Primerib
10-01-2013, 06:37 PM
Inspired by Fish's fabulous shotgun cartridge whistles I looked up if somebody on the internet has ever tried making a whistle from brass rifle cartridges. And yes of course...I'm not the first. I had a couple of spent .308 cartridges which I don't shoot myself.
After trying various methods I finally managed to create one with a quite sharp chirp! I used a triangular metalfile to create the opening. I was astonished how difficult it is to place the little piece of wood in the mouthpiece at the right length and angle to achieve the right tweet. Fiddly business! I used express glue to fix the piece of wood in the mouthpiece.
But here's the result!
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Next I'm gonna try making one or two from my own 7x64 and 7x65R cartridges. They are little bit longer than the .308's and the "mouthpiece" is only 7mm wide.
Cheers, Primerib
P.S. If you want to try this wait until your wife or girlfriend are out of the house. Mine nearly kicked me out coz I don't have a garage or similar to work in and testing the whistle till the woodpiece was set right got to her nerves. :rolleyes:
After trying various methods I finally managed to create one with a quite sharp chirp! I used a triangular metalfile to create the opening. I was astonished how difficult it is to place the little piece of wood in the mouthpiece at the right length and angle to achieve the right tweet. Fiddly business! I used express glue to fix the piece of wood in the mouthpiece.
But here's the result!
65306531
Next I'm gonna try making one or two from my own 7x64 and 7x65R cartridges. They are little bit longer than the .308's and the "mouthpiece" is only 7mm wide.
Cheers, Primerib
P.S. If you want to try this wait until your wife or girlfriend are out of the house. Mine nearly kicked me out coz I don't have a garage or similar to work in and testing the whistle till the woodpiece was set right got to her nerves. :rolleyes: