Pellet Tins - flippin nuisance

[guybinks]

Why is it that most pellet manufacturers still insist on using pellet tins without screw on lids.

I open a new tin of pellets, and then proceed to try and find something to put them in afterwards so they don't all escape in the bottom of my gunbag


Small things matter, well thats what I think.

[Kev. (Cambs.)]

I just keep recycling my old Accupel tin (never thought I'd see the day when they were useful)

My next favorite fallback is the trusty film container, however since I changed over to the digi cam, my stock of empty container's is rapidly diminishing

[guybinks]

Yep same here, I use the accupel tin.

[Swifty]

Take the tape of the tin.open,put 30 odd pellets in your "Nite hunter" pellet pouch & jobs a god'un.EASY

[CalorGaz]

About the only thing I've found accupel useful for. The rifles hate them, but at least the tin is handy

CG

[andy_scouser]

I often think the same.....

I stupidly gave all my accupel tins away .... DOH!

[Sniper 296]

Take the tape of the tin.open,put 30 odd pellets in your "Nite hunter" pellet pouch & jobs a god'un.EASY

Thats what I do but I put 2 tins of pellets in mine

[mart]

thought i was the only one, is a common occurance to see me scrambling round on the floor picking up 2 or 3 hundred pellets,

reckon they go up the hoover tube faster then the 12ft/lbs limit.. and stright through the bag usually...!!

[roblade]

whats wrong with using the tape you remove from the seal and placing it on the rim where the lid sits? bit of a pain getting the lid on and off but theres no way its going to come apart in your pocket

or you could over lap the foam just a little that does the same job

failing that have my favorite silent accuple tin works ever time, think its baout 6-7 years old now

rob

PS did all early accuple come in the foam lined tines with the labels on the bottom??

[Coney]

Take the tape of the tin.open,put 30 odd pellets in your "Nite hunter" pellet pouch & jobs a god'un.EASY

Jon,

I think most of the guys on here shoot more than 30 pellets just zeroing their rifle in but 30 would last you the entire year

Screw top tins are the future

Alan.

[Ray J]

On my H&N tins I put two small pieces of insulating tape opposite each other. Covering the edge of the lid and the container. One piece acts as a hinge, the other slightly longer and folded at the end. This one acts to keep the lid closed. Peel it back a little to open.

You could use an rubber band.

Ray

[robby]

I shoot the empty tin,excellent way to see the neat holes upon impact!.

[SniperEagle]

H&N tins wind me up

Why cant all pelle tins have screw on lids?

It's so easy to pick only the lid up, or worse, let go of the tin because your only holding the lid.

Also, if they get knocked over, yuo can count on the lid falling off

[Swifty]

Jon,

I think most of the guys on here shoot more than 30 pellets just zeroing their rifle in but 30 would last you the entire year

Screw top tins are the future

Alan.

Alan

It takes you a full tin to zero, as normally you put the scope on the wrong way.Remember that time at the club when you couldn't get it to zero-turrets were on the top & the left hand side-doh

[barnsley]

I keep my pellets in a 35mm film container. Just 65 at a time (at this point I know the rifle needs a recharge) with a bit of sponge on top to stop them rattling around, I also put a drop or two of Napiers pellet lube in as this give me some very good results without fouling the rifling of the barrel.