From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Asked if air gun pellets are pure lead. No, they are a relatively hard
lead alloy. And, generally, they are lubricated by the manufacturer
(open a new tin and sniff it). I don't imagine leading would be a
problem. Try speaking to the manufacturers, e.g. Theoben and BSA.
> In light of all that has been written about moly
>coated bullets and barrels, would you be interested in
>becoming a guinea pig air rifle user?
> I mean, what the hay, if it works for the big guns,
>why not air rifle pellets? Sure, they are smooth bore,
Nope, the ones we're considering are rifled. BB guns tend to be smooth
bored, but serious air guns are rifled. I certainly wouldn't consider
using moly, even if I got leading. But I don't imagine leading will be
a problem. Even if the pellets Chris chooses to use are not lubricated,
a quick spray with a *very* light oil should prevent leading c.f. .22LR
lead bullets.
As for recommending an accurate air rifle for squirrels, I'll limit my
comments to those of which I have personal experience. Both the BSA
SuperTen and the Theoben Rapid 7 are capable of (at least) 1/2 inch
groups of ten shots at 25 yards. In better hands they may do better.
Alternatively, for spring-piston powered air rifles, the Weihrauch HW35
and HW80 are similarly accurate. The HW90 use a "gas ram" rather than a
spring and, once again, is an accurate air rifle. None of these air
rifles is light, all are fairly heavy to carry around, but a carrying
sling helps a lot. The Mk I BSA has no sling provisions, nor does the
HW35 (which I think has been superseded anyway). Any decent gun shop
should be able to supply sling swivels which you can fit yourself.
--Jonathan Spencer, firearms examiner
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Judge Sturgess, 22 July 1928
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