As you can see, the plastic hull was cut away with an Xacto knife at the end, just above the brass. What they didn't do is to use stearic acid/stearate(?) (candle making additive) which makes the candle wax harder and it won't melt/drool as badly. Ducks Unlimited markets shotgunshell Cristmas tree lights. OK but with the newer, brighter LED light strings, I'm going to try the real hulls just for fun.

Haha bubba im to busy shooting shotgun shells right now to make candles out of them . Maybe in February when i have nothing to do. Good idea!

I've been doing this for years. we may be chicks that hunt but underneath all our camo and doe estrus we're still chicks =)

Plan B: Knock out the used primer, use a #8 screw to mount the old hull and use the entire thing as a secure candle holder (maybe a bunch of them on a nice slab of wood?).

Why not leave the plastic intact until you need them and throw a couple of these in your safety pack - makes starting an emergency fire a lot easier when it is cold, wet and miserable. (I would fill them just below the crimp of the shell and fold the crimp back after the candle gets hard)

Sounds like a fun project for me and the neices and nephews