Where is the best and cheapest place to buy 50 cal pellets for my Dragon Claw? New to air gunning and trying to get it all figured out! There seems to be A LOT to sort out and even more differing opinions! Thanks in advance for the help!
N/A 50 cal pellets
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Welllll... I guess what I mean is a projectile for a 50 cal dragon claw. New to airgunning and the terminology. Lol
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No prob. Just as easy you just wanted " pellets" instead of slugs . I got new info from that so I gained a tad of knowledge from it .
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Got to wonder if that big a chunk a lead if getting a good mold and scrounging up lead and make your own would be more efficient?
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I have actually thought about doing that. I think it would be a better idea, more cost efficient! Would you happen to have any resources to point me in the right direction to purchase some items to make them?
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Probably the best at the moment for .498 is: https://nielsenspecialtyammo.com/collections/50-cal/products/235-grain-hollow-point
I bet a .498 EPP-UG slug mold from accurate will be the best and cheapest. I plan on acquiring one down the road since I have a dragon claw too.
Round ball is readily available via a Lee mold (already have), but I've yet to cast any.
I bet a .498 EPP-UG slug mold from accurate will be the best and cheapest. I plan on acquiring one down the road since I have a dragon claw too.
Round ball is readily available via a Lee mold (already have), but I've yet to cast any.
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oh boy , casting, another one of those slippery slopes. Lee MFG makes a bunch of stuff for casting your own without breaking the bank.
so on the cheap, cast iron or steel pot small 4" dia x4" deep apx. a ladel of some sort ( old table spoon would work but add a wooden handel to it) a heat source ( if you are married the stove is out of bounds) propane torch , hot plate ect. ( you need about600-700 deg F) a stand to set the pot on to use the torch. a mold. Flux ( candle/ bees wax or paraffin will work) some where to work with a lot of fresh air ( again if married kitchen is out of bounds) a small wooden mallet to knock the sprue plate open on the mould an old cotton towel/rags folded up several times to drop the pill on. ( note molten lead and moisture/water do not mix , results are explosive) leather gloves, safety glasses leather bib/ apron( personal protection no synthetics) lead source ( A lot of wheel weights are no longer pure lead) have fun stay safe
so on the cheap, cast iron or steel pot small 4" dia x4" deep apx. a ladel of some sort ( old table spoon would work but add a wooden handel to it) a heat source ( if you are married the stove is out of bounds) propane torch , hot plate ect. ( you need about600-700 deg F) a stand to set the pot on to use the torch. a mold. Flux ( candle/ bees wax or paraffin will work) some where to work with a lot of fresh air ( again if married kitchen is out of bounds) a small wooden mallet to knock the sprue plate open on the mould an old cotton towel/rags folded up several times to drop the pill on. ( note molten lead and moisture/water do not mix , results are explosive) leather gloves, safety glasses leather bib/ apron( personal protection no synthetics) lead source ( A lot of wheel weights are no longer pure lead) have fun stay safe
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