I just can't stomach purchasing tin after tin of pellets at 18 -23 bucks for 300 or so, and I have to find something I can cast for my daily plinking.
So I cast up a tin full of 50:50 hollow and solid point bbt slugs. These are the .25 50 grain variety. I wish they were lighter but, this is what I have at the moment.
The good news is they are perfect for the magazine. They are the -exact- length of the chambers and they require just a little pressure to seat them so there is no rattling and they stay right where you put them. in this respect you would think they were designed for this gun, and if anyone is looking to shoot something that is around the 48 grain weight (HP is 48, SP is 50) these seem perfect. No jams, and there was no keyholing or anything like that they are clearly flying straight at this distance.
I am not yet testing these in any kind of bench rest situation I mainly shoot this airgun freehand and standing (my favorite way to shoot once I've gotten the gun zeroed in just because of the physical challenge). Shooting this way, I was able to hit a small target from 20 yards as consistently as with pellets, but that doesn't mean much I could've just been lucky with the first magazine.
I wanted these to be a little bit on the larger size so I kept the lead slightly cooler than usual, they all seemed to fill out fine with the pressure pour ladle. This seems to fill out every mold I use it on with minimal mold prep.
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