Anybody making their own pellets?
Just wondering. I bookmarked this site a while back. Very intriguing.
http://www.corbins.com/pellets.htm
Paul
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How much for .22 air gun pellet,anybody know?
Yeah, it would have to be “worth it to you”. But the ability to tailor a particular pellet shape and weight for a rifle……….
If I understand correctly, quality air rifle barrels shouldn’t wear out (at least not over many tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of shots). If that’s the case, then making hunting/target rounds specifically designed for that barrel might be plausible.
I’m also curious about retained energy downrange. Seems to me that since the “pellet” is shaped more like a Minie Ball instead of a wasp waisted pellet, then is should retain more velocity downrange and have more energy than a wasp waisted pellet of similar weight fired at the same velocity.
Does this sound right or am I suffering from rectal/cranial inversion?
Paul
I think that is the stuff Pyramid Air uses to make some of their big pellets/slugs
It is interesting to think about, but the price of a single die scared me off.
Years back, had a pair of McGuire (?) molds …later to become LEM form England…that cast a little spitzer .177 and one in .22. Becasue of the way they were designed, top accuracy was never possible (becasue it required you to bugger up the skirt).
Swaging is the way to do, but you’d have to have a burning need for some odd caliber to make it worth the effort.
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I’d love to get a die to make my own pellets. One in which was tested and delivered the performance desired. Why is that difficult, i’d think one like the 30g Eley Wasp would be perfect, bullet shaped for higher power AGs, heavy enough for those running with a Condor valve, or custom one. Have it available in a couple different grains and caliburs. Its shape is perfect for high powered Ags. The pile driver is also carried by AOA, i know not my first choice of suppliers, but they have what others don’t. I hate monopolys, which is what we have with AOA, tis why prices are jacked up as much as they are.
http://www.airgunsofarizona.com/