Then this year, a challenge appeared in the form of the Umarex Steel Storm, also with a six-round burst capability. It collected a cult following and a growing list of available modifications until it was joined by the larger Drozd MP-661K Blackbird with greatly enlarged magazine and CO2 capacity. You’ve seen the pictures, watched the Online Videos, pored over what little information is provided by the Airgun Retail Websites, but this is what you’ve been looking for at last it’s time for a muzzle-to-muzzle comparison between the Izh-Baikal Drozd and the Umarex Steel Storm!įor several years, the Izh-Baikal Drozd stood alone as a CO2-powered BB gun with full-auto capability - although in reality, it only offered 3- or 6-round bursts. Dave Reviews: The Umarex Steel Storm and the Baikal Drozd Author mje Posted on JanuFebruCategories Tests and Reviews 5 Comments on Swaging Your Own Pellets Sgt. Given what they typically have invested in their guns, it’s not an unreasonable expenditure. 600 caliber pneumatic guns will probably want to spring for the $598 S-Press. If you’re interested on getting into production of really large bullets and jacketed bullets, you may want Corbin’s basic mechanical press at $598 or one of their hydraulic presses, but you can make many pellets using only a standard single-station reloading press, something a lot of shooters already have. If you’ve got a good, solid single stage reloading press, you can use that. So how much does it cost to get started swaging pellets? A stock die set will cost you $189, and a core cutter, $70. Release the handle, and out pops your perfectly formed pellet. The basic process is simple: You cut off a length of pure lead wire, insert in in a die held in a swaging press, and pull the handle. If that’s not enough, they can supply a kit in any caliber you choose. It turns out that Corbin, a long time maker of bullet swaging equipment for firearms, also makes swaging kits for airgun projectiles. 45 and larger) air rifles have a very limited selection available to them. Did you know you can make your own pellets? This is not something that the average airgun shooter would think about, given the tremendous variety of pellets on the market and the typical low cost of pellets, but shooters of big-bore (.38.
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