.45 cal ACP rounds?

Post by Phobus

Does anyone know where in the UK I can get the above inert rds for a 1911 Colt for display purposes ??

There used to be a place which advertised in Gunmart ( ACS ?? ) that did everything from .17 centrefire right up to 20mm cannon rounds but I dont know if they are still going ?

I am interested in cartridges anyway and have quite a few inert rds but these tend to be older readily available ones rather than newer exotic stuff like for instance the small cartridges used in PDW like FNP 90 - 5.7 X 28MM .

Or even the .17 HMR which is very popular in UK. I would be interested in collecting these rds .

Thanks

Carl.
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Hiya Carl ,

Try this chap... Crusader Products. seller ID gsc845

He's on e-Bay but as he states on his pages e-Bay banned sales of inert rounds so he only does them through his on-line shop.

I've bought rds off him in the past, .45ACP, 9mm, 5.56etc and they're good stuff for display. The primers are removed so the bases look a bit odd but the cases and copper nosed bullets are great.

Drop him a line, I'm sure he'll sort you out

Cerwyn
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Post by Phobus

Thanks Cerwyn
I will give them a go .
The rds that I bought previously had primer in tact so looked EXACTLY like a live round . I guess the primers were duds or empty but no hammer strikes on them

Carl.
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Post by 8ace

Since ebay have banned ordnance I get my bits from this site (which is where most of the people selling on ebay now sell)

www.specialistauctions.com

Hope this helps

8ace

Post by Spencerman

You could try here:

http://antiquearmoury.co.uk

Or here:

http://www.dwsuk.org

Or here:

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com

Although I have not used any of the above, they do all do inert or training rounds for various calibres.
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Post by Phobus

Thanks for help with that guys.

Seems like things have changed since I last bought these rds and there is new legislaton in place for inert rds .

The primers must be " struck " and contain no propellant whatsoever . Apparantly the primers were immersed in oil to render them innoperable in the past ???

That way you have a round which looks 100% like a live round . The new ones do NOT !! ....BUT COST MORE !!



I think I will keep looking ...

CARL.
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Post by 8ace

I did get rid of my real small calibre ammo partly because of the primer issue as oiling is OK but cannot guarantee it inert, so a struck primer is normally the only way to tell if it is.

If I buy rounds now they are drill ones (which wouldn't be good for display as they look a bit different)

You could buy some with struck primers, fill the hole and repaint it to make it look un-struck



Mulberryfield do some real look dummy .45 rounds which look good.


Nice gun by the way


8ace