.177 pellet mould

[Nomadnailer]

Does lee or Lyman make a pellet mould for .177 or .22 caliber air rifle

[2wheelDuke]

I've never seen such a thing from either. I have seen a 2-step deal somewhere. You cast slugs out of pure lead, then use a hammer type tool to swage them into pellets.

Mihec might have a .22 pellet gun group buy, but I can't quite recall.

[MT Chambers]

No, the .177 would not be a good idea as pellets are very accurate and inexpensive, .22 molds are made but not for the smaller .221" bore sizes and are meant for PBs. I don't believe that cast pellets/boolits for airguns would pay off until you get to .25 cal. or larger.

[Mk42gunner]

Somewhere around twelve to fifteen years ago there was a group buy from Lee for a pellet mold. Not sure if it was for .177 or .22, but I remember reading that it really didn't work out all that well. In fact IIRC the guy that liked it best was shooting them backwards to get any sort of accuracy from it.

If it was me, I would buy a few different designs of pellets to test, then buy several boxes/ tins/ containers of the one that does best. Kind of like we are supposed to do with .22's.

Robert

[Walter Laich]

Here is a site that makes molds for .177, .20, .22 and .25 caliber.

http://airgunpelletmaker.weebly.com/

Now they're quite pricey at £99.00 and they come from England...

but it is a mold

[mac266]

Here is a site that makes molds for .177, .20, .22 and .25 caliber.

http://airgunpelletmaker.weebly.com/

Now they're quite pricey at £99.00 and they come from England...

but it is a mold

99 pounds is about $165 right now. That's WAAAAAAY too much for me! My air gun only cost about $50.

[Walter Laich]

Same here...but it is a pellet mold

When I win the lottery...

[slohunter]

I couldn't see good enough to tell if they were filled out!:veryconfu

[kayak1]

It's a mold/swage setup. One has to cast them then swage/trim them. Seems like a lot of steps for a .177.

[bangerjim]

Not worth the $$ or time at all. Just buy the accurate ones and have done with it. That is what I have always done. Pellets are not THAT expensive!

[andrew375]

I've got .22 and .177 moulds made by long gone outfit called LEM, of Liverpool. Good accurate pellets but absolute sods to cast.

[jmorris]

99 pounds is about $165 right now. That's WAAAAAAY too much for me! My air gun only cost about $50.

Not to mention you can get 1250 .177 pellets at Walmart for less than $11. How long do you figure it would take you to cast that many?

Either way that's about 20,000 pellets for the price of the mold alone, assuming your lead is free.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crosman-.177-Caliber-Pointed-Pellets-1-250ct/16536087

[bangerjim]

Avoid ANY of those ones at WalMART......poor quality and balance. Sorry but Crossman does not make quality pellets!

Get the pro brands at an air or gun store. You will be much happier with your accuracy. Even from a cheap rifle. Pyramid Air sells very good ones, if you do not live in a town that has a source. I have a pro airgun store only 1 mile away! I have air guns that range from $50 to over $1200 and I can see a definite difference in cheap to pro pellets.

[georgerkahn]

Nomadnailer, I am not cognizant of a mould manufactured by either of the two you mentioned. That having been stated, there was a thread on this wonderful forum, way back from 7 November 2015, where similar questions were raised. To wit, it is:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?291600-177-pellet-mould
and perhaps some of your queries will be sated. Cited is a manufacturer of .177 moulds, located, I believe, in the United Kingdom.
BEST!
geo
P.S. I do a fair amount of air rifle shooting at camp, and with .177 pellets costing me between one point two and two cents each for the "good ones", the concept of my casting my own doesn't -- to me -- make much sense.

[onelight]

I am a total novice compared to many here , but I can't imagine trying to cast .177 pellets ,something that small would exceed my frustration tolerance.

[Chill Wills]

I can see four possible reasons for exploring the casting my own 177 cal pellets for my AirArms TX-200.
To save money.
To make a better more accurate pellet than can be purchased.
To feed a rifle I want to shoot that no ammo is available for.
or... It would be an interesting project.

It does not meet any of these conditions for me.

I class this with reloading 22RF. BUT, There is something for everyone in this world and I am not surprised that someone would enjoy doing it. I say, Go for it!

[country gent]

You might have more success looking for swaging dies for making pellets. the thin wall of the skirts and heads would create a real fill out problem along with the low mass and trying to keep a mould hot.

With a swaging die you insert a measured length of lead wire in the die and cycle the press you get a cup out that's formed vert accurately. Then it into a second die to form the waist section. This may be faster easier and mire consistent than trying to cast them

[Alferd Packer]

Some of us just like to shoot.
Others like to get more hands on and make the pellets and ammo.
This is a cast boolit forum also.