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Title: Lead free pellets
Post by: Paul Armstrong on February 10, 2024, 02:51:45 PM
How many members are using lead free pellets in there rapids. With any success
Title: Re: Lead free pellets
Post by: Kernal on February 10, 2024, 07:56:56 PM
Not being funny but does it really matter if they are lead free or not,.......

What i mean is are you target shooting or hunting,...If hunting does it really matter!
Title: Re: Lead free pellets
Post by: Ca_Varminter on February 10, 2024, 08:54:34 PM
I have heard of certain types of permissions require it... Like anywhere they process grain!!
H&N Barracudas seems to do the trick.... but since they are leadless...they are lite pellets
Title: Re: Lead free pellets
Post by: angrybear on February 11, 2024, 02:29:07 AM
I've tried a few with varying degrees of success, the JSB lead free seem to be the best, My BSA Scorpion SE .25 loves them.
I did quite a long review over on the AirgunBBS.

The issue with all the lead free is the zinc alloy is just way too hard so they don't deform/expand at all,
utterly useless to shoot prey.
Thank god it appears lead pellets will be exempt any restrictions.
Title: Re: Lead free pellets
Post by: Paul Armstrong on February 11, 2024, 06:08:10 AM
Quote from: Ca_Varminter on February 10, 2024, 08:54:34 PMI have heard of certain types of permissions require it... Like anywhere they process grain!!
H&N Barracudas seems to do the trick.... but since they are leadless...they are lite pellets
Yes one of my permissions has ask if we can go lead free.
Title: Re: Lead free pellets
Post by: Ca_Varminter on February 11, 2024, 07:07:53 AM
As stated above....
These are made from a tin/zinc alloy...harder than lead!!
So be careful of pass-throughs!!
If you are shooting in sensitive structures(wood) and the owner don't like holes...
Go for Heart/lung shots...Center Mass...

Good Hunting!
Stuart