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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Are some pellets cleaner than others? Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Are some pellets cleaner than others?   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:58 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Are some pellet brands cleaner right out of the tin than other brands? After only 10-20 pellets loaded in my guns, the tips of my finger and thumb are literally covered in lead dust. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:11 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia RWS and Beeman I can shoot all day and barely leave anything on my fingers. CPH and Gamo leave some after like 50 shots, and cheap pellets give it to me on the first one. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:30 am Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 I agree with fritz. Gamo pellets, Daisy and Crosman pellets, are all really dirty. RWS, Beeman, much better. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:13 am oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Actually crosman 's pellets are graphite. THey use it in the swaging process to lube the lead so it doesn't stick to the swaging die. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:00 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA oddtodd wrote: Actually crosman 's pellets are graphite. THey use it in the swaging process to lube the lead so it doesn't stick to the swaging die. Oh wow...this answers a lot of my question then. I have a very old batch of .177 wadcutters that I've had around and they are soooo clean. Then I run out and buy some Crosman pointed hunters and my fingers are dirty after the first 1 and filthy after the 100th. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:24 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 Dirty fingers are a small price to pay for being an airgunner boys. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:29 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Rogerflat wrote: Dirty fingers are a small price to pay for being an airgunner boys. I'm willing...I just didn't want to be picking my nose and introducing lead dust into my system at the same time. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:42 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA Yeah it can make you sofa king we todd ed. Say it out loud.... _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:02 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA oddtodd wrote: Yeah it can make you sofa king we todd ed. Say it out loud.... _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:30 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA 140, Ya can allway use finger condoms... (Cots) _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:09 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho oddtodd wrote: Yeah it can make you sofa king we todd ed. Say it out loud.... i like to reference people as sofa king's. most people don't get it because they are! _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:10 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Well, I cleaned off each and every one of the pellets in my 500 count tin. That should do it. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:20 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA Come on 140... just nab some finger cots from the first aid kit at work... nobody uses them anyway... _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:35 pm Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA But that won't keep me from putting my finger in my nose to get the bat out of the cave. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:39 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Stop picking your nose then. We have tissues for a reason, and if it's one of the nasty ones that you can't blow out, you can wait to wash your hands. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person. 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