looking for a wide bullet cartridge.
12-11-2017, 04:35 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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looking for a wide bullet cartridge.
Hello,
I hope you guys can help me; I want to build a an oil menorah with bullet casings. A Menora is a tranditional 8 branch candelabra. I want mine to have small cups which I would fill with oil. I had the idea that I could use bullet casings for those cups. I need a cup that could hold about about 3 Tbsp of oil. Can you tell me what casing would be right for me?
I hope you guys can help me; I want to build a an oil menorah with bullet casings. A Menora is a tranditional 8 branch candelabra. I want mine to have small cups which I would fill with oil. I had the idea that I could use bullet casings for those cups. I need a cup that could hold about about 3 Tbsp of oil. Can you tell me what casing would be right for me?
12-11-2017, 05:51 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
Sounds like a cool idea, but there isn't a standard small arms cartridge case large enough. Your target of 3 Tbsp is ~45mL of oil, which is equivalent to ~694grn H2O case capacity. For perspective, a .50 BMG case is only 293grn H2O capacity.
You'd have to look into something like a 20x110mm cartridge, as I think that would put you in the right ballpark for 3 Tbsp, maybe even a bit larger.
Throw 8 20mm cases on a menora and you'll certainly have a conversation piece!
You'd have to look into something like a 20x110mm cartridge, as I think that would put you in the right ballpark for 3 Tbsp, maybe even a bit larger.
Throw 8 20mm cases on a menora and you'll certainly have a conversation piece!
