Build a 50 Caliber Laser Pointer

This instructable will show you how to build a laser pointer out of an empty 50 caliber rifle bullet.  If you don't have a 50 caliber rifle bullet laying around, then go to your nearest gun show and buy one.  They usually have some show parts without any powder in them and a spent primer.  I don't suggest you start with a fully loaded factory round unless you know how to remove the primer and powder without any accidents.  An empty bullet may still have a primer in the bottom, but the center will be dimpled from the firing pin.

Step 1 Remove lead tip and primer

Remove the lead bullet from the empty brass cartridge with a pair of pliers, slowly twisting and pulling outward.  Use a cloth in between the plier tips if it starts to dig in.

Push out the spent primer with a punch.  you may have to drill it out depending on the construction.

*** Danger***, a loaded cartridge requires special tools to remove the lead and primer without setting it off.  Do not use a loaded cartridge.

Comments

[peyton14]

i tred thid and blew off my hansd

[torok]

out of curiosity, why can't you simply just fire the 50 cal round?
(please note: i'm making this comment having only read the first page of this instructable and i also realize that most people, in the united states or otherwise, do not have access to a 50 calibur rifle) :)

[theexpert]

now if only it was just in the bullet laser rounds haha how proposterous

[Foxtrot70]

Can this pointer be used as a device to sight in a 50 cal?

[imakethings]

BEST!!

[chndt2008]

Very good!