Page 2 - H&N Baracuda Green, .22 Reviews

Very accurate in my Benjamin Varmint NP

Not good for hunting squirrels. Crosman premier lead 14.3 grain kills them with one shot. These never do. Maybe not a fair comparison (heavy lead hollow point compared to light domed lead-free), but I would not recommend these for hunting.

Seem to be very nice, consistent quality for target shooting.

Lead free with a good accuracy.

More pellets in the tin for the price.

Works well with the Benjamin Marauder pistol.

Vary accurate for a lead free pellet, or any pellet. Heavier than most lead free but still a little light.

The price has gone up over 1/3 in a very short time. Lower the price.

If you have to hunt with a lead free pellet, I think this is the one. With my Gamo Whisper sighted in at 30 yards with lead pellets, these did the following; 10 yard, all low but within 1/2 inch. 20 yards, all high but within 1/2 inch. 30 yards, 1 on line, 2 above but within 1/2 inch. 40 yards, about 1 inch low. 50 yards, about 2 inches low with about 2 inch spread mostly vertical. My shooting eye is not the best so that could account for some variation and I am still learning how to shoot a springer. Pellet vit barrel great and very consistent. Since tin is harder than lead, there is no deformed pellets. Forget asking for these in a hollow point, tin is enough harder than lead that they will not expand anyway.

Lead free and accurate in my Benjamin Marauder pistol.

More pellets in the tin for the price.

H&N makes very good pellets.

Best non-lead pellet out there,very accurate and deadly on small game.

Wish they have 500 count tins and the price was less.

For a lead free these shoot extremely well out off my guns. Both my Prod and Regal group exceptionally well. Not so much with other lead free. Aka PBA.

More mass for better down range performance and better bc. Granted these are much heavier than the Gamo equivalent it wouldn't hurt for more power.

These pellets are a must have for areas requiring lead free pellets. Fantastic shape and quality control means I WILL be ordering more once my budget allows it.

These seem to shoot well out of most my guns. The size head loads easily in my break barrel and they hit hard enough in my prod for small game animals.

MORE PER TIN! The price that is asked for these pellets needs to be more like 300-350 per tin. Not a low 200!

These are a clean alternative to lead pellets if the need should arise. Well made and seemingly easy to shoot.

I have found these to shoot very well from my Remington NPSS after full break-in of the barrel and I would say to those that are looking for something in this weight range to give them a try. They are just a little too heavy to get the speed I want from this NPSS .22 rifle, but they shoot really well, the FTT lead free are spot on for the rifle with the lighter weight they are, from what I have found...

The price as everyone else has dinged the manufacture on this and I figure they will address this soon as they can, lets hope. They sure need to make these Green Baracuda's in the Hunter Extreme design as well and lets see how they do in that design. These Baracuda greens shoot really well from the NPSS .22 there just alittle to heavy for the speed I want

This pellet is clean from the tin and shoots amazingly well. Love the new screw on lids that H&N now has stepped up and brought us!!! Good for you guys, and this is good for us all as well. Its how all pellets should be sold!!! These pellets being from a more solid alloy will diesel on you really easy, so when lubing them before you shoot them, use a nonflammable lube, or your going super sonic if you have the energy to get them close. You guys need to be sure you have your barrel cleaned before changing to a different pellet for accuracy tests. You also need to make sure you have your barrel broken in very well with more than a couple thousand rounds also before dinging the manufactures attemp at coming to us with new designs in these lead free pellets, as well as all pellets actually, please???

Non-lead, same proven Barracuda/Kodiak profile, typical H&N quality.

Lower the price, offer a 500 count tin in addition to the 200.

I prefer to use a non-lead pellet around my house, most of my property is either garden or chicken yard. I've tried the Dynamic tin pellets, but availability is spotty, and they only seem to work well in a very few rifles, I never did find a .22 that liked them. Also, for best accuracy with the Dynamics, the barrel had to be squeaky clean before switching, and you pretty much had to dedicate that rifle to them, no switching back and forth between lead and tin. Haven't done that with the Greens, and I'm switching back and forth between them and the 18 gr. JSB's, see my accuracy results below. I'm currently using these in an HPA converted .22 QB, I'm getting 930 fps average, and they're one hole accurate off a bench at 30 yards. They're deadly on starlings, and I've gotten several twofers, shooting right through the first bird and killing the one on the other side as well. I've also tried them in a CO2 XS 60, same accuracy but I haven't checked the velocity yet. At 12.65 gr. I think they might be too light for a magnum springer, but they might work well in a medium powered one. But in gas guns they seem to work great. So if you have a need for a non-lead pellet, do yourself a favor and order some, I don't think you'll be sorry.

These may now be the best pellets (most accurate) in the Marauder pistol topping the H&N FTTs that are available. The Green pellets are more consistent weight wise and harder than lead resulting in less deformation in handling, etc. I regularly get 3/8" groups at 30 yards from a bench rest.

Package them in larger tins (500) and reduce price.

The ballistic coefficient of the Green pellets is slightly less than the H&N FTTs but they are still effective on squirrels with well placed shots out to 50+ yards. Penetration is better with less expansion.

No lead - clean Accurate as lead

Offer in a wad cutter

We need to make the switch to non lead

Lead free pellet with top performance. I tried them in .22 with my 2260 and they are a blast. At 10 yards accuracy is one hole! I haven't use them for hunting yet but judging by the damage they did in my pellet trap they seem to pack quite a punch. I'll be stocking up on them, an excellent pellet not only by lead free standards... Its THE PELLET for my 2260. I haven't tried them in my other air guns but for the 2260 its simply perfect. From standing position at 10 yards, sub 3/4 inch groups are easily achieved. They seem to have good penetration too. Quality control look very good. I also like a lot the new tin labeling of H&N, very convenient display of specs and info. If you are looking for an accurate pellet that comes in lead free form, try them. If you own a 2260, I highly recommend them!!!

I would like tins of 500 or even more. Is bulk buy an option???

They are easy to load on bolt action single shots like the 2260. I even load them easily when wearing gloves! Also, they do not deform any if at all. Inspecting them downrange they looked reusable but I wouldn't advise on doing that. Just mentioning it cause they seem to hold their shape and this can mean something in terms of penetration. Others mentioned in reviews about snug fit but in the 2260 this is not an issue. To the contrary, their fit in the barrel is perfect.

Lead free, but has some beef to it at 12.65 gr. Very uniform in weight, none were damaged or dented (tougher than lead). Blows right thru squirrel skulls. I prefer these in my gamo igt- complete penetration= 2 holes, higher velocity for better trajectory. My .22 gamo igt blasts these at over 840 fps avg for 19.9 lbs energy. Accurate lead free pellet.

A bit expensive, put 250 in a tin instead of 200.

Good B.C. for 12.65 grains, I tested it at .0245. This is what lead free should be, I'd like to see more good designs and options.

the weight

the length

looks like pellets are going lead free. these are not cheap. imo they fly like a long heavier pellet would, similar to that of a crow mag or other. alloys are harder and do not deform as a lead pellet would, this could be good and bad. they seem to hit hard.

Lead free Barracuda. Good grain weight and quality vs gamo pba.

A bit expensive for air gun ammo.

My gamo silent stalker igt really liked these. Very good accuracy and avg fps= 843 which results in 19.99 ft pounds of energy. Gamo silent cat liked em too for 752 fps average.

Great pellets for penetration. Light, but heavy enough to do some damage. My Browning 800 loves them in .22 cal.

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Way better price and performance than any non-lead pellet GAMO makes.

Very accurate. Plenty of knock down power. Will use to hunt turkey in spring.

The tin is useless. Not pyramids fault, but do not intend on taking tin in field to hold pellets.

I shot pelltets out of benjamin super streak. I also got same accuracy out of two other brands and types of pellets with similar grains. It could possibly be that the rifle has so much power that pellet brand don't matter.

We've all heard the expression "Results May Vary" and that is most certainly true when it comes to using pellets. After trying more than a dozen .22 caliber pellets - THIS IS THE ONE! At 16yds I hit 12 out of 12 1/4" black dots right in the center. At 39.5yds I hit 9 out 12 black dots right in the center. I also hit the remaining black dots but not in the center. Yes, I was using a bench rest. I'm not good enough to get results like this free hand.

Nothing! Nothing! Nothing! I hope H&N is paying attention. This is the perfect pellet for "MY" TX200.

I chronograph all the pellets I use and then chart them on "ChairGun". This pellet traveled more than 120fps faster than all the others I tried. This brought my TX200 to 18ft lbs of energy. I was pleased when I found them to be Accurate as well.

Not Lead

Accuracy? Not. Shot the whole tin. Groupings were more like shotgun scatter out of my Gamo springer.

The pellet is uniform and very clean. The 1st lead free in .22 I have tried and they shoot well out to 30 yards, haven't tried any longer distance as I bought them for close range work.

I'm hoping the price point changes as lead free becomes more mainstream.

I bought these for shooting rats in the barn area using my Crosman 140. So far only shot paper. These pellets are hard and do not deform much, in fact as I was sighting in I was able to reuse the pellets twice before they were unusable. They seem to shoot quite well. They are pricey, yet I don’t want my ducks eating lead and these seem to work quite well.