PELLET EXPANSION

[RAMCAM 4]

I've tried loading pellets backwards and it works absolutely fine out to 15 yards. The funny thing is that Hollow points are best for being loaded backwards. Perhaps the hollow head acts like a skirt!

 

Domed heads performed the worst, wadcutters were good, but tumbled a lot.

 

At 15 yards, an FAC rated air rifle will expand a reverse loaded pellet so much that you'd be shocked!

 

But its best to try out different pellets and see how they perform when loaded backwards. The same process as finding a pellet which performs well when loaded right! lol..

 

Another thing you can try is to make small cuts on the skirt using a pin, without damaging the shape and making sure that the cut is not too deep. This tends to blow the skirt apart on impact. Accuracy remains almost unchanged.

 

But since this is all for the fun of experimentation, I would not try them on live quarry unless absolutely sure of the results.

 

Great info, What do you think has the highest lead content other than AA pellets?

[RAMCAM 4]

Does anyone know what pellet has the highest lead content.

[Mohamed Tassem 0]

What do you mean by highest lead content??

[RAMCAM 4]

What do you mean by highest lead content??

 

The softest pellets.

[Mohamed Tassem 0]

Hmmm.. Well, if all you're looking for is soft pellets, then there are a lot of chinese pellets that'll make it to the list. They mushroom a lot on impact, but the finish and quality is nothing to write home about!

 

Edited December 6, 2008 by Mohamed Tassem