Anyone Else A Pack Rat and Hoard Their Pellet Tins?

[Billm]

I keep saving my most of my empty pellet tins. I use a few of them for lubing my slug cores. But in general they sit stacked on a couple of shelves. I had a “Brilliant” idea for a safe exploding target, but it wasn’t fully thought out and fizzled . Here’s one shelf with the last few months of empties - seems a shame to waste them. These are mostly the AEA tins. We should have an empty tin challenge.

 

[pan60]

I am guilty LOL

 

[Solo1]

I keep saving my most of my empty pellet tins. I use a few of them for lubing my slug cores. But in general they sit stacked on a couple of shelves. I had a “Brilliant” idea for a safe exploding target, but it wasn’t fully thought out and fizzled . Here’s one shelf with the last few months of empties - seems a shame to waste them. These are mostly the AEA tins. We should have an empty tin challenge.View attachment 21216

Thats a lot of shooting no wonder your barrel was so fouled

 

[Billm]

Thats a lot of shooting no wonder your barrel was so fouled

That doesn’t include the H&N, JSB and JTS, though there may be a few of their tins in that pile. The cost of .30 ammo is catching up with me though. That’s the beauty of .177 and .22.

 

[Solo1]

Even 177 and 22 add up pretty quick with shipping. I know it seems like $85 every time i order 4 or 5 tins.

 

[BBGunn]

I agree that it seems like a waste of a good container, but I toss them out as soon as I dump the pellets to start my prep process.

 

[Murfdurf82]

How can a person throw one away without shooting it or using it? Our previous generations didn't believe in that!

 

[Billm]

Even 177 and 22 add up pretty quick with shipping. I know it seems like $85 every time i order 4 or 5 tins.

I keep ordering every two weeks or so. That’s because I cringe at the cart total. I hate to say it, but I lost the safety spring on the Panthera. Because of the ship cost for the $2 spring, I added 6 tins of pellets to make myself feel better.

 

[FL22]

I toss them except for when I need one to fill with damaged pellets. Might make my own slugs down the road.

 

[PapaT]

I keeps them, never know when might come in handy.

 

[Billm]

I thought I’d fill one with baking soda and place a balloon filled with vinegar in middle and then glue it shut. I realized that the pellet hole would allow the Co2 to escape and stop it from popping open. But, I thought that it would at least foam up like a volcano and give a fun visual. But, it was a dud. Maybe the next project will be some 3d printed hangers for a hanging target using the tins.