Emptied out my pellet gun trap. Melted it down(pellets that is) According to my crude alloy test( i use lead pencils) scratch test. It was 25-1 alloy. Not pure lead.Anyone have similar results?
Emptied out my pellet gun trap. Melted it down(pellets that is) According to my crude alloy test( i use lead pencils) scratch test. It was 25-1 alloy. Not pure lead.Anyone have similar results?
I only shoot air now and a lot of big bore . I know that crosman pellets are normally around 9-10 bhn . I have a cabine tree tester and hope to some day test what some of the commercial pellet makers are using . What brand of pellets were you using ? I have tested different bhn bullets through some of my rifles and some like hard and some like soft lead . I was lead to believe air rifle should have soft lead . But I have found out different . But the high number you stated sounds a bit to high to me . Marvin
Some pellets are certainly hard lead. Brand makes a difference. No reason to expect pure lead.
Crosman says their pellets are hardened with tin and antimony, but doesn't say what percentage they use.
Lyman 22596,225107,225353,225438,225415,225450,225646, 225462,228367,244203,245496,245497,245498,245499 RCBS 22-55-SP,22-55-FP,243-95-SP,243-100-FP, NEI 100244GC-#14, 55 224 GC-#4,225 45-#3 PB, NOE 22-055 SP,MX2-243,Saeco 221 & 243, RD TLC225-50-RF,Lee 22 Bator 6c & 2c HP. Love casting small boolits, let me know if you have one that I don't that you would part with!
Crosman .177 pellets.Where can i get 45 cal airgun. Most important can use cast your own?
Yes you can cast your own bullets for air rifles . And you have several big bore options . You might talk to Randy at http://www.adventuresinairguns.com/ . He makes , sells , and hunts with them . There are several smiths makeing them as well .
http://www.southernairgunconversion....irguns_002.htm
http://www.bgmfairguns.com/index.html
http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/
And there are the Korean rifles that Randy sells as well as others . I have two Korean rifles a J.H . and a Gorgoyle . They all have their own strong points . And I cast for all of them. Marvin
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |