I think your memories are correct......

by RayLee, Saturday, December 28, 2024, 19:27 (20 days ago) @ Hoot

There was a rare 22 rimfire cartridge with a crimped nose that had 3 .19" or .20" round balls. You could differentiate them from ratshot in that the crimp was just slightly open enough to see the foremost ball. My nearest neighbour had some for making gatos feel unwelcome. I bought some in the '90s when "cheaper than dirt" catalogues were new to me. I cannot remember the brand but the box and labeling differed from the domestic big-4 rimfire manufacturers and gave the impression of european.

The same neighbour somehow got the idea that spent pecan hulls were of value in the manufacturing of priming compounds and smokeless powders. They were in the side trade of selling shelled pecans as they had quite a grove and they kept all of the cracked shells. As the storage sheds were nigh-on a century old and in disrepair, the heirs, step-grandsons set them ablaze. Pecan hulls make a very noisy and hot, high flaming blaze once getting going.