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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: Catfish33 on November 29, 2015, 07:32:15 PM

Title: "Screening" pellets for Apache?
Post by: Catfish33 on November 29, 2015, 07:32:15 PM

Can anyone fill me in on how you go about "screening" (to fuzz up the lead to help grip rifling). Have heard some people do this to #4 buckshot for the Apache and others say it isn't necessary. Or if I should try and find #3 (.250)

Title: Re: "Screening" pellets for Apache?
Post by: Smoketown on November 30, 2015, 02:17:46 AM

Catfish,

Metal window screen wrapped around  piece of 1x2 works well ...

Or, you can start by rolling the balls on a semi-soft surface with a coarse double cut file and work your way up to something as rough as a horseshoe rasp.

The bad thing is that you'll probably lose some air around the projectile.

As always, YMMV.

Cheers,
Smoketown

Title: Re: "Screening" pellets for Apache?
Post by: h2rider on November 30, 2015, 09:14:03 AM

In my Apache rifle I just use the #4 buckshot as-is, out of the box.  No problems.  #3 will probably not work as it would be too large.

Paul in Liberty County

Title: Re: "Screening" pellets for Apache?
Post by: oldair on November 30, 2015, 10:32:33 AM

As I recall the actual diameter of Apache ammo was .246, but the .240 shot works pretty well.