Silver bullets?

[71T Targa]

Hand loaders and metallurgists, how much would it be to get some .45ACP silver bullets made up? With all this talk of zombies and vampires I was thinking it couldn't hurt to have some on hand.

Would lead jacketed in silver do the job? Or does it need to be 100% silver?

[tabs]

You thinkin of huntin Werewolves.....

[Tobra]

Silver jacketed would work fine.

[krystar]

u'd want to maximize the silver content. cause werewolves are supposed to be anaphylaxic reaction to silver. u'd want to have the silver impact and then dissolve into their bloodstream for maximum effect. frangible silver would be ideal. although i think a silver inside hollowpoint cup would be good too.

i remember reading that silver compounds also work in addition to metallic silver...so silver suspended in some kind of liquid or capsule form might be great too if it could survive the bullet acceleration

[Tobra]

Super soaker with silver nitrate solution, melts werewolves just like the ghost at the end of Raiders of the Lost Arc melted that stinkin' Nazi's face off.

[krystar]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Super soaker with silver nitrate solution, melts werewolves just like the ghost at the end of Raiders of the Lost Arc melted that stickin't Nazi's face off.

before or after the werewolves fangs sink into your flesh? supersoakers don't really have the hold-off range :P

[on2wheels52]

You'd have to crank you're melting pot up a bit, silver melts at 1760F to lead's 690. Sterling is a bit lower. Scrap sterling should be about 40 cents/gram.
Jim

[David]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Super soaker with silver nitrate solution, melts werewolves just like the ghost at the end of Raiders of the Lost Arc melted that stickin't Nazi's face off.

Turns them purple too

[Hugh R]

Tag em and bag em.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by David

Turns them purple too

you are thinking of potassium permanganate

[David]

Originally Posted by Tobra

you are thinking of potassium permanganate

In chemistry lab silver nitrite turned skin purple.

[targa911S]

All you will EVER need to know about making silver bullets...

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[targa911S]

sorry go here...

http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/silver/silverbullets.shtml

[t951]

What if the info is wrong?
What if it was written by werewolves, and silver makes them stronger?

I think a weapon that fires saw blades or twirling machetes and removes the head would be a safer choice.

[HHI944]

For when you absolutely, positively want to kill everything in close range:

For long range, just use that nifty 20mm sniper rifle someone posted...

[looneybin]

i think you would be better off if you made silver 00 buck shot.
the hardness of the silver would destroy the rifling in the barrel

[targa911S]

There ya go! A muzzle loader filled with yer ex wife's old jewelry!

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

so you plan on turning werewolves into waswolves?

[m21sniper]

The flame thrower is nice, but not much use as a home defense weapon...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Especially if "home" is an igloo.