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)
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 (4214 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 (4214 days ago) @ anachronism
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I never saw any in that box that I remember as being
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 20:57 (4214 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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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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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
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. 
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.