Do you really need it?

No.

Only in a BangStick

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No. But, if you plan to do a lot of hunting in Upstate New York, coastal Alaska, or other locations where it rains every day, it cannot hurt!!

Depends on what you are hunting.

If it can consider you just another item on the menu, then maybe waterproofing your cartridges might be a good idea.

Also, if it is the hunt of a lifetime or one that you put a lot of time and effort into, that click when you expect a bang, can be disheartening.

For power-head spear-fishing, it's a good
idea.

If you would like to give it a try there are two products that have worked well for me in the past.
First would be to acquire a old bottle of nail polish from your wife/mother/daughter/girlfriend or an acquaintance who happens to be rather light on the loafers. Thin the nail polish down with some acetone until it's about the thickness of milk. Apply to the finished cartridges with a hypodermic syringe around the bullet and primer.

Or the second product that I've found to work well (and like better as it seems to hold up to oil as well as water) is "DyKem". DyKem is a metal working lay out die product that is available from anyone of a number of industrial supply stores. (Try www.mscdirect.com or www.grainger.com) Dykem comes in a transparent dark blue or transparent bright red. Apply as above with a hypodermic syringe.

Regards,

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Abe

If everyone thought like me, I'd be a damn fool to think any differently!