Following on from guns of old

[Outandabout]

Like the title says, way back (1973 onwards) when i had some of these guns of old, there was not the pellet choice there is now. I used marksman as they were the easiest to get hold of. If i could afford them i would use eley wasps. I think the only others i used were a premetious type pellet. A solid piece of what looked like copper which you placed in a plastic case and then loaded into the gun.
What did other shooters use back then, and does anybody still use thes now.
Kevin

[kevingambrell]

Mostly Marksman but I also cast a lot of my own from a pellet mold I bought from an add in one of the gun mags.
Id agree not a lot of choice.

[Blackbaronfish]

I used to put holes in my mums spuds when i loaded the spud gun . It used to nip me on the hand if i wasnt being careful .
The air guns i had used bulldogs and darts

BBF

[granville]

mid 60 to mid 70 was wasps and marksman .

[gary martin]

got my first air rifle in 1982, a BSA super meteor in .22. used marksman, came in a cardboard box. in 1985 i got a RWS mod 45 in .22, used Eley wasp 5.6mm blue tin.

[GrandadG]

About 1965, i owned a BSA Cadet major in .177 flavour, when i was skint, i used to use Elderberry's to mess about with in the garden......and you could see where you were shooting. The good old days

[Outandabout]

I also used milbro occassionaly.
Does anybody use any of the old makes of pellet anymore.
Kevin

[wastrel]

I also used milbro occassionaly.
Does anybody use any of the old makes of pellet anymore.
Kevin

I used milbro`s recently, pointed ones, they were rubbish. did you know on the Milbro web site they say even they, don`t know how long Milbro has been making pellets! back in the day i used Milbro caledonians, they were available almost everywhere, mid 80`s Eley Wasps seemd like a quantum leap forward (they weren`t!)

[kevingambrell]

Thanks to this thread iv spent the day looking for my pellet mold! Sadly not seen it for 30 plus years, it must be in the house some place!

[air gun]

Mostly Marksman but I also cast a lot of my own from a pellet mold I bought from an add in one of the gun mags.
Id agree not a lot of choice.

how long did it take you to make 500 pellets.