flashlight made from a bullet?

[waddup]

anyone ever see a light made from a bullet?

i think it would be extremely cool

has it been done?

anyone want to do a run of 50?

pre pay?

buy 50 eo1s and 50 empty bullets and switch the innards?

keychain bullet light

 

[berry580]

50 cal or .22?

 

[Morelite]

There have been some custom home made ones made with shot gun shells but I don't know of any made with rifle casings.

 

[waddup]

50 cal or .22?

whatever works :thumbsup:

i bet we could slip an eo1 straight into a 50 cal without modding, just a little cutting and epoxy?

 

[TonkinWarrior]

Let's be "ballistically correct" here.

Despite the dumbing-down foisted upon the masses by the blatantly ballistically illiterate mainstream press/TV/Hollywood/academics these days, a "bullet"...

1. Is the lead/copper PROJECTILE launched from a CARTRIDGE...

2. But it is NOT the brass casing which encases the gunpowder, primer, and the unfired bullet/projectile that constitute the entire cartridge.

It may be theoretically possible to fit a small battery and LED/bulb in an empty CASE. However, I see no practical way to fit a flashlight's components into a typical 1/4 -1 inch long pistol or rifle "bullet."

In a bookstore, I once saw an action novel's cover portraying an entire CARTRIDGE being launched from a handgun's barrel. That immediately told me the writers/editors were likely metro-sexuals born/raised in some urban mecca far from the Real World, and/or were technically illiterate ditz-brain drama majors, and/or were in sync with politics grounded in disinformation and feminized emotion. So, I passed.

Ya think a flashlight made from a "bullet" would be cool? And might such a product be subsequently deemed a "cop killer" flashlight by the always technically ill-informed/anti-gun Press?

Political Correctness aside -- gag me, dear children. I'll stick to my little Peak Matterhorn lights.

 

[waddup]

*irritating whining sound*

meh,

bustin out a 'cap' when you need some light would be cool

 

[dandism]

Let's be "ballistically correct" here.

Despite the dumbing-down foisted upon the masses by the blatantly ballistically illiterate mainstream press/TV/Hollywood/academics these days, a "bullet"...

1. Is the lead/copper PROJECTILE launched from a CARTRIDGE...

2. But it is NOT the brass casing which encases the gunpowder, primer, and the unfired bullet/projectile that constitute the entire cartridge.

It may be theoretically possible to fit a small battery and LED/bulb in an empty CASE. However, I see no practical way to fit a flashlight's components into a typical 1/4 -1 inch long pistol or rifle "bullet."

In a bookstore, I once saw an action novel's cover portraying an entire CARTRIDGE being launched from a handgun's barrel. That immediately told me the writers/editors were likely metro-sexuals born/raised in some urban mecca far from the Real World, and/or were technically illiterate ditz-brain drama majors, and/or were in sync with politics grounded in disinformation and feminized emotion. So, I passed.

Ya think a flashlight made from a "bullet" would be cool? And might such a product be subsequently deemed a "cop killer" flashlight by the always technically ill-informed/anti-gun Press?

Political Correctness aside -- gag me, dear children. I'll stick to my little Peak Matterhorn lights.

That's a lot of useless writing if you knew what he meant.

To get back on topic, yea, making a flashlight out of shell or "casing" would be pretty cool.

 

[qwertyydude]

DX has got lighters made to look like a cartridge.

 

[olrac]

50 cal bullet next to old fenix

 

[Echo63]

something like this ?

http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/fifth/bulletl.htm
http://www.bulletlite.com/

 

[waddup]

something like this ?

http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/fifth/bulletl.htm
http://www.bulletlite.com/

cool :twothumbs

a little big for my keychain?

 

[Backpacker Light]

anyone ever see a light made from a bullet?


has it been done?

It has been done - 90 years ago.......
http://www.flashlightmuseum.com/Eveready-Flashlight-2690-2-Cell-Daylo-Cartridge-Bullet-Light-2C-1919

This is my favorite bullet light - a Ray-O-Vac from 1940
http://www.flashlightmuseum.com/Rayovac-Flashlight-2-Cell-Bullet-2D-1940

 

[waddup]

It has been done - 90 years ago.......

im usually about that late to the party

 

[soulrider]

That's a lot of useless writing if you knew what he meant.

To get back on topic, yea, making a flashlight out of shell or "casing" would be pretty cool.

Some people just wait on the chance to point out/correct people when they use certain terms wrong. The same crowd will jump on someone who uses the term 'clip' incorrectly when it should be 'magazine'. Is there a distinct difference, yes. Do most people know it, no. Do most people use the terms interchangeably, yes. On a gun forum I might see fit to correct someone but on a flashlight forum, not so much.

 

[I came to the light...]

browning made something of the sort: http://www.browning.com/products/ca..._id=371&type_id=611&value=009H&cattype=371611

 

[kosPap]

hmm I just found that thread...

I have the aprts for this setup...

- white 5mm LED
- 556 Casing
- 38 super FMJ bullet
- small thread-to switch
- A123 12V batt
- proper resistor

removing the case primer one should ream threads for the switch.
cut the case at the shoulder making it cylindrical
drill through the bullet
fix led to the bullet
solder negative LED lead to bullet
solder resistor on positive lead
press-fit bullet in the case over batt

but having no tapping set the project remains....

 

[sonrider657]

Definitely go with a .50 cal - something big enough to put out some real light.