Old Original Eley wasp Pre Bisley Pellets

[Troubledshooter]

I've just checked one of my pellet boxes, and found two full tins of Eley Wasp .22's with a part used tin as well. I also noticed one of them has the ICI address on it.
I have quite a few of the red .177 tins, but they seem quite plentiful anyway.

[AdeC]

My neighbour gave me an almost full box of marksman in proper .22 but I'm afraid to use them in case they might be able to pay my mortgage off in future!

[AC all day]

That seemed a good buy to me....especialy when i am trying to buy NATO pellets at nearly £1 a pop.....bargin!!

[Lakey]

Whilst there is a few of the actual 5.6mm original wasps about, why doesnt a modern pellet manufacturer, take some laser scans of the old pellets, and make up some new moulds.

The New Bisley pellets marketed under the name Wasps are nothing like the original spec, and are plinking quality at best, where as the old spec Eley wasps seemed to suit the older british guns better than modern pellets, which seem much longer than the stubby design of the originals It wouldnt be a huge outlay for a volume pellet manufacturer., and would be worth it to preserve the iconic design dimensions ?

What are your thoughts, if £45.00 is anything to go by it could make them some money

Lakey

[Top Gun FX2000]

The good old Eley Wasps landed safe this morning wooooooo i just love em and worth every penny at £44.95 inc postage they take me back to my early air gun days of 45 years ago if any of you have any you are happy to sell please drop me a pm for a top price paid for them

[Gareth W-B]

Wow! £44 and coin ??? ... I have three tins of genuine Eley Wasp blue tin 5.6 pellets, all full, which I bought off the bay of evil last Easter for £35 delivered, and two tins bought as recently as July for £25 delivered. Either I did good, or something about 'coming and seeing' springs to mind ???

But (and it is a BIG but, like the ex wife's lol), if you are happy with the price you paid, that is all that counts. Besides, if you wanted them, and wanted them NOW, then when concidering price versus retail therapy, the retail therapy should have the upper hand each and every time, so enjoy . Atb: G.

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[Top Gun FX2000]

Wow! £44 and coin ??? ... I have three tins of genuine Eley Wasp blue tin 5.6 pellets, all full, which I bought off the bay of evil last Easter for £35 delivered, and two tins bought as recently as July for £25 delivered. Either I did good, or something about 'coming and seeing' springs to mind ???

But (and it is a BIG but, like the ex wife's lol), if you are happy with the price you paid, that is all that counts. Besides, if you wanted them, and wanted them NOW, then when concidering price versus retail therapy, the retail therapy should have the upper hand each and every time, so enjoy . Atb: G.

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You sure got some good deals there off the bay Gareth i also got a top buy early this year 5x mint sealed tins of the even more scarce Eley Wasp 5.5mm .22 in the mauve tin buy now £50 so snapped em up in a flash

[Gareth W-B]

You sure got some good deals there off the bay Gareth i also got a top buy early this year 5x mint sealed tins of the even more scarce Eley Wasp 5.5mm .22 in the mauve tin buy now £50 so snapped em up in a flash

Nice one Steve, and well bought. That is the name of the collecting game: sometimes you buy high, but you off-set that against when you sometimes buy low. Above all, however, keep feeding the collecting monster within.