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They shoot a lot better than the price would indicate. I've not done any really serious target work or long range shooting yet. Having said that, at 40 yards and under, you may have a problem finding much better. Frankly that is about as far as I shoot 95% of the time. I did the Pyramyd buy...

PURE virgin lead is hard to find, and expensive. That cable sheath is not pure lead, but likely as good as you can find without going to a foundry and buying pure virgin lead. Pure virgin lead pours excellent bullets, but when you have antimony in the mix, it gets a bit more complicated for the...

There may be several reasons your early casting sessions were not turning out perfect bullets. Bullet casting is a hobby all in itself. Frankly I have never cast for airguns, but have a bit of experience casting for powder burners. If you add tin to the cable sheath lead, you will have a very...

Price went to 17 bucks a couple days ago. Even at .02 cents a pellet they are a good deal, but sure glad I snagged about 55 pounds of them while the getting was good.

That is a very nice stash of lead. It is NOT plumbers lead, it is cable sheathing. It has antimony and likely other metals as well. Right now it will seem soft (thumbnail test) but after melting and cleaning it will become harder, and over the next couple of weeks, it will continue to get...