Waterproof match case

[skog]

Afternoon all and sorry if in the wrong place.

Just had an idea today. I do a bit of shooting and was wondering if forum members would like some spent ahotgun cartridges to make waterproof match cases. I dont have loads but twnd to go through a box roughly each month and instead of lobbing the empties in ze bin thought some people would like some for the above.

Just an idea

 

[Hammock_man]

Would happily swap some for an antler handled fire steel I made?

 

[skog]

Mate sorry should hav3 mentioned i dont want anything for them other than to see someone use them as opposed to just binning them.

Pm me your address mate and i will get some across to you.

As an aside if you feel you want to swap then it would be kindly recieved chap and put to good use.

 

[mick91]

I've seen them used to house EDC fire kits too and survival kits too. A button compass fits into a 12 bore cartridge fairly snugly as a topper. Good offer because they can be made into all kinds. As a shooting man too I've pondered there usefulness beyond clocks and displays for some time

 

[Harvestman]

PM sent. Good offer.

 

[skog]

Pm replied to

 

[Hammock_man]

Pm sent with address

 

[rickyamos]

Ill take two if that's ok

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[skog]

No worries pm me your address mate

 

[skog]

All posted chaps

 

[Hammock_man]

Steel sent Sat noon post. Hope you like it

 

[skog]

Steel arrived today chap. Very nice and much obliged

 

[Hammock_man]

Glad you like it. Found they give off nice fat sparks, more lumps really. Still burning strong when they land

 

[forrestdweller]

are you folks in the UK still have shotgun shells with brass bottoms?! the shells i found in OZ, NZ and japan have bottoms made of brass(?!)coated steel/iron bottoms (which rust...)--- which is why i gave up making containers from them...

 

[British Red]

Same here, rifle and pistol cartridges are mostly brass although there are a few surplus steel ones. Almost invariably shotshells are coated steel. How do I know? We pick up thousands. With magnets!

 

[mick91]

Same here, rifle and pistol cartridges are mostly brass although there are a few surplus steel ones. Almost invariably shotshells are coated steel. How do I know? We pick up thousands. With magnets!

Fiocchi and rotwiell still use proper brass case heads on some of their loads I know. They're very much in the minority though. So long as they go bang and throw lead in the right direction and the auto doesn't separate the case head though I don't mind what they're made of

 

[British Red]

Sadly the premium Rottweil SpSG are steel . So are Remington rifled slug.

Still a quick spray with clear lacquer should prevent rust

 

[Harvestman]

Mine arrived today. Many thanks. I am delighted to find that the stoppers used in bottles of supermarket port fit perfectly into these. so no modification is required at all to make a match case. I knew drinking cheap port would pay off one day

 

[mick91]

Sadly the premium Rottweil SpSG are steel . So are Remington rifled slug.

Still a quick spray with clear lacquer should prevent rust

Just goes to show the drop in quality across the board I suppose. As you said clear laquer will do the job. Also, a 20 bore case head fits inside them nicely (i imagine 16 bore would fit better but I don't have one) and a run of silicone waterproofs them
I make little fire kits in them

 

[skog]

Glad you like them and your welcome