Q. Why are these swaged pellets more expensive than the ones I see the big stores selling?
A. Those are mass produced with machines that put them out by the thousands per hour. They normally use the diablo style pellet which is accurate for short/medium distance target shooting. Good for plinking and fooling around with. When it gets serious, like competition or hunting scenarios, that is where we come in. Our swaged pellets are designed for longer range with pellet weight to provide good energy down range.
These are swaged pellets that are put into a hydraulic press one by one. It is a slow process that has limited production per day and a substantial investment into the hydraulic press, multiple dies (even more than one per caliber), multiple punches for each caliber, core molds for each caliber, lead wire for each caliber, multiple sizing dies for each caliber, melting pots and lead for stock. Not to mention all the testing on these pellets (OK that one I will give you, it is what I enjoy).