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Author: | Plinkercases [ Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
I may be missing it in the read but where are the brass shells from? Very cool load ideas thanks Pierre. |
Author: | R-Gun Pete [ Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Hi Plinkercases! The brass shells were made for me by one of my friend. Now that I have a better idea of the fits, I may try to make some in aluminum. That would be a project for the fall. Also I have lots of used pellets so if I can get a round ball mold I would like to try to cast my own. For the time being, the wood slugs are good enough. R-Gun Pete |
Author: | Plinkercases [ Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
if you can get a cost effective brass or aluminum shell you may have a market with the 1100 owners out here. Keep up the good work and posts. Thanks. |
Author: | Whitewolf [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
For your inside shooting try a blend of bees wax and parrifin for your slugs. Not so brittle to shatter into little pieces. Cound also kick it up for can shredding with those aluminum 6mm airsoft ammo. Fill with melted wax behind it. |
Author: | R-Gun Pete [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:00 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Thanks Whitewolf! I will try to find some bee wax and blend it with the paraffin. You are right, the blend will probably be less crumbly. Already with the cotton puff core it was better but this will improve it more. R-Gun Pete |
Author: | R-Gun Pete [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Hi Plinkercases! I can make parts for myself but I am not really equipped for manufacturing on a larger scale. Once my tests are finished, I will publish the drawing with the dimensions I used. It wil be sometime in the Fall. R-Gun Pete |
Author: | Whitewolf [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:42 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Bees wax can be found at craft stores for making candles. IIRC percentage was somewhere around a third bees wax. |
Author: | rrdstarr [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Very cool Pete! |
Author: | R-Gun Pete [ Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
I don't have the drawing that I gave my friend for the brass shell. It is at work and I am on leave... so I am not going back. I just slapped a new one with optimized (or simplified) sizes. Hacked2pieces was interested to have some metal shells made by his friend so that could get him started. I also mentioned that I took sizes from existing plastic shells and from an incomplete diagram that I found on the web. I didn't realize that there was much more on that site. It is a really interesting post for 1100 owners. This is the link: http://www.luftvapenbladet.com/crosman_ ... master.htm Have fun. R-Gun Pete |
Author: | tomsp8 [ Sat Jan 30, 2016 10:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Hey there. Joined so I could get advise on my recently purchased Trapmaster. I want to shoot lead projectiles more so than lead shot. My bore is about .380, but the largest diameter projectile I can insert into the plastic shell and still chamber it is about .370 or so. I have some lead cast bullets for my 9x18 Makarov pistol I am experimenting with, as they are .367 diameter, but accuracy will be questionable at best. I crafted a fixed rear sight and attached it to the rib with 2 sided tape, by the way. I keep reading about using .375 lead balls, perhaps even patched balls, but how are they being loaded? I bought mine locally for $25 by, the way, in near excellent condition ! |
Author: | R-Gun Pete [ Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Hi tomps8! It seems that you made a fabulous deal! Here it could be $350 or more for one. As for lead ball, if you can get .375, you may have to sacrificed one plastic shell and stretched a bit to accommodate it. Maybe it should be warmed up to avoid splitting. With the ball in it, if it doesn't fit in the breech, the outside of the plastic shell could be sanded down to fit. Have fun. R-Gun Pete |
Author: | tomsp8 [ Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Crosman 1100 Trapmaster: Making ammunition to shoot indo |
Great idea on reducing outside diameter if necessary. Much easier then trying to thin it from the inside. I wrapped electrical tape around my cast .367 bullet until it mic'd about .380. Fits the bore, muzzle end, just snug but not tight (can easily push in with finger pressure.) But no way would it chamber when forced into the empty shot capsule. I removed tape until it mic'd at about .375, and I was indeed able to chamber it, although it was tight. A .380 ball with the outside of the case thinned might work perfect, although accuracy may not be much better than the looser .375 ball, since there is no rifling. As far as the deal goes, I had no idea what a Crosman Trapmaster 1100 even was. I just thought it sounded interesting, I love old stuff with character and history. Although I didn't have one as a kid, I was nearly of the right age when they were being produced. (I was born in '65). The seller said it wouldn't hold air and needed repairs. I figured it would make a good winter project. Got it home, put in two co2's, and it seemed to work. Let it sit in the safe for 3 or 4 days and it was still charged up! Did some research and ordered 100 rounds from Phoxx Manufacturing ($37 shipped! More than I paid for the gun!). The seller said it was his fathers. I told him he should keep it just for that fact, as a souvinear, but he had no interest. Oh well, I tried. I hate to see people give up family mementos like that. For $25 no less. I was expecting it to be beat up or rusty, but it is rather immaculate. Even the wood stocks are near perfect. He even threw in the vintage canvas rifle case it was in! lol Oh, then a guy at work gives me an old Daisy model 25 pump gun he had as a kid. (Rogers Arkansas model, no value, missing the shot tube/barrel.) So I ended up with a winter project after all! Thanks for the tips! Tom Va Beach Va USA |
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