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Has anyone tried making these as I’ve had a mould for years sat in my bits box, I’ve also got some pellets that are absolutely rubbish so thought I’d melt them down and give it ago.

I found the mould and a Tell 2 pistol in half a tin of dried gloss when I moved into my first house years ago, took ages to dig them out. Sold the Tell after getting it working but kept the Spitzer mould for some reason.

Is it much of a faff or fairly straightforward, as I have time to experiment but don’t want it to be a complete waste of time.
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I have one and made some pellets years ago , from what I remember they were heavy and not accurate beyond about 15 yards , I stopped using it as it was a proper faff about and very slow to even make 50
 
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There really a knack to them ,you have to get the mold to just the right temperature by holding it just above the molten lead to get good results trimming the sprue off cleanly with a small nail cutter is important too. Really made for fac levels of power imho. The .177 ones I made were about 16 gn . Best done outside with the lead fumes to be safe. I used an old tablespoon with a kink bent in the edge as a ladle to pour the lead from the pan into the mold too.
 
I had a .22 mould and made some pellets/slugs but never got around to really trying them for some reason. I still have some in a drawer somewhere. I found them quite easy to cast but I had loads of experience casting for handguns and it does take practice, you need to have the mould at the correct temperature as well as the lead. Once you get the hang of how quickly to cast the mould remains at the correct temperature and they all come out in good condition.
 
landymick said:
It’s good if your bored and don’t want to actually hit anything too precisely :D

Still got mine at the very bottom of the spares box.
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Gerrit flogged mate they fetch good money....quite sought after by survivalists.
 
My guess is like slugs they would not work well in chocked barrels & like most slugs work better at fac velocities. I do remember when I ordered mine on the phone the guy who made them in Blackpool asking what gun it was for so he could match it to the barrel....like slugs with their slightly different calibre measurements.....
 
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