Hammond Game Getter?

[awp101]

Has anyone tried one of these?
http://www3.telus.net/gamegetter/index.html

It's a sub-caliber adapter/gallery adapter which is nothing new under the sun, but it does look like something fun to fool with.

[AJMD429]

I have a 'Convert-a-Pell' that is useable in a .223 Contender or other breakopen, that is a neck-dimpled (so .22 cal air-rifle pellet doesn't fall into the case) .223 case, with the base opened up for a #209 shotshell primer, and an O-ring in there to make insertion/removal of the primer fingertip-easy. It's kind of cool, and seemed pretty accurate (I used it in a basement apartment when in college and it would shoot dime-sized groups down a 28 foot stretch of livingroom and hallway from a rest).

I like the one you linked to above better though - more caliber choices, round-balls for projectiles. I wonder if the .22 blanks are more or less powerful than a #209 primer would be...?

If you had one in .338 Lapua (which they list), and went to shoot a squirrel in the head for dinner-meat, your friends would no doubt have their fingers in their ears and be braced for a shower of guts... Of course if you messed up and did have a regular round chambered, good luck skinning that one out.

[piller]

After a .338 Lapua hits the squirrel, the bullet has already skinned and field dressed the remains of the squirrel for you.

[Tumbleweeds II]

.22 blanks come in various power levels. Don't use the starter pistol stuff, go to a hardware store and get some of the blanks they use in nail guns. Even there, there are different power levels. I don't know if Hammond tells you which one to use, but you can buy some different types and try them to see which shoots nearest the point of aim.

I have never tried a Hammond, but I have to figure that a blank that will drive a nail into a concrete slab has enough power to kill a squirrel without difficulty. Of course, a man with a set of dies and a can of Trail Boss can make "sissy" ammo that shoots to point of aim at 50' or whatever range he chooses, and carry a pocket full when he hunts small game. Be a good way to practice with the big rifle in the off season.

No problem with a squirrel with a .338 Lapua. Just find the bullet and wipe off the meat.

[awp101]

Of course, a man with a set of dies and a can of Trail Boss can make "sissy" ammo that shoots to point of aim at 50' or whatever range he chooses, and carry a pocket full when he hunts small game. Be a good way to practice with the big rifle in the off season.

True. I'm trying to come up with a reason to try one but that's what I keep running up against. I'm interested in the practice aspect and it's a heck of a lot cheaper to load up 5-10 rounds with TB than it is to pick up 3-4 of those adapters. Other than "funsies" I can't justify one for my purposes.

After a .338 Lapua hits the squirrel, the bullet has already skinned and field dressed the remains of the squirrel for you.

That was my thought as well...

[AJMD429]

After a .338 Lapua hits the squirrel, the bullet has already skinned and field dressed the remains of the squirrel for you.

A friend found out a .416 Rigby pretty much does just that to feral cats...