Like many of you I had cap guns that used the caps that came in a roll. You would shoot several times and tear off that part of the roll that had the expended caps and continue shooting.

My only BB gun was a hand-me-down Daisy that had no front sight. I could see the BB when it was shot so I learned to judge the distance to my target by watching the arch of the BB. The same principal used when shooting a basketball. I became very proficient with that BB gun and could shoot it as well as my friends could theirs with sights.

As far as war games was concerned I did not have any of the weapons other than an old WWII bayonet, but I did have a steel US infantryman helmet that made your neck sore if you wore it for very long, a belt that held a canteen, a canteen, and a backpack.

Seriously, we're supposed to be worried about ballistic coefficient in standard pressure .45Colt? It's just silly.

I soaked mine in walnut dye overnight and they did seem to take it. It's not very deep but it's there.

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I remember having a revolver, probably Mattel, that had potmetal bullets with brass ‘cases’ that slipped on them. A Greeny Stickum Cap went on the bullet and under the brass. Load them in your revolver and shoot some bandits. When you reloaded you would scrape the cap remains off the bullet on the curb. Repeat as necessary. My first adventure in reloading.

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

'Tis 50 and sunny. High of 84.

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