First time with pistols.

[Smellydog]

An apprentice that worked with us around the ban ended up getting a job at mod Donnington Telford. He was on fixing the folly that was the SA80 but he often visited us. He told me he has been in a huge shed and in dozens of crates are handguns that were handed in.
I said but they should of been destroyed and he shook his head! He also told me some have gone missing by all accounts!!


I loathe how this Island is governed

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Remember the Thanet RFD who had migrants reloading pistol cf ammo with sand and wheelweight lead as the bullets supposed to have coined a quarter million I asked the said rfd if it was true and he grinned but did not answer, good luck to him thought I. He has now passed on BTW.

 

[Smellydog]

Remember the Thanet RFD who had migrants reloading pistol cf ammo with sand and wheelweight lead as the bullets supposed to have coined a quarter million I asked the said rfd if it was true and he grinned but did not answer, good luck to him thought I. He has now passed on BTW.

Loads of guys loaded ammo with sand.
Talken powder too.
The sales of bullets and primers went through the roof!
I heard it was wreaking havoc with the special machine designed to chop up ammo and flame off the powder at the same time.

 

[Dalua]

Remember the Thanet RFD who had migrants reloading pistol cf ammo with sand and wheelweight lead as the bullets supposed to have coined a quarter million I asked the said rfd if it was true and he grinned but did not answer, good luck to him thought I. He has now passed on BTW.

Loads of guys loaded ammo with sand.
Talken powder too.
The sales of bullets and primers went through the roof!
I heard it was wreaking havoc with the special machine designed to chop up ammo and flame off the powder at the same time.

Am I alone in thinking these things have the air of 'urban myth'?

'Wheelweight lead' is not an unreasonable alloy for casting bullets, I'd have thought; and why bother putting anything in at all as a powder substitute?

I must say I have no idea whether the ammunition compensation per round would have made fraudulent claims of this kind worthwhile, as my father was the pistol-man, and I held only SGC in those days.

 

[Smellydog]

Am I alone in thinking these things have the air of 'urban myth'?

'Wheelweight lead' is not an unreasonable alloy for casting bullets, I'd have thought; and why bother putting anything in at all as a powder substitute?

I must say I have no idea whether the ammunition compensation per round would have made fraudulent claims of this kind worthwhile, as my father was the pistol-man, and I held only SGC in those days.

Some didn't add powder.
One got compensation at differing levels.
A definite profit could be had for assembled ammunition. Or just primed cases. Very ill thought out nonsense. Blair thought it was going to cost the tax payer £9m. It was more like £90m by the time it was finished.

 

[Liveonce]

don’t use wheel weights now they are non toxic zinc

 

[Smellydog]

don’t use wheel weights now they are non toxic zinc

That has a percentage of lead naturally

 

[Ratel]

An original Detonics perhaps?

Nah 45 acp and a Sterling.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Out of curiosity - was compensation given for empty cases?

 

[Smellydog]

Out of curiosity - was compensation given for empty cases?

Can't remember FB.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Can't remember FB.

Somebody told me it was 10p a case?

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Am I alone in thinking these things have the air of 'urban myth'?

'Wheelweight lead' is not an unreasonable alloy for casting bullets, I'd have thought; and why bother putting anything in at all as a powder substitute?

I must say I have no idea whether the ammunition compensation per round would have made fraudulent claims of this kind worthwhile, as my father was the pistol-man, and I held only SGC in those days.

When plod shakes the round when passing them over it sounds like powder inside. I seem to remember it was £2 per 10x rounds being paid out.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Somebody told me it was 10p a case?

Ok confession time - I have been holding off for many years anticipating a pistol ban (and compo) in NI. A pal who worked in a certain force generously offered to provide me with some 38/.357 once-fired Winchester cases for my then brand new shiny S&W. Of course I said yes - a week later he gave me two sandbags full of .38 and .357 - years ago but I think there was 3,000 or so in them. I have now sold said S&W (like why?) and would be happy to share the sandbags contents with members for the price of P&P and a small donation to Help for Heroes.

 

[kenbro]

I do know some specialist engineering tools used for working on 1911s were very expensive when bought from people who sold such stuff in those days, but the exact same things (If you knew) could be bought for very little from companies selling engineering consumables.
These showed a good profit when handed in.
I know.
Ken.