Tin Ammo

[Sir Henry]

I can’t remember of ever shooting these. I found them in my stack of odds and end ammo. They sure are fast!

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[JEBar]

new to me .... looking forward to our assessment

[Sir Henry]

new to me .... looking forward to our assessment

I wonder what the benefits are other than not being lead?

[JEBar]

with the speed, a flat shooting squirrel hunter ..

[Sir Henry]

with the speed, a flat shooting squirrel hunter ..

I can easily get within 25 yards of a squirrel. Closer if I have peanuts in my pocket.

[JEBar]

[CT_Shooter]

I wonder what the benefits are other than not being lead?

Looks like it's all about lead.

Power. Performance. Lead Free.
Patented Tin Technologies for Serious Small Game and Varmint Hunter
Varmint and small game hunters demand the very best when it comes to ammunition. Winchester Varmint LF includes Tin Technologies, clean-burning powder, and non-corrosive priming for consistent, sure-fire ignition.

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CARTRIDGE	BULLET WEIGHT	BULLET TYPE		ROUNDS PER BOX	SYMBOL		BRAND		BALLISTIC COEFF
17HMR		15.5 Grain	Polymer Tip		50		S17HMR1LF	Varmint LF	0.115	
22 Long Rifle	26 Grain	Tin Hollow Point	50		X22LRHLF	Varmint LF	0.062	
22 Long Rifle	26 Grain	Tin Hollow Point	50		X22LRHLF	Varmint LF	0.062	
22 Win Mag	25 Grain	Polymer Tip		50		X22MHLF		Varmint LF	0.080	

https://winchester.com/Products/Ammunit ... Varmint-LF

Winchester has a unique solution to the ongoing trend of nonlead ammo. But our gunsmithing editor wanted to know how the new fodder would affect rifle bores, so he fired close to 2,000 rounds to find out.

"...if I lived in California and had to use a nonlead .22 rimfire cartridge for hunting or general recreational shooting, I could--and would--use it. It will provide acceptable short-range accuracy, and it did not appear to damage my rifle."

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... 3111/99228

[North Country Gal]

It's definitely about lead. We even have lead free pellets, now.

[fortyshooter]

Could you post a picture of one of those rounds? Would like to see what the bullet looks like.

[Sir Henry]

Could you post a picture of one of those rounds? Would like to see what the bullet looks like.

Shown with a CCI Mini-Mag HP and a Winchester M-22. The tin HP is more of a dimple compared to the CCI HP which is a lot deeper. The tin is much lighter in color that the lead M-22.

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[fortyshooter]

Thanks for the picture! If I had no neighbors behind me at my home I could have a field day plinking off the squirrels that run along my fence railing.
It would be like an endless arcade! More squirrels around here than down at my country range.

[Sir Henry]

My neighbor is gone for a week and I thought of plinking with some quiet rimfire. The problem is the bullet trap still makes a lot of noise.

I made coffee outside again this morning and plinked with my Red Ryder while it was brewing. Even it makes a fairly loud sound. More so because I shoot it more at thin metal serving trays hanging loosely. There are gongs and there is plinking but mine is more like dinging.