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Anyone really actually casting .22 cal. Air gun pellets? I see mounds, figure you use almost pure lead. I just belly up and buy, but for $10 you only get 250 good pellets. That’s almost as much as rim fire. But that’s a bunch of shooting. If they are available.

I’m really enjoying my Crossman Redtail Nitro piston. Gas piston like a shock on a car, no springs. Different recoil and no sacking. 850 fps+ with 16 gr. and 1.5” groups at 50 yds. Hits to 75 yds. pretty easy. Was less than $100 with scope. Even has built in sound suppressor.

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Played with both casting and swaging years ago, .177, 20 and 22 calibers. Swaging made better pellets & bullets. For cost of factory not worth the time it takes. Definitely not worth cost if having dies made or buying molds. You could setup a good reloading press and make dies if you have the skill and equipment. What is the life of those type pellet rifles.

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Has anybody hunted deer with pellet rifles? I saw one that was .357 that fired a 125gr pellet at 1200fps.

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I've seen some videos of Pigs harvested with pellets.

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Family sure they were common in other countries as hunting arms, since fire arms are restricted. Even an open market on suppressors for them. But still restricted here.

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They claim they are the best since sliced bread. Carrying them cocked or leaving them so is said not to harm anything. I'll not test that though.

I rebuilt my vintage FWB 124 .177 not too long ago. Found a piston head and barrel seal from Canada. Bought the moly lube and piston sealing tar etc. I kept the factory spring that was rated to only about 700 fps since it shoots 1/2" groups at 50 yds. I get about 680 fps with Meisterkugen pellets. They have a 900 fps spring but I didn't want to hammer the fine old gun nor endure scope issues.

The .177 sure is more economical to shoot, you get 500 for the same as 250 .22 cal.

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The cost for good pellets in .177, .22, .25 make it silly yo cast or even swage. However, I have a 9mm Korean airgun and have cast soft lead pellets and balls. Friend has done similar with .45

Jeff

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I’ll probably never do it but has anyone or hear of

Air gun pellets

Pellet rifles

Check YouTube

They have then in even larger calibers

I'm not sure, only been out a decade I think

Only makes sense for 9mm and up...