Looking for ferrous air rifle pellets

[Odd Job]

Hi folks, I am looking for air rifle pellets of any calibre, which can be attracted by a magnet. These can be darts or sabot pellets. Not interested in any spherical items such as BBs. If you have any, and you can provide the original container also, I would like to buy them from you. I need five samples of each type, in original unfired condition.
Shipping will be to Florida or London, whichever is closest to you

 

[JohnKSa]

http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/Rocket_Ballistic_Tip_airgun_ammunition_Pellets_p/gmo632127454.htm

http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/category_s/266.htm

 

[Odd Job]

Thanks, John, I'll look into those.

 

[7X57chilmau]

Not sure what yer up to (almost sounds science fair like at first whiff), but be ware that ferrous and other hard airgun projectiles have a high rate of ricochet. I won't fire Gamo Rockets in my basement range for that reason.... They seem fine at 20yds+, but not under 10.

Whatcha up to anyway?

J

 

[LAK]

I am surprised that no one has yet developed a plastic sabot with a streamlined steel projectile. Or pehaps the steel projectile with a thick plastic coating.

 

[7X57chilmau]

Those do exist, but typically accuracy and B.C. suck.

With air rifles, lightweight projectiles aren't an advantage. External ballistics of air rifles is not suited to anything supersonic, so it's best to choose a projectile weight that'll keep the MV below about 1100fps.... If they go supersonic, they'll tumble (rotation rate too slow to stabilize by rifling alone). They're subsonic drag stabilized, primarily.

Also, steel projectiles slow very quickly. Poor BC. Thus no advantage to the added MV.

So they remain unpopular, a gimmick product.

The Gamo Rocket is essentially a very small steel ball in a lead sabot that doesn't discard until impact. They actually tend to be fairly accurate, and I've found them to be useful on game up to hare... But prefer a plain lead pellet, like RWS Superdomes.

All that's irrelevant to the OP, though, I think.... Wonder what he's up to?

J

 

[glistam]

Magnetic bullet curving/deflection using powerful magnetic field? Ala Mythbusters?

 

[Odd Job]

Gents, it is all about the hazards of ferrous materials in the body during MRI scanning. I need the pellets for further tests with hospital equipment.

 

[7X57chilmau]

Neat!

J

 

[JohnKSa]

I am surprised that no one has yet developed a plastic sabot with a streamlined steel projectile. Or pehaps the steel projectile with a thick plastic coating.

Prometheus pellets are made of plastic with a metal core. However as nearly as I can tell the core is a zinc alloy, not ferrous.

 

[LAK]

BC is simply a matter of tweaking the shape of the projectile relative to it's length. Weight could be increased by choice of alloy; something tungsten based would do - or one of the similar alloys being used for heavier shotgun pellets.

Certainly supersonic loads would not make sense because of the twist rate variations that would be required for what could wind up a plethora of projectile.

Maybe a fin stabilized sabot.