Interesting to see Zooma and Phatman commenting on period pellets.
Having returned recently to current match shooting with an old 300S, I have some 'period' match pellets from about 30 years ago and they are in the original packaging, some tins, some card boxes. They look dull grey now but ...... are they still good for use or does the lead deteriorate or get hard over the years? They look like a drop of pellet lube would bring them back to new?
It is unlikely I would use them for competition but just curious whether or not they would be suitable.