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I've seen some nice aluminium rims out there with what looks like rim fire dummy rounds for weights.
The bead locks that come with the Axial ARTR model have holes which are almost large enough to accept a standard 9mm luger round. A few passes with a dremel drum and the hole fits the round snug.
http://www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=AXL8098
to add weight I just added 3 .22 pellets which were 14gr each and smashed them in with a hammer. I don't have a scale to weigh the final prodct but they're at least 42gr each for a total of 168gr per wheel.
a dab of CA glue ensure the pellets don't pop out.
obvious statment here. DON'T use live rounds dummy. go buy some fresh, EMPTY SHELLS, cheap cheap cheap. or ask a friend that does hand loading for some damaged shell, like i did.
The higher quality the pellet the better, they're more consistent in weight that way.
The bead locks that come with the Axial ARTR model have holes which are almost large enough to accept a standard 9mm luger round. A few passes with a dremel drum and the hole fits the round snug.
http://www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=AXL8098
to add weight I just added 3 .22 pellets which were 14gr each and smashed them in with a hammer. I don't have a scale to weigh the final prodct but they're at least 42gr each for a total of 168gr per wheel.
a dab of CA glue ensure the pellets don't pop out.
obvious statment here. DON'T use live rounds dummy. go buy some fresh, EMPTY SHELLS, cheap cheap cheap. or ask a friend that does hand loading for some damaged shell, like i did.
The higher quality the pellet the better, they're more consistent in weight that way.
