Tuesday - November 16, 2010
Birthday Whatsits
Look what made it through international security and showed up in the mail.
I never expected these!
Now, what the heck are they? 
Well, it’s not much of a mystery. They are actual 12 gauge bottles, called Dram Cartridges. Someone has gone to a good bit of effort making the bottles exactly the proper diameter, and making the cap to look very much like the high brass base of an actual Cheddite shotgun shell. They aren’t, unless Cheddite has been sneaky and started using brass plated steel. These are magnetic, I checked. And the “primer” is a protruding bit of aluminum. Inside the bit of metal is a standard plastic cap with a leakproof seal. At 3 5/8” long they might just chamber in your turkey gun, but they won’t fit in any standard or magnum shotgun. The real shells in the picture are 2 3/4” 12 gauge rounds. The red one is an antique paper hulled Western Super-X. [ spot the real gun nuts: Question: How long is a 2 3/4” shotgun shell? Answer: 2 1/2”. The extra 1/4” is for the crimp flaps to open in. The 2 3/4” measurement is from the breach face to the end of the chamber inside the gun. For shotguns, “shell” means “loaded round”. The empty case is called a hull. ]
Each one of these little bottles holds just about 10ml. Call it half a fluid ounce. So in terms of standard volume, these are 4 dram equivalent loads. That’s a pretty big blast! Fill them up with your favorite après-grouse scotch and a set of 4 will give you a jigger and a third. Enough for a decent wee taste of the old poteen. Slide them in your bandoleer for easy carry in the field. The seriously high primers will remind you by feel that these aren’t for the birds.
So yes Peiper, your package arrived safely! What fun! And another fat envelop of clippings for me to peruse. Thanks greatly!!!
Hmm, now I’m wondering if a 1911 and 10 boxes of ammo would make it through customs if I labeled them “novelty salt and pepper shakers”?
Update: You live, you learn. I don’t reload shotgun ammunition. To my surprise, the Fiocchi shells use brass plated steel bases. So do a couple other types of shell I have around here. The old Super-X shell is real brass. When did this happen ... because almost all of my shotgun ammo is at least a decade old. The stuff lasts forever. And these days the “brass” part is just there for show. Lots of hulls out there are just plain old plastic. It’s really all that’s needed. So the caps on these neat little bottles probably are cut from real Cheddite hulls. So there!
Posted by Drew458
on 11/16/2010 at 02:57 PM
Filed Under: • Fun-Stuff •
• Comments (0)
•
Trackbacks(0)
Permalink • Five Most Recent Trackbacks:
Once Again, The One And Only Post
(4 total trackbacks)
Tracked at iHaan.org
Thｅ advantage to having a guide with you is thɑt an expert will haѵe very first hand experience dealing and navigating the river with гegional wildlife. Tһomas, there are great…
On: 07/28/23 10:37
The Brownshirts: Partie Deux; These aare the Muscle We've Been Waiting For
(3 total trackbacks)
Tracked at head to the Momarms site
The Brownshirts: Partie Deux; These aare the Muscle We’ve Been Waiting For
On: 03/14/23 11:20
Vietnam Homecoming
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at 广告专题配音 专业从事中文配音跟外文配音制造，北京名传天下配音公司
专业从事中文配音和外文配音制作，北京名传天下配音公司 北京名传天下专业配音公司成破于2006年12月，是专业从事中 中文配音 文配音跟外文配音的音频制造公司，幻想飞腾配音网领 配音制作 有海内外优良专业配音职员已达500多位，可供给一流的外语配音，长年服务于国内中心级各大媒体、各省市电台电视台，能满意不同客户的各种需要。电话：010-83265555 北京名传天下专业配音公司…
On: 03/20/21 07:00
meaningless marching orders for a thousand travellers ... strife ahead ..
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at Casual Blog
[...] RTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPL [...]
On: 07/17/17 04:28
a small explanation
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at yerba mate gourd
Find here top quality how to prepare yerba mate without a gourd that's available in addition at the best price. Get it now!
On: 07/09/17 03:07
DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE HOSTS OF THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS.
Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:
It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.
- Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
- Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
- Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
- Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere
THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AMERICAN COURTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THEN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ACCESSED BY PERSONS FROM THAT COUNTRY AND ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR SERVICES UNLESS THEY CAN SATISFY US THAT SUCH USE WOULD BE LAWFUL.
Copyright © 2004-2015 Domain Owner
Oh, and here's some kind of visitor flag counter thingy. Hey, all the cool blogs have one, so I should too. The Visitors Online thingy up at the top doesn't count anything, but it looks neat. It had better, since I paid actual money for it.
RSS 2.0 
Atom 
