I bought a ruger blackhawk combo break barrel air rifle, and I need to make (or buy) a backstop that will hopefully not damage my pellets so I can use them again. I don't know if they will be to damaged or not. Any suggestions?
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well I cant think how thats possible unless you want to collect, melt, and recast them
simply because any impacts even on soft mats will cause the head of the pellet to dent or malform
on top of that's there's also the fact that the gun uses a riffled barrel so the skirt will have marks as well as a slight distortion
so either way I cannot recommend reusing a pellet after its been shot
simply because any impacts even on soft mats will cause the head of the pellet to dent or malform
on top of that's there's also the fact that the gun uses a riffled barrel so the skirt will have marks as well as a slight distortion
so either way I cannot recommend reusing a pellet after its been shot
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Thank you for your feedback gorgata, I didn't think about how the rifled barrel would make little marks on the soft lead pellet.
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Nonetheless, I'd still collect the lead, if for no other reason than proper disposal, or better yet, recycling.
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I save my lead for my "strategic reserve". 5 gallon buckets should I ever get into casting.
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Hi jojo88! Welcome to the forum! I strongly recommend that you do not reuse pellets that have been shot out of your rifle even though they do not appear to be deformed. Bear in mind that the air blast, however small or great, expands the skirt of the pellet (as well as leaves rifling marks on it) thus making it bigger. If you try to use the pellets again, you are very likely to experience pellet-jamming which, in a worse-case scenario, will be difficult to remove or may very well cause damage to your rifle.
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