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Depending on the gun, my thumb wrapped around the grip can interfere with the recoil, usually rotating the gun a little. To keep that...

I cast from tin or pewter metal, using re-melted old "lead free" pellets that I collect in a rag-box pellet trap, but old pewterware...

I just got an email that some NOE pellet molds are back in stock: 250-27-RF-CC3 a classic diabolo in the lighter weight range I cast in...

As a relevant aside, Veritasium has a fascinating story on tetra-ethyl lead: "The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History"

Coated lead will still poison any bird that picks up the pellet. To be safe, the pellet needs to be constructed out of a non poison...

As I recall it, the lead that was added to gasoline was tetra-ethyl lead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead The hydrocarbon...

I go with clean and dry. As far as making it lighter, I installed two lighter springs and a trigger with a roller bearing. Pretty good...

What do y'all use to lube AF guns? I've tried lubing the trigger/safety area with Triflow and it makes for a much nicer trigger, but I...

A few years back, I ran 20 turkey pullets onto about half an acre under my orchard area to add to the freezer. After a couple of months...

Well I finally got a chance to revisit the .35 cal SPA M25. It's been mothballed for a while....when I set it aside, it was still...

49 grains at 998 fps is 108 ft#. I don't hear of much more than that out of a Condor .25. As I understand it, the heavy hammer and...

Seneca Aspen/Nova Freedom. Maybe it pumps up or maybe it needs to be disassembled and fixed, flip a coin. I probably shouldn't say that...

Stock, around half a liter ;-)

I have one of these and while it is accurate and gets a lot of shots on those three CO2 cartridges (I get 30 per loaded cartridge in...

Ah, yes, fading fast fond childhood memories of holding lead pellets between my lips while sniping sparrows from the Purple Martin...