Quick clean of some pellets.

[Penfold]

I bought a tin of RWS made pellets (supplied to AHG Anschutz it says on the lid).
These are the red label jobs and I've been told that they are the RWS R10 pellet. I don't know about that though.
Maybe yes, maybe no.
I do like to weigh pellets (apart from the QYS Olympic which never vary), and during a weigh session of the RWS pellets I noticed a fair amount of tiny lead slivers appearing.
So I washed, dried, and lubed them.
I wasn't too hard on them with the washing and I noticed that were still some wee bits of lead appearing.
I grabbed a few and wiped the skirts on to a paper towel. That removed a lot of extra lead slivers.
Maybe I need to be a bit more harsh when I wash pellets?
I have just bought an ultrasonic cleaner which may be all I need, but for your info here's a few photos of the amount of lead left stuck on the skirts after washing and drying.
I'm sure that amount of loose lead isn't good for the pellet, and may add to smearing extra lead down through the barrel.

 

[hameditor]

The RWS R10 Match Plus pellets we tested have the most consistent manufacturing that the HAM Team has ever found. RWS R10 Match Plus .177 Caliber Pellet Test Review - Hard Air Magazine

 

[Penfold]

The RWS R10 Match Plus pellets we tested have the most consistent manufacturing that the HAM Team has ever found. RWS R10 Match Plus .177 Caliber Pellet Test Review - Hard Air Magazine

Thanks for that link.
The weights of my pellets were all good. Not quite as precise as the QYS Olympic, but very close. No complaints there at all.
The loose slivers of lead bothered me though.
Will put a batch of pellets through the new ultrasonic gadget and see what happens.
These may not be R10 of course. They are a rebadged RWS of course, but what grade?
Can anyone confirm if they are an R10, or are they a lesser quality pellet?
The label on the bottom of the tin has a serial number of 2319244 which doesn't seem to match up with any of the usual RWS products.
Edit: Found this which does say they are the R10 pellet.
Premium Match 4.50mm RWS

 

[Jaabaa]

I like them too. I always wipe out the Tin and pour the pellets back in. Been doing that since youth.