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Re: Plain lead, copper clad (FMJ) or zinc alloy pellets?
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Thank you everyone for the help. I really appreciate it. After watching the videos, it seems that people should be fine for an airgun. I have very few blackpowder customers so I'll have to warn people before purchase. Suppose we'll learn together with this "new" type of product. For diameter buildup, powder coating should help people, as there is definitely more resistance when sizing.
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I have shot a lot of .177 FTTs inall head sizes and the FTT greens. Of my guns that like one, they like the other.
I encourage you to get some FTTs and FTT Greens and then report back your experimental findings here.
The accurracy for both the greens and the lead FTTs is generally above 435 fps. The greens can come put of the barrel up to 1000fps in some guns and still be accurate at shorter ranges: they slow down quick.
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I have found running harder alloy pellets through a sizer helps if they occasionally load hard or to get a gun to like them.
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