Airgun darts and pellets

[spotter]

Not military but a small selection of different airgun darts and pellets,

 

[Weasel]

You could go on for ever with those things, so many different types have been made thats another collection in itself. There used to be a sabot pellet many years ago that you had to assemble your self before loading i remember having a box of those to shoot, can't say they were that accurate though.
Best Weasel.

 

[Big Dave]

Well Allan takes me back to my youth in the garden with the Gat 10, never dared used the darts in the air rifle might ruin the rifling ,oh happy days

 

[hicky1300]

Weasel
I still fire the .22 SABOT`s from sussex armoury as was.
Use them for hunting very successfully.
At 100 feet they go clean through 1 inch marine ply & are accurate 9or they are in my rifle).

 

[bazooka chris]

Anybody got a pic of the .22 sabot's ?? Cheers

From bazooka chris

 

[spotter]

i think the green and black one in the photo are sabot

 

[bazooka chris]

Ah right with you now I usually class those as Prometheus pellets.
With people saying .22 sabot pellets was thinking there was something I hadn't seen before had an image of a small pellet with a plastic sabot wraped round it that came away from the pellet when fired

From bazooka chris

 

[paul the grenade]

i remember there was an air gun pellet called the SABOT.
it was like a tiny boat tailed round and you had to put it inside the little sabot and then use a small pen like tool to close the sabot around the pellet and it was also handy for getting it into the barrel without the sabot pinging open and droping the pellet.
It was a very fiddly operation. i only ever bought one box before the novilty wore of.
cheers, paul.

 

[spotter]

Ah right with you now I usually class those as Prometheus pellets.
With people saying .22 sabot pellets was thinking there was something I hadn't seen before had an image of a small pellet with a plastic sabot wraped round it that came away from the pellet when fired

From bazooka chris

thats only what i think they are chris i could as usual be wrong,,ive never seen part plastic pellets before so just assumed thats what they were.

 

[paul the grenade]

heres an original ad from a Guns Reviw magazine from 1981 for PROMETHIUS PELLETS. if i remember right, the plastic part of the pellet stayed on the round throughout its flight.
paul.

 

[spotter]

this is no good ,im now wanting to go and get an air rifle to try these in

 

[Weasel]

Hi Paul,
Yes those are the ones i remember, a small copper coloured boat tailed bullet with a black plastic sabot that wrapped around it with the help of that little pen like device you mentioned. I must have one left in a box of bits i will try and find it and take a pic unless some one gets there first.
Hicky the Prometheus pellets were very good as you mention but did leave a bit of plastic in the bore or a least the early ones did. Oh happy memories may have to dig out the old airgun again.
Best Weasel.

 

[bazooka chris]

Glad I got the Id right and yes you can still buy Prometheus type pellets now there's a couple of different manufactures doing there version These days.
When I have fired them in the past in the range they seem to leave little slithers of plastic on the range floor that's come out the barrel when fired probably due to the rifling and yes the plastic part stays on the pellet when fired.

From bazooka chris

 

[waffenamt]

Great thread!!

You know,im sure that were was talk of a ban on these Prometheus slugs back in the 90's??Gonna have to dig out all the old magazines now to back that theory!!!....or am i getting mixed up with them making your gun over 12ft/lbs...
Been a long while since i played with the old air rifle.

best

waff

 

[hicky1300]

I will post some pics of the proper SABOT`s & the prometheus shown tonight.
The Real Sabot is as already stated a 2 piece round with a coppered alloy core & a black plastic jacket.
The prometheus is a one piece round of a metal core in a plastic body as already shown.
There was talk of these being banned as the core seperates & carries on travelleing when fired into certain materials at certain velocities.
As siad hope to show pics

 

[bazooka chris]

Thanks hicky luck forward to seeing pics of the proper sabots as can't remember ever seeing them only ever seen the other pellet types we were on about above cheers

From bazooka chris

 

[hicky1300]

Sabo Air Gun pellets/rounds! As promised

Hi all
To those of you following the thread started by Spotter here are pics of the Sabo .22 Round (I think pellet does it an injustice) as promised.
As you can see it has a true Sabot sleeve that imparts the spin to the core but seperates cleanly from the projectile once it is clear of the barrel.
This leaves the proj to fly on a flatter trajectory maintaining spin & without the drag factor of the rifling grooves.
Another factor with this round not usualy considered is the old argument of an all round caliber for fur & feathers when airgun shooting/hunting.
In th UK - at least - it has always been considered as .177 for feathers & .22 for fur.
Our American cousins ( I believe) came up with .20 as an alrounder.
Never really caught on over here. Not measured the dia of the core (yet!!) but it is obviously less then .22!! This may account for why I use this ammo for both types of critter.
The pen thing is for assmbly & loading - it has a bore with a plunger. I load up my Falcon 8 shot mags with this.
The other round is a .177 Prometheus - can`t find my .22`s!! This is a one piece round.
Down to my last 300 rounds unfortunately & no sign of a restock as Sussex Ballistics went bust/taken over. I love this ammo:tinysmile_tongue_t:
If you haven`t already read Spotters thread - I think it is valid in this circle.

 

[paul the grenade]

thats the one i remember! good to see it again.:tinysmile_grin_t:
i never got on with it though.
cheers, paul

 

[Weasel]

Nice One hicky, Thanks for taking the time to dig those out and photograph them, yes thats them alright i remember no good for tap loaders or sliding breach like the HW77 though.
Best Weasel.