.177 Pellet Gauge Head Size Checker

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   Help please -
Engineer needed!!!
I’ve tried to
source a .177 Pellet Gauge head-size
checker from overseas but I’m having no luck! The main excuse seems to be: “We
don’t ship to New Zealand”? God knows why?
The Pelletgage model seems perfect - it has precision holes for headsizes from 4.46mm - 4.56mm:

https://pelletgage.com/shop/ols/products/177-pelletgage
They say it’s
made as follows:
Using a diode pumped fiber optic laser, intense light is directed by a
very fine optical fiber,  producing a tiny and well defined cutting beam.
The accuracy and repeatability for the best of these machines is 2 microns, or
0.00008. Using a special setup for the exact type and thickness of metal, it is
programmed and set, it will cut a perfectly round hole, easily stepping up that
ten micron diameter for each aperture. 

We now have a tool with series of clean, perfectly round apertures
stepping from 4.47 to 4.56 mm. After checking with a 40X optical comparator,
they are “right on”. Note, the entire incremental span of all ten apertures is
a 90 micron range, smallest to largest opening. That’s 0.0035 inches, or about
the breadth of a human hair.  
Could anyone
on the forum (with precision drilling gear) make me one similar perhaps?

 Please advise….
Thanks guys! 

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Myson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2016 Location: Feilding Status: Offline Posts: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote Myson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: .177 Pellet Gauge Head Size Checker Posted: 05 Jan 2023 at 12:49pm
	Help please - Engineer needed!!! I’ve tried to source a .177 Pellet Gauge head-size checker from overseas but I’m having no luck! The main excuse seems to be: “We don’t ship to New Zealand”? God knows why? The Pelletgage model seems perfect - it has precision holes for headsizes from 4.46mm - 4.56mm: https://pelletgage.com/shop/ols/products/177-pelletgage They say it’s made as follows: Using a diode pumped fiber optic laser, intense light is directed by a very fine optical fiber, producing a tiny and well defined cutting beam. The accuracy and repeatability for the best of these machines is 2 microns, or 0.00008. Using a special setup for the exact type and thickness of metal, it is programmed and set, it will cut a perfectly round hole, easily stepping up that ten micron diameter for each aperture. We now have a tool with series of clean, perfectly round apertures stepping from 4.47 to 4.56 mm. After checking with a 40X optical comparator, they are “right on”. Note, the entire incremental span of all ten apertures is a 90 micron range, smallest to largest opening. That’s 0.0035 inches, or about the breadth of a human hair. Could anyone on the forum (with precision drilling gear) make me one similar perhaps? Please advise…. Thanks guys!
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7jVyBfFqE Air Arms S510 US .22 Air Arms S410 .22 Weihrauch HW97KT .177 Weihrauch HW95 .177

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Online Posts: 2284	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 2023 at 1:42pm
	I tried to order one just now but kept getting having trouble processing card, so emailed them. Will wait for response but as shipping is as much as the product, if there is no one here who can/wants to make one do you want to do a double order with me and split the shipping cost. I'll just register my card with Google and use Google pay. NZ is on shipping list but as transaction didn't go all way through I might not have got the don't ship to nz bit.

Myson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2016 Location: Feilding Status: Offline Posts: 182	Post Options Post Reply Quote Myson Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 2023 at 11:25am
	Good News! I've found a company in the UK who will send to NZ! They are Intershoot: https://www.intershoot.co.uk/product/pelletgage/ It's 67 British pounds in total to send here with Tracking - that's about NZD$128. Should be here in 2-3 weeks - fingers crossed. PS: When I asked other overseas vendors why they don't send to NZ, none gave a definitive reply! I don't think they know themselves!!! Bizarre!
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7jVyBfFqE Air Arms S510 US .22 Air Arms S410 .22 Weihrauch HW97KT .177 Weihrauch HW95 .177

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Online Posts: 2284	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 2023 at 11:48am
	Cheers I'll check it out. I think that the laws here around air guns are so all over the place some just can't be bothered.

xyon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Dec 2016 Location: Canterbury Status: Offline Posts: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote xyon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 2023 at 8:22am
	I have a set of reamers like these. I had though of trying to make a plate with 2 holes, optimised for a particular air rifle. One would be a too big hole and the other a too small hole.
	--- My favourites springer - Diana 52 PCP - FX Wildcat III

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Online Posts: 2284	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jul 2023 at 6:47pm
	How's the pellet sizer working Myson?

KiwiTR6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Nov 2022 Location: Stratford Status: Offline Posts: 282	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiwiTR6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jul 2023 at 9:05pm
	I have a .177 sizing die tool for sale on Trademe if anyone is interested? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/sports/hunting-shooting/reloading/dies/listing/4239800596?bof=SaBEW4f7 Edited by KiwiTR6 - 25 Jul 2023 at 9:06pm
	FX Wildcat MK111 BT Sniper .25 FX Dreamline Classic .22 Diana Outlaw .22 Cometa Fenix 400 .177 Weihrauch HW50 .177 Crosman 2240 PCP Custom .22 Crosman 2250 PCP Custom .22 Brocock Grand Prix .22

nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1009	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 2023 at 10:15am
	So how does that work?
	2nd place HP springer - WFTF World Championships 2014

KiwiTR6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 03 Nov 2022 Location: Stratford Status: Offline Posts: 282	Post Options Post Reply Quote KiwiTR6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 2023 at 11:20am
	Follow this link to the manufacturer's site for full description. https://www.trrobb.com/product/adjustable-pellet-seaterv1
	FX Wildcat MK111 BT Sniper .25 FX Dreamline Classic .22 Diana Outlaw .22 Cometa Fenix 400 .177 Weihrauch HW50 .177 Crosman 2240 PCP Custom .22 Crosman 2250 PCP Custom .22 Brocock Grand Prix .22

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Online Posts: 2284	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 2023 at 11:39am
	Like the principle of keeping the skirt larger. So how much did it tighten up your groups. Does it actual remove the lead or does it compress it into size.