolverJockey said: Not sure I want to use BP because I don’t have any experience with it and while the barrel is aluminum, the receiver is steel. I didn’t realize until today that even pyrodex is mildly corrosive and should be treated as if it was BP. Honestly your barrel / receiver may not be able to handle bp/bp substitute tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted November 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) On an M79? From a power perspective? Edited November 25, 2023 by RevolverJockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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