Copper cases?
by Andrew 
, Bloomington, IN, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 18:12 (4214 days ago)
I found an old box of these today. Empty, primed, .38 S&W full copper cases. Cool as a display piece, and I can't recall seeing copper cases ever.
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Hmmm, if they belong to the box they wouldn't be copper,
by Hobie 
, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 18:46 (4214 days ago) @ Andrew
would they?
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Hmmm, if they belong to the box they wouldn't be copper,
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 18:55 (4214 days ago) @ Hobie
The end flap says:
38 S&W
(COPPER)
I never saw any in that box that I remember as being
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 20:57 (4213 days ago) @ Andrew
copper and I couldn't read the end flap, hence the question. That's very interesting indeed! Thanks for sharing.
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Copper cases?
Would they have been used for blanks?
From what I've been able to find...
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 20:08 (4213 days ago) @ woody
They are for black powder or wax bullet loads. The .38S&W is a low pressure round, and some of the posts I found said they were OK for standard loading data, just a shorter case life than brass.
Copper cases?
They're real. I sold several boxes of them on the internet a few years back. I got them from an estate sale. I'm not certain if they were intended for a specific application, but I have had several boxes of them.
They have a very large flash hole. NM
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 20:37 (4213 days ago) @ anachronism
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I found some of those a while back..
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 07:58 (4213 days ago) @ Andrew
whilst wandering through a gun show. They do indeed have a large flash hole and some were loaded with wax bullets. The seller threw in a cardboard tube with a bunch more wax bullets. I have used them for informal mouse hunts. Haven't bagged one yet but it sure makes 'em squeal.
I always wear a tux on my mouse hunts . nm
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 09:37 (4213 days ago) @ Hoot
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Drew, cut him some slack,
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 10:27 (4213 days ago) @ Andrew
Most Minnesotans don't have their tux fit to go over Carharts.
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Yep, the Carharts came off yesterday.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 17:21 (4213 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
But, they haven't been put away yet. Usually around Independence Day but then only for the rest of the month....usually. 
Copper cases?
by uncowboy@comcast.net , Thursday, May 16, 2013, 10:37 (4213 days ago) @ Andrew
they are for a nail gun or a stud shooter. I bought 500 off e bay and they were sold for reloading but they have thick walls and seating a bullet makes bulges and just don't work. They need to be inside reamed.J.Michael
Holy frijoles. I've used .22 powered ones.....
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 18:46 (4213 days ago) @ uncowboy@comcast.net
And those are impressive for what they can do.