When we are out shooting we oftern find spent shotgun cartridges scattered under hedges and trees. These can be put to good use for us air gunners, from pellet carrier to waterproof match box.
Take a USED shotgun cartridge and neatly cut off the open end , removing the crimped area of the plastic.
Now, using a cooks torch/burner heat the brass end of a second cartridge until the plastic melts and falls away (fig 1). You are then left with just the brass cap and a slight lining of plastic (fig2). This lining will provide a waterproof seal when put on top of the trimmed cartridge.
Now, using a cooks torch/burner heat the brass end of a second cartridge until the plastic melts and falls away (fig 1). You are then left with just the brass cap and a slight lining of plastic (fig2). This lining will provide a waterproof seal when put on top of the trimmed cartridge.
FIG 1.
FIG 3.
You can then fill with pellets, matches or even a small fire starting kit. One thing i have done is filled one with .177 pellets and use this as a magpie call...trust me it works.
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