Want to try a pellet that is very soft in a low powered air pistol. Hoping the skirt will deform easily and lock into the rifling. I see lead pellets but they have antimony added for hardness. Any recommendations?????
Other Which pellets deforms the most easiest.
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Idk , but seen a few posts of bent up jbs pellets they bought . 
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I'd guess deformed new in the tin is deforming easy ?
. I'd guess deformed new in the tin is deforming easy ?
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What caliber? JSB Hades, seem to deforms the easiest when shooting at critters. In .177 favorites if nine are the barracuda extreme and hunter extreme
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Most lead pellets use Antimony and or tin in small percentages to prevent damage.
From softest to hardest ones I've tried.
Vogel Green label
JSB
H&N
RWS
Crosman.
The Vogels are incredibly soft. I doubt they even have antimony or tin. Unfortunately they fluctuate in size too much for reliable accuracy. Plus their skirts are on the thicker side.
JSBs are your best bet. Soft lead alloy and thin skirts. It still takes a fair amount of pressure to balloon even a soft thin skirt. You might be better off with a larger headsize if you're looking for more rifling engagement.
From softest to hardest ones I've tried.
Vogel Green label
JSB
H&N
RWS
Crosman.
The Vogels are incredibly soft. I doubt they even have antimony or tin. Unfortunately they fluctuate in size too much for reliable accuracy. Plus their skirts are on the thicker side.
JSBs are your best bet. Soft lead alloy and thin skirts. It still takes a fair amount of pressure to balloon even a soft thin skirt. You might be better off with a larger headsize if you're looking for more rifling engagement.
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JSB pellets with thin skirts.
AEA and JTS are close to pure but don’t seem quite as soft.
H&N and RWS are firmer. Benjamin and Crosman are pretty hard.
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JSB Diabolo are soft. Hades are too but the skirt is shallower. You never mentioned caliber. Most JSB domes are pretty soft, any caliber.
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No they're made in USA. I believe you can get them direct. Vogel makes two grades the bulk practice and these green label Match Plus. I think calling these match grade is a stretch. I wouldn't gamble on the bulk version.
The Civilian Marksman Program uses these for youth training and matches. CMP sometimes sells them at good prices. During Covid when pellets got scarce I bought ten tins cheap. They're ok for low power, short range paper punching and plinking. This is my last tin.
The Civilian Marksman Program uses these for youth training and matches. CMP sometimes sells them at good prices. During Covid when pellets got scarce I bought ten tins cheap. They're ok for low power, short range paper punching and plinking. This is my last tin.
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JSB's for me too, the soft lead and thin skirts obdurate very well. The Exact 7.3 or 7.9, or Air Arms Falcon (made by JSB) are my favorites for pistols and low-powered rifles.
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