How do you open tins of Crosman Pellets?

[oneied]

Whodaeverthunk that a thread about opening a tin of pellets would have run THREE pages long/strong?
LOL!

Bill in SC

Agreed... I do it like this... (Its a video, click it) 


CW

LMBO!

[Bryan Heimann]

That's a pretty good technique

[sperho]

Whodaeverthunk that a thread about opening a tin of pellets would have run THREE pages long/strong?
LOL!

Bill in SC

Agreed... I do it like this... (Its a video, click it) 


CW

I just got a tin that I'd like to see you make a video like that while trying to open it... 

[dancergene]

i already know from experience that when i come home with some tins of crossman pellets i go right to the bench vice, secure the bottom of the tin snugly then unscrew the cap.  wonder if they are vacuum packing the pellets.

[mrb02334]

I have found to hold the bottom of the can with a rubber pad, and the higher you grab the top the better. Try not to squeeze the top were the threads are, but grab it right at the top edge.
Hope this helps,
Jon

[jward681]

I have yet to experience any stubborn cans but will reference this if/when it does happen. I did want to mention though that the little white belt clip containers are still around in a slightly different form....Crosman sells their slingshot ammo in small black cases just like the old white ones. Makes you wonder why they use those for sling ammo but use the tins for pellets. Wonder if its a cost thing or to make labeling the different pellets easier with the larger tins to print on.....either way I have bought several packs of ammo just for the cases(I give the slingshot ammo to my dad as he enjoys plinking with a wrist rocket and needs to get out of the house more) and I label them with a piece of masking tape and a sharpie. I've also started using the small Plano boxes with multiple compartments to keep pellets organized and to have multiple pellet options all in one place.

[punkguy0017]

I unscrew the top duh what is this a resees cup commercial ? How do u eat your reeses cup ?

[robtmc]

As luck would have it, I just got a tin that had been nailed in the back enough to smash it the threads.  Far too deformed to ever unscrew.  Should have inspected the package, next time.

Ended up peeling the metal apart, but at least I knew there was indeed no alternative this time.

[JW Walker]

Well fortunately I have never encountered a can of crosman pellets that has given me the problems that I have seen outlined here. But I must admit that I haven't bought that many cans, having mainly bought the pellets for the container so that I could store my good pellets in containers with screw on lids, having a shortage of webley wasp tins. But I will keep all these techniques in my file of useful info in case it comes up. Thanking you gentlemen for the info for having posted this I am now sure that the situation will come up.

[BlueSteel50]

 Those Ice Breaker mint plastic containers work great to put your pellets in peel off the label and use a sharpie to mark what in it ,and what gun likes 'em / they open up half the top or a small opening to shake out single or just a few  ~~BS

[oldrock]

Just thought I'd post up to say my first tin was really hard to open but my second tin opened with almost no effort at all. I am starting to think maybe it depends on how they handle the tins. My theory is if the tins get dropped... then they become a bear to open. My 2nd and 3rd tins have been a snap to open.

[jward681]

Those Ice Breaker mint plastic containers work great to put your pellets in peel off the label and use a sharpie to mark what in it ,and what gun likes 'em / they open up half the top or a small opening to shake out single or just a few  ~~BS

Wouldn't have thought of that so big thanks for sharing. And the other benefit is you should be shooting with minty fresh breath too. Lol

[CurrentResident]

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