what would i need to turn scrap lead into shot? how about slugs? I am guessing this thing only takes premade shot and powder and packs it into a shell
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You would need a shot mold and crucible to melt and pour the lead from. Any loader you buy will only take pre-made shot and this one only handles shot to a certain size.
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The answer above is true for birdshot. Shot is complicated and expensive to make. Typically a device such as the littleton shotmaker ~$450. However, slugs, buckshot and pistol or rifle bullets are easy and inexpensive. Look up Lee part number 90028 and 90281. I also strongly reccomend spending a little more than the base model and getting the 4-20 bottom pour pot. The smaller one makes the task more labor intensive for a very small difference in cost. I also suggest looking up a youtube channel "FortuneCookie45LC" for excellent overview and beginner to expert guides. His videos are good enough that Lee uses one of them as promotional material. The answer above is true for birdshot. Shot is complicated and expensive to make. Typically a device such as the littleton shotmaker ~$450. However, slugs, buckshot and pistol or rifle bullets are easy and inexpensive. Look up Lee part number 90028 and 90281. I also strongly reccomend spending a little more than the base model and getting the 4-20 bottom pour pot. The smaller one makes the task more labor intensive for a very small difference in cost. I also suggest looking up a youtube channel "FortuneCookie45LC" for excellent overview and beginner to expert guides. His videos... » Read More The answer above is true for birdshot. Shot is complicated and expensive to make. Typically a device such as the littleton shotmaker ~$450. However, slugs, buckshot and pistol or rifle bullets are easy and inexpensive. Look up Lee part number 90028 and 90281. I also strongly reccomend spending a little more than the base model and getting the 4-20 bottom pour pot. The smaller one makes the task more labor intensive for a very small difference in cost. I also suggest looking up a youtube channel "FortuneCookie45LC" for excellent overview and beginner to expert guides. His videos are good enough that Lee uses one of them as promotional material. « Show Less
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All brass should be re-loadable (bare brass casings and nickel plated). Steel casings are the only thing I know of that you can't re-load.
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None..... If they are not made out of lead they will not conform into the rifling as well and you will not have the stabilization. If you plan on killing the game, why are you concerned if it is made out of lead???? High powered rifles can get by with FMJs with a number of different centers, but the Pellet rifle relies on AIR as a propellent and I am enjoying some super decent accuracy out to about 75 yds with the lead pellets.
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That sounds like a really BAD idea. First of all, if your bores are so dirty that you felt inclined to put a power tool in them they must be really bad. Second, copper lead and brass are very soft metals, but I wouldn't put any other metals at high speed through my barrels.
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If you been shooting a lot of lead pellets from it or copper bb's you may want to clean the barrel first, just like any rifle or pistol. The lead or copper build up will cause inaccuracy after a while of shooting. I shot these out of my Crossman Pump master 760, and they did very well. Remember to use proper safety equipment, and always exercise proper gun safety rules before, during, after shooting!
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It's not so much the shape but rather what the pellet is made of. Lead airgun ammo is much, much more quiet than PBA. (Performance Ballistic Alloy) Let's put it another way... I have this ammo, and no pigeons on my house. The neighbors don't know why :)
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I used Corn Cob tumbling media for brass pistol casings. I would think it would work for coins as well. I have Corn Cob media and Walnut Media for sale at benchmarkreloadingsupply.com
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If you're on the cheap you can get a bag of quickrete sand from your local home depot for a few bucks. Knock together a frame with some coarse screen on it and screen it into a bucket. That gets the largest bits out that would clog the gun up. I've run it without screening it though and I just have to clear the nozzle every once in a while. One thing I noticed was that the play sand while the little grains themselves are finer, it ends up having larger pebbles in it than the quickrete sand did. So take that into consideration as the play sand is usually more expensive.
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Personally, I prefer lead. Call Crosman and see what they recommend in regard to non-lead pellets.Jim
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You can pack it. It's just messy. Stick the tube in a bulk can pull the plunger back it should suck the tube full. Then, Lock the plunger in the slot, Screw the tube back on the gun, release the plunger, pull the trigger to prime it and your set to go. Enjoy.
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Alloy pellets will travel faster and more accurate, but lead pellets typically deliver a bigger punch. Lead since you are shooting from relatively close up.
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.40 and .45 will bounce off unless they have bullets with harder metal than lead with copper jackets. Just don't trust the 30-06 rating. Keep the tree well lubed and indoors and it might stay together. Mine was badly welded and spent some time in the rain causing rust and then the tension spring broke.
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My rifles came from Walmart shipped directly to my home. No cosmoline on either, just a very light coating of gun oil. Don't use copper brushes just a good stiff synthetic. Make sure you get all of the lubricant out of the tube. If not you are going to be surprised with the bang you will get. I did not clean my .177 as thoroughly as I should have and the first pellet sounded like a ma duce going off. Keep them all in the X ring. Semper Fi Molon Labe CHS USMCL
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Hi, If You're referring to a rifled barrel, it's always best to use lead only, the brass and steel BB's will damage the rifling and eventually reduce accuracy. I have a Do-All Outdoors .22/.17 Bullet Box that I use in My basement, the regular BB's will bounce out, where these Gamo lead ball BB's don't. All My Threaded barrel Airguns have the option of using pellets or BB's, I use only pellets, not only to preserve the rifling, but for better accuracy. As for My smooth bore's, outside I'll use the regular BB's but the lead one's on the Bullet Box.
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Not in stock form. will kill crickets if you can hit them. But they are easy to convert to shoot real 22 cal rimfire ammo.Disassemble,.. Remove piston seal, mount firing pin to piston, shorten spring, bore the barrel and reassemble. KABOOM, you can kill a bunch of skunks far away. Its all perfectly legal as long as you don't as you don't sell it after you built it.
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O.3 lead won't really work it will slip out of the barrel a lot it would be best to use the leads that it says
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If you are using steel BBs shot into a baffled trap; i.e. cloth shields inside to prevent direct impact with the metal, they're okay to reuse. I have a cup of BBs that I've reused for over six months with no problem. Lead BBs are another issue as they will deform or even shatter.