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Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:33 pm
by Sir Henry
I can’t remember of ever shooting these. I found them in my stack of odds and end ammo. They sure are fast!
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Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:45 pm
by JEBar
new to me .... looking forward to our assessment
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:49 pm
by Sir Henry
JEBar wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:45 pm
new to me .... looking forward to our assessment
I wonder what the benefits are other than not being lead?
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:15 pm
by JEBar
with the speed, a flat shooting squirrel hunter ..
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:19 pm
by Sir Henry
JEBar wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:15 pm
with the speed, a flat shooting squirrel hunter ..
I can easily get within 25 yards of a squirrel. Closer if I have peanuts in my pocket.
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:25 pm
by JEBar
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:21 am
by CT_Shooter
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:49 pm
I wonder what the benefits are other than not being lead?
Looks like it's all about lead.
Winchester" wrote:Power. Performance. Lead Free.
Patented Tin Technologies for Serious Small Game and Varmint Hunter
Varmint and small game hunters demand the very best when it comes to ammunition. Winchester Varmint LF includes Tin Technologies, clean-burning powder, and non-corrosive priming for consistent, sure-fire ignition.
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CARTRIDGE BULLET WEIGHT BULLET TYPE ROUNDS PER BOX SYMBOL BRAND BALLISTIC COEFF
17HMR 15.5 Grain Polymer Tip 50 S17HMR1LF Varmint LF 0.115
22 Long Rifle 26 Grain Tin Hollow Point 50 X22LRHLF Varmint LF 0.062
22 Long Rifle 26 Grain Tin Hollow Point 50 X22LRHLF Varmint LF 0.062
22 Win Mag 25 Grain Polymer Tip 50 X22MHLF Varmint LF 0.080
Reid Coffield of Shooting Times Magazine wrote:Winchester has a unique solution to the ongoing trend of nonlead ammo. But our gunsmithing editor wanted to know how the new fodder would affect rifle bores, so he fired close to 2,000 rounds to find out.
"...if I lived in California and had to use a nonlead .22 rimfire cartridge for hunting or general recreational shooting, I could--and would--use it. It will provide acceptable short-range accuracy, and it did not appear to damage my rifle."
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... 3111/99228
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:47 am
by North Country Gal
It's definitely about lead. We even have lead free pellets, now.
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:05 pm
by fortyshooter
Could you post a picture of one of those rounds? Would like to see what the bullet looks like.
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:30 pm
by Sir Henry
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:05 pm
Could you post a picture of one of those rounds? Would like to see what the bullet looks like.
Shown with a CCI Mini-Mag HP and a Winchester M-22. The tin HP is more of a dimple compared to the CCI HP which is a lot deeper. The tin is much lighter in color that the lead M-22.
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Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:44 am
by fortyshooter
Thanks for the picture! If I had no neighbors behind me at my home I could have a field day plinking off the squirrels that run along my fence railing.
It would be like an endless arcade! More squirrels around here than down at my country range.
Re: Tin Ammo
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:34 pm
by Sir Henry
My neighbor is gone for a week and I thought of plinking with some quiet rimfire. The problem is the bullet trap still makes a lot of noise.
I made coffee outside again this morning and plinked with my Red Ryder while it was brewing. Even it makes a fairly loud sound. More so because I shoot it more at thin metal serving trays hanging loosely. There are gongs and there is plinking but mine is more like dinging.
