Originally Posted by
angrybear
I don't know how you can say that,
Marksman were 6.2mm when I measured them about 18 months ago & were a good fit in my BSA Supersport .243" barrel, when FTT's & JSB made pellets were almost impossible to load.
notwithstanding the measurement disparity (batches do vary, and soft skirts are hard to measure consistently), I think the key with marksman is the skirt is thin, and the lead is soft. So regardless of size, they are much easier to shove into a tight bore, and more likely to expand into a larger bore. As stated, they are also an excellent weight for sub 12, which combined with the softness gives good efficiency. As a bonus they are dirt cheap, so pretty well the perfect vintage .25 for plinking
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.