Air Arms Owners Club

Like the title says, way back (1973 onwards) when i had some of these guns of old, there was not the pellet choice there is now. I used marksman as they were the easiest to get hold of. If i could afford them i would use eley wasps. I think the only others i used were a premetious type pellet. A solid piece of what looked like copper which you placed in a plastic case and then loaded into the gun.
What did other shooters use back then, and does anybody still use thes now.
Kevin

Mostly Marksman but I also cast a lot of my own from a pellet mold I bought from an add in one of the gun mags.
Id agree not a lot of choice.

I used to put holes in my mums spuds when i loaded the spud gun . It used to nip me on the hand if i wasnt being careful .
The air guns i had used bulldogs and darts

BBF

mid 60 to mid 70 was wasps and marksman .

got my first air rifle in 1982, a BSA super meteor in .22. used marksman, came in a cardboard box. in 1985 i got a RWS mod 45 in .22, used Eley wasp 5.6mm blue tin.

About 1965, i owned a BSA Cadet major in .177 flavour, when i was skint, i used to use Elderberry's to mess about with in the garden......and you could see where you were shooting. The good old days

I also used milbro occassionaly.
Does anybody use any of the old makes of pellet anymore.
Kevin

Outandabout wrote:I also used milbro occassionaly.
Does anybody use any of the old makes of pellet anymore.
Kevin

I used milbro`s recently, pointed ones, they were rubbish. did you know on the Milbro web site they say even they, don`t know how long Milbro has been making pellets! back in the day i used Milbro caledonians, they were available almost everywhere, mid 80`s Eley Wasps seemd like a quantum leap forward (they weren`t!)

Thanks to this thread iv spent the day looking for my pellet mold! Sadly not seen it for 30 plus years, it must be in the house some place!

kevingambrell wrote:Mostly Marksman but I also cast a lot of my own from a pellet mold I bought from an add in one of the gun mags.
Id agree not a lot of choice.

how long did it take you to make 500 pellets.