Anyone shoot pinfire?

**leplat** · November 15th, 2011, 08:46 PM

Im not talking the little toy 2mm, I mean the larger stuff. I know there is some modern ammo makers and its not hard but is time consuming to reload it. Iv been thinking about buying one for the novelty factor. Probably a 12mm.

Anyone have one? Are they worth the trouble?

Something similar to this
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=260091945

Or maybe a 7mm

**knight0334** · November 15th, 2011, 09:07 PM

I've fired a couple over the years. One around .22 caliber, and one around .38 caliber. Since they were of old design, pressures were load to resemble blackpowder, which make them pretty much powder-puff guns.

I have no experience in reloading the cartridges, but I imagine it'd be a bit more work than a typical centerfire cartridge. Even rimfires can be reloaded if you have access to fulminate of mercury or potassium chlorate, so I imagine pin-fires can be reloaded somehow.

**harold63** · November 15th, 2011, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by knight0334

potassium chlorate,

Mixing this stuff with sulfer and charcoal will get you an A in chem for enthusiasm and suspended from school for liability (my dean didn't have a good sense of humor). Those were the days.

**indianjack** · November 16th, 2011, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by 300WM

Mixing this stuff with sulfer and charcoal will get you an A in chem for enthusiasm and suspended from school for liability (my dean didn't have a good sense of humor). Those were the days.

Yea my high school in upstate NY had a 22 rifle range in the basement in 1969. Bet it not in service today.