Loading single shot.177

[cavedweller]

I have an intrinsic tiny motor deficit in my hands from a cervical injury. This is an odd injury in that I can pick and grab big things easily BUT grabbing and loading a tiny .177 pellet often results in more pellets on the ground than in the gun.
I am also an observer of people and i have noticed many seasoned FT shooters putting pellets in their mouths 3-4 at a time until they load them one at a time into the breech. Hmm - lead in mouth hmmm? Age also affects these same motor skills.
I'm thinking there are many people who could benefit from a single tray loading system.
Has anyone discovered a simple way to deal with loading single shot trays for FT.
Yes I have magazines, but this is a specific problem I’m trying to solve.
The angle of a pellet pen isn’t very conducive to the shot tray either?

 

[BanjomanMI76]

Have you tried tweezers? I bought a set of 6 from HF that I use for my single shot trays. Would this be an option?

 

[intenseaty22]

Was about to suggest the tweezer route as well. I can get some that have a pretty thin long tip. Would be less likely to deform the pellet. Can probably send you one if you want to try it.

 

[EdinGa]

How about something like this. Those might be a little big but they make smaller sizes too.

Set of 3 Pean HEMOSTAT Forceps Curved 7" 8" 10" Hemostat Forceps Tongs Full Serrated Stainless Steel https://a.co/d/hduTZEj

 

[EdinGa]

Here are some rubber tipped tweezers too.

4 Pieces Tweezers with Rubber Tips Tweezers Rubber PVC Silicone Coated Non Marring Flat Tip Bent Tip Tweezers Tipped Tweezers for Lab Industrial Jewelry Craft Tool Coin Stamp Tweezer Tongs (Red) https://a.co/d/j1871VN

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Small strip of plastic -pop bottle thickness- near one end punch a small hole maybe just under .177 about 1/8'(more?) from end & cut slit into hole. Make 60 , Push pellet into hole then just hold plastic strip & center pellet & push in with thumb while pulling plastic strip out.. Save & re-use. Practice a bit and it becomes easy.
Which rifle exactly?

John

 

[trlrman]

My single loader for right now. Yep pellet packing foam cut to size , slips in like a magazine with the stop on the bottom. This is for my RAW HM 1000 x

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Well i butter finger .177 way more then .22 that s for sure . Also my vision close up now how many times have i tried to load one skirt first ..lol. see what ideas pop up here i may can use.

 

[MRaccurate]

I have used the tweezers that are spring loaded closed. The closed pressure is not enough to damage the pellet and is easy to release with a light squeeze when you get the pellet into position. I use them for small screw positioning and soldering wires. Hope it helps.

 

[Arzrover]

What about loading with your other hand?
I single load my Red Wolf and Delta Wolf from the left on the bench but can load from either side when necessary... like shooting FT or EFT. A pellet pouch or container easily reached will facilitate that... like hanging from your neck or attached to the rifle.

Bob

 

[Skip-in-WV]

Try here.
[email protected]
He has the same problem and devised a solution that worked for him

 

[douger]

try few different brand of single loaders carm -huma

 

[cavedweller]

Small strip of plastic -pop bottle thickness- near one end punch a small hole maybe just under .177 about 1/8'(more?) from end & cut slit into hole. Make 60 , Push pellet into hole then just hold plastic strip & center pellet & push in with thumb while pulling plastic strip out.. Save & re-use. Practice a bit and it becomes easy.
Which rifle exactly?

John

I have three different FT rifles. Getting the pellet orientation head first and flat in the tray requires some strange twists, I'm giving your idea a go as well as some different tweezers... @Arzrover the hemostats are too hard on soft pellets but i am looking for maybe the right tweezer or hemostat.... the angle is tricky.

 

[cavedweller]

Try here.
[email protected]
He has the same problem and devised a solution that worked for him

Thanks i sent him an email

 

[cavedweller]

What about loading with your other hand?
I single load my Red Wolf and Delta Wolf from the left on the bench but can load from either side when necessary... like shooting FT or EFT. A pellet pouch or container easily reached will facilitate that... like hanging from your neck or attached to the rifle.

Bob

both hands have the intrinsic deficit problem and the left side is def more challenging because of the ranging wheel. To be certain i can load a pellet but it's the waste of time and loss of lead i don't like.

 

[cavedweller]

My single loader for right now. Yep pellet packing foam cut to size , slips in like a magazine with the stop on the bottom. This is for my RAW HM 1000 xView attachment 313409

i suppose i can figure out a way to make something similar that lays a pellet flat in the tray. I've considered something similar to this where i can preload pellets in a row but haven't nailed a simple non sticky design yet.

 

[maxtrouble]

Have you tried these? I purchased one to try this winter.

Pellet Pen - The World's First And Only Multiple Pellet Loader For Break Barrel Guns

 

[cavedweller]

Have you tried these? I purchased one to try this winter.

Pellet Pen - The World's First And Only Multiple Pellet Loader For Break Barrel Guns

I have a couple and honestly i haven't tried them because i was thinking the 90 degree angle wouldn't work well ???? Guess i should give them a go instead of being hard headed.

 

[SqrlHntr]

My wife does these diamond paintings and she uses this wax tipped pen to do it. I tried this and its works. A diamond painting pen wax to stick the end inside the skirt and then load. No residue and holds a .177 13 gr just fine. Wax stays sticky for a long while too. Link is for an example. I cut one down to about 1”. Stick the end in the skirt, pellet sticks, insert into breech. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Diamond Painting Pen, Handmade Resin Diamond Painting Pens with Glue Clay and Various Tips, More Comfortable and Faster, 5D Diamond Painting Tools for Diamond Paintings Hobby (Dark Blue) https://a.co/d/0bcDGis

 

[maxtrouble]

I have a couple and honestly i haven't tried them because i was thinking the 90 degree angle wouldn't work well ???? Guess i should give them a go instead of being hard headed.

It is going to be in the 20's this weekend. I am going to give the pen a go and see how it works.