Predator GTO .25, .25 Reviews

Very accurate!! Hard alloy makes them consistent, thus 1" groups at 35 yards no problem. Increased FPS due to lighter weight is a plus as well. It is the only pellet I use now in my .25cal rifle.

Larger amount in package. Bulk discount?

These are a very hard pellet! Careful what you shoot at, or what your backstop is. They will not flatten out like lead pellets, and can ricochet off hard surfaces!

Everything but the price

More pellets for less money

Best 25 caliber pellet you can get fastest 2 and still accurate Coming out of my Benjamin trail at almost 900' per 2nd that's cooking

Great pellet... Very accurate!!!

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This pellet has high Speed and accuracy... Best light pellet in my opinion!!!

Really accurate. Lighter weight helps with. speed/trajectory. Love them!

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It is not made of lead, as I am shooting this into my yard and don't want to create an environmental hazard. Not to mention, I don't want to have lead in my free range eggs. I loaded these into my first magazine for my Walther Reign, with Sightmark Wraith HD 4-32x50 Digital Day/Night, and UTG Bipod. I was confused when I had shot three rounds and only saw one fat hole. One digital sight adjustment later they were going into the 10 ring at 10 yards and on 20 yard shot and an aim point adjustment of three mils low and we were blasting walnuts in half at 20 yards. After using a break barrel I was not expecting to have one hole after another touching each other. So at least in my rifle and my short range these work great.

This may be unreasonable but more pellets for less pennies would be great.

I posted a pik of my grouping and well what can i say!!! very nice!!! i have a pik too of some game and lets just say very deadly accurate where talking taking top off type of stuff!!! This pellet is bad to the bone literally!! If you are a hunter in cali this non lead product is a dream come true the tin says only a competitive pellet but i beg to differ very impressed with this one im glad i ordered 3 tins cause i knew they would sell quick

Nothing!!!!!! only thing i would change is the supplier's stock count!!!!! i wanted to pick these up on the 4th of july sale but gone ended up with the H&N 19.19 grain ones but still good but yah just that please always have in stock!!!!!! Lol

These will go fast and i mean fast and theres reasons why, a lot of good reasons too. they are addictive on target shooting so good luck expecting them to be there on pay day lol cause know they will sell

Hard hitting and usual JSB high quality.

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You should try these pellets. They are light weight and hard hitting.

shoots one hole at 10 meters from my benjamin kratos .25 10 shots also.

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These are extremely accurate in my FX Impact with 600m superior liner in .25 cal. I have also used them in .22 cal in a Kral puncher Knight with excellent accuracy, and .177 in the puncher knight. No other nontoxic pellet has performed as accurately in the 3 others I have tested. These are almost as accurate as the best lead pellets in my rifles.

They are expensive. I wonder, also, if it would be possible for Predator to make these as an expanding hollow point or as a version of the Polymag to reduce overpenetration on pest birds. I am hopeful that continued advancement in pellet development will mimic that of the hunting bullet world which has brought us accurate, all-copper, expanding bullets in addition to lead.

I run these as fast as 900 fps and as slow as 700 fps to do pest control on a dairy farm. Using lead around the feed or cattle on this farm is prohibited. The pellets penetrate completely through pest birds as large as crows on most shots, so being aware of what is behind the target is a must. The accuracy and non-toxic properties are a winner for me. I have shot these fast enough through the Kral that they exceed the sound barrier (.177), resulting in a supersonic crack. Yes, as other reviewers have mentioned, they are light! In spite of that, kill shots out to about 75 yds on eurasians and starlings are possible because the hardness of the metal allows complete pass-throughs. One other thing: they are shiny bright and easier to see as they fly from the barrel to the target as opposed to lead pellets.

Good speed resulting in good energy.

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I Chronographed these out of my Hatsan 135 Vortex. Avg speed was 893 fps, translating into 29.31 fpe. This was the sweet spot in pellet weight, speed and energy. I also tested some 26 gr pellets which gave an average speed of 673 fps, with 26.5 fpe. (Crow magnums and Hades) The Seneca hunting with 43.2 grains had the speed drop off too much, avg 538 fps. This drop off of speed resulted in only 27.8 fpe. The heavier pellets will retain their energy longer (farther), but for my 25 yd shots, the Predators win.

Awesome accuracy, Devastating Penetration. Knocking down 80-100lb wild hogs at 25yrds, drops them in their tracks.

would like to see theses other calibers.

Clean light accurate damaging.

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Seem to be of very consistent, construction and accuracy wise. In my makeshift basement range, they will penetrate two 1x6 untreated scrap pine boards at 30 feet out my .25 Hatsan 135 QE Vortex, group consistently, with no deformation. Definitely a penetrator. Haven't gotten them out to the gun range yet for longer distance testing, etc., but did already buy 4 more tins a couple weeks ago. Definitely have promise and I have a very large cottontail on our property I've had my eye on... Ha! I've been shooting the Predator Polymags exclusively out of the 135, but am adding these to ammo box for the .25. I hope they come out with a GTO in .30 for my other Hatsan 135 QE Vortex.

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In my experience in .22 caliber there is no other non-lead pellet that shoots as well as GTOs. In .22 fired from an excellent rifle these pellets shoot flat and are verry accurate producing 1/2" groups at 27 yds. Often the 27 yd groups are tighter than JSB pellets. But because they are relatively light they slow down quickly. They hit hard out to 30 yds or so but after that lead pellets take over. If you are forced to use non-lead pellets or you need to limit the range of your pellet GTOs are the best game in town. But if you want to reach out much beyond 30 yds you should be using lead pellets. This tin is my first experience with GTOs in .25 and they shoot 1-1/4" edge to edge groups at 27 yds from a Kral Puncher Pro. The PP has a so-so trigger. I believe with a better trigger the groups could easilly be half that size. Average MV from the PP in .25 with these pellets at full power is 818 fps.

I wish they were cheaper but I understand why they are not.

Having shot other brands of non-lead pellets GTO easilly outperforms any other non-lead pellet available. When I need pinpoint accuracy at less than 30 yds GTO has always delivered the best the gun has to offer, even better than JSB lead pellets.

I like the lite 16.54 grain weight. The dome head. For use with my new Remington VTR-725. Five shot chronograph test was: 866, 867, 871, 869, and 868 fps.

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This 16.54 grain pellet, the lightest .25 caliber pellet, is obviously what is used to achieve maximum fps. On my 5 shot chronograph test, the temperature was 51 degrees, altitude was 25 feet above sea level. Fps velocities will be effected by hot and cold weather and altitude. I am convinced that higher velocities can be attained above what I have posted above. Get a chronograph. Woodys World.

Work extremely well in my hatsan bullmaster actually they're the most accurate pellet I have found for that gun

no expansion whatsoever and I've had a little bit of trouble hunting with them not the most effective

Like the other GTO calibers and shapes, these have a very consistent size, are a bit smaller and softer than the average lead free, and shoot very accurately. I'm using these .25s in a Hatsan 95 Vortex QE. From a pillow rest, 5 shots make one ragged hole at 10 meters, maybe a 2 cm group. Off-hand I have trouble getting them to group under an inch as I think the piston is bottoming out (a slight Clank!) and revealing my poor technique.

Buy more lead free pellets, folks, so the price drops!

The heavier lead free option in .25, H&N's Baracuda Greens, shoot under an inch for me off hand, don't clank and are my preferred choice for now in that gun, at least until it wears in more or my technique improves.

Flat shooting pellet!

Price?

Shot 5 different pellets in my Remington 725 VTR .25 rifle. This pellet was the flattest shooting with only a 10" drop at 100 yards. FPE is not bad as my Chrono clocked them at 890fps. They are expensive, but very little adjustment from 25 yards to 100 yards. What I depend on for accurate varmint control.

Light weight.. But heavy enough to be very effective at long distance. Harder material...retains its weight for deeper penetration through fur & bone..also not fouling the barrel's rifling. No harmful metals... lead free .25 caliber

The quantity for the price.

I recommend theses for long distance hunting. My "self turned" .25 cal. Hatsan 135 spits these 16.54 gr. pellets consitantly over 1100+ fps! .. on PA's airgun calculator..That's 44+ lb. Of muzzle energy! I've proved they're very effective out to 100 yards.

very uniform

more pellets or less cost

Not as accurate as lead pellets, In spite of significant increase in velocity, energy is still less than lead pellet Unless your apposed to using lead, I don't recommend this product over a quality lead pellet