Was thinking last night.

Why is it we discard pellets with the slightest little dent in the skirt..? Ok badly mangled ones are fair enough.
But isn't the skirts job to flair out when fired, to force itself into the rifling of the barrel.
So any little dings would be corrected in the process of firing anyway.

Where as damage to the head of the pellet will cause inconstancies for sure.

So shouldn't we be inspecting the heads, or do I have the wrong end of the stick...

Not that I really care as I just enjoy putting shots downrange, But I've a couple of tins of assorted pellets with some slight skirt damage. Just wondering how they would actually compare...

Any thoughts

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