How do yod deal with this issue. I just had to use my vice to open a JSB .25 tin (had magazines in it)?
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Dealing with stuck pellet tin lids
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There are 12 or 13 nibs on the top of the tin. I take a hex wrench, scrap piece of material and small hammer and flatten all but 1 or 2 out.
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I'm careful not to over tighten the lid and not to cross thread it.
In addition, I use the palm of my hands and not my fingers to open. Some of those tins are so cheaply thin. LOL
In addition, I use the palm of my hands and not my fingers to open. Some of those tins are so cheaply thin. LOL
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I don't have a solution for these hard to open tins. I've dumped a couple when they suddenly decide to pop open. Very aggravating!! I've been saving any/all screw lid tins and I empty the press on lid tins into the screw lid tins as I go thru pellets. All the old press on lid tins are in a bag.... not sure what I'm saving them for. I've used some as targets but not any more, I've got plenty of targets in my backyard range.
Was considering trying some dry lube but as @Mike_Lenardon said, maybe I'll look into flattening some nibs!!
Was considering trying some dry lube but as @Mike_Lenardon said, maybe I'll look into flattening some nibs!!
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I squeeze them down tighter. To the point of swaging the lid over the ridge. Then twist them off.
The darn JSB tins are a PIA. If the lids aren't stuck they slip off when you pick up the tin. I pour them into the screw on tins. I rub some candle wax on the threads to keep those from binding.
The darn JSB tins are a PIA. If the lids aren't stuck they slip off when you pick up the tin. I pour them into the screw on tins. I rub some candle wax on the threads to keep those from binding.
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Tin snips. Cut that bad boy open, retrieve your magazines, and empty the contents into an empty tin that doesn’t close so tightly. Don’t forget to label the new tin in the event that it’s a different weight or brand of pellets or slugs.
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Maybe the .25 tins are different, but I've never had an issue with the JSB .177 and .22 tins. Was this an empty tin that you are using for magazine storage? You might try rubbing a little grease on the inner bearing surface of the lid. If a tin is dropped or otherwise banged around, I can see the lid getting slightly out of round, which could cause this problem, even if it is not visually perceptible. Another reason to buy from a merchant that packs them properly.
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I'm glad it's not just me. That's a relief. I all but had to rip open an old tin the other day.
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Drill a small hole in the slip fit lids. I am sure they get a suction on the inside when you squish the lid down. Never stops them from opening up and spilling pellets in my gun case though.
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I only open a tin of pellets once (after that I keep them in those little plastic boxes from the stationary store.)
If I can’t open them they go into a vice and are opened with a pipe wrench.
If I can’t open them they go into a vice and are opened with a pipe wrench.
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Drill a 5/16 hole in the side through both the tin and the lid. Turn the lid so the holes line up and you can shake the pellets out one by one. Turn the lid so the holes are blocked to close it. Wax it up so it's not sticky. The wax helps to keep the lid from slipping off easily too.
BB shot for fishing sinkers come in a plastic dispenser similar to that. Twist the top to seal it up. Line up the holes to pour them out. I carry one in my pocket with a few pellets in it hunting. It works dandy.
BB shot for fishing sinkers come in a plastic dispenser similar to that. Twist the top to seal it up. Line up the holes to pour them out. I carry one in my pocket with a few pellets in it hunting. It works dandy.
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Use your finger nails and work your way around the tin until you get the right angle or get slight movement that allows the lid to come off.
If your finger nails are chewed off I bet you're not a plumber.
Or maybe you are?
If your finger nails are chewed off I bet you're not a plumber.
Or maybe you are?
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Since the only JSB I use now are hades/atomic in 22, and MKII in 25, I just carefully dump them into rigid cardboard boxes like what NSA ships in. You can leave room to have the mags in them as well.
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Slip joint pliers. Sometimes called channel lock pliers. If necessary two pairs or one and a vise. Tin may get deformed but it will open.
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Like Scottg I save all my 30 cal pellet tins form JSB and relabel them. I hate those friction fit lids with a passion. Spill when you want them to stay closed and all but impossible to open when you want hem to.
They should use the screw on type on all their tins.
They should use the screw on type on all their tins.
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Drill a hole in the lid and set the tin on a gas stove. After 10 minutes you can just pour the pellets out.
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