Wax Bullets in C&B Revover?

[oscarlovel]

I remember talking with a gentleman about twenty years ago about CW Cap and Ball revovers. He told me at the time that he and his son used to shoot them in their basements using a wax bullet and just the #11 or #10 primers. Has anyone else ever tried this, and does it work? Might make for some entertainment between range sessions.

[bonnie]

It could work.

Years ago in my law enforcement career we carried revolvers. We made wax bullets by inserting a 38 Special primered only brass into a sheet of wax about 3/8" thick. Used these wax rounds under "controlled conditions" for our combat training. Accurate to about 20-25 feet. Close up on bare skin can cause injury.
The department now uses Simunition training rounds that fire a plastic bullet.

With wax bullets and percussion caps it is still a firearm and should be handled safely.