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Old 02-07-2020, 08:30 PM
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I became aware of the wax bullets and Speer plastic case/bullets in the late 1960s. At that time you could be “Red Jet” brand wax bullets in 38 and 45 calibers. I believe the 38s came 500 to a box. You could also get a tong tool sort of thing that would punch out the fired primers and seat a new primer. The tool was capable of working with 38 and 45 Colt (and possibly 44 Mag/Spl) cases by means of an insert. The tool is marked “SAMPSON MACH. WKS. COSTA MESA, CALIF. Pat. Pending”. We used plain brass cases with the flash hole drilled large and the wax bullets were seated with your thumb.
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