Page 4 - H&N Baracuda Hunter, .22 Reviews

Hard hitting and deadly with superb accuracy in .22 cal. Hatsan 95 Vortex. Multiple clean kills at 24-35 yards.

This is a very clean and well made pellet.

As many others have stated, I really like the screw on lids.

I recently bought a new RWS 460 Magnum from Pyramyd Air and am in the process of searching for the perfect pellet. This H&N Baracuda Hunter pellet is at the top of the performance list in my rifle even out to 50 yards. I really like this pellet.

Accuracy, impact, energy, uniformity and the shape and look of the giant hollow point.

Not much at all. Mabe the price, but I would rather pay more for quality. If making them cheaper meant making them less precise, than no, I wouldn't change a single thing.

In every airgun I've owned, both .177 and .22, the trajectory of these pellets differ greatly from other barracuda pellets (barracuda and barracuda hunter extreme anyway). Don't be alarmed if you try these for the first time and the point of impact is way off from where your optics have been set to. These are great pellets, with great accuracy and hit very hard (if your gun has enough energy for these). Even if you've tried other hollow point style pellets but not these puppies yet, try them. I fell in love with them the first time I shot them four years ago. Thank you pyramid air, top of the line service!!

Super accurate in my Marauder. Under .5" groups at 50 yards. Often one round hole with 3 shots at 30 yards with little/no wind. Its trajectory is very flat. Flatter than the Hunter Extreme. As indicated on the bar graph on the tin, very high in precision and distance categories. Very good performance on small game; they definitely expand, leaving a noticeable entrance and exit hole. It bounces squirrels; you know when you've connected! If the prey moves away after, there will likely be a blood trail and it won't be moving fast. Still, instant kills (squirrels) are only guaranteed with brain or good amount of internal wounding that includes spinal disruption and/or a longitudinal / diagonal path. Chipmunk size game are devastated instantly. Tough birds like jays expire immediately with chest/body shots.

Nothing other than a lower price ;-)

At 770fps muzzle velocity, prey hit at 50' or more, flesh is not flying like with a 22LR, so you do need to hit vitals for an instant kill but this is only a 18 gr projectile and subsonic so what do you expect? (A 22LR HP just about blows a squirrel in half close up; 37 gr, 1300fps.) Because of the flat trajectory (zero at 17 & 30 yards and only 1" low at 40 yards, about 3" low at 50 yards) and with very good grouping - 3 of 5 touching at 50 yards with 2 others .5 - 1" away in 2 to 3 mph wind, this has become THE go to hunting pellet for me. This flat trajectory means distance estimation is not as critical as with other rounds. 2nd in line is the Hunter Extreme - it seems to wound slightly better but groups a little larger and has a more arcing trajectory so distance estimation is more criti. Both are great hunting rounds. Trying Crow Mags next but preliminary tests say they don't group as well. They look more suited for larger tough things like crows.

Awesome accuracy in my Synrod! Very good, flat trajectory. Very good expansion.

Maybe more precise weight consistency.

Excellent for punching paper or pests.

Very nice design of hollow point. Shoots accurately in my Benjamin Discovery. This is the only gun I have tried them in. Outstanding consistency of pellets. Very nice tin secure from spilling.

would like a larger tin say 500 count. Change nothing about the pellet.

Have not used on birds as yet but they look like they will open well. Have a nice deep hollow point. much better looking design than some of the very shallow hollow point designs.

Well made. Nice spred on impact.

Didn't shoot well with my Gamo whisper.

Finding nothing but feathers off starlings!

Nothing!

Head shots on small game or you wont have any meat to eat!

Shot ok from both my guns, nothing special.

Thinner walls on hollow point.

Try them your gun might like them better than mine.

These fit perfect in my rws 48 but wont group well for some reason, they are a very well made pellet I will have to find a gun that likes them because I stocked up.

I think all pellets should come in 500 tins no less!

These pellets have some serious knockdown power! Try them but at 18.21 grains I would only use them in magnum powered air guns.

Very accurate and hits very hard.

500 per tin

Very accurate on my Hatsan 135. Quite heavy so it's just perfect for my Magnum air rifle. At over 80-100 yards it hits so hard and powerful. Love it!!

excellent accurcy: grouped 1/2" at 30 yards & just a little less at times: Shot with crossman xl 1100 with gamo rws dot scope

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I would recommend good quality scope & air rifle Quality pellets like these baracuda hunter hollow point. At least give them a shot i think u will be pleased with their performance.

I have 2 dianas, a 34p & a 350p. Both guns love these for exceptional long range accuracy. I shoot 60 -70 yds with both guns & get awesome results. These pellets are uniform in shape & size make good hard hitting hunting pellets. In 177 or 22 they really perform.

Nothing & I hope H & N feels the same

Different springers shoot different so try a tin. If they shoot good go with the buy 3 get 1 free from PA. It lowers the cost & gives you 1 impressive pellet.

Good Accuracy and shape consistency

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Good accuracy, in Stoeger X20S

Almost as accurate as Diablo Jumbo in my Disco .22. Can't tell if it kills any better as all of my shots with both pellets are one shot kills on crows and squirrels up to 30 yards.

Make a screw top can and sell 500 pellets in it.

Awesome pellet in my disco! Tiny .25" groups at 30 yds, repeatable hits on starlings and grackles to 65 yds. Squirrels, game over. The only hunting pellet I will ever buy. These come with a screw on lid now, perfect!

Absolutely nothing

I shoot H&N out of my FWB 300S, FWB 600 and HW77K, there is no finer quality pellet made. You will not be disappointed with H&N pellets.

H&N makes quality pellets. They're clean, undamaged and reasonably consistent in size and weight. The new pellet tins now have a screw-on top which protrudes slightly and an indented bottom which makes them ideal for stacking.

In my search for "the-one" pellet that gives me the best accuracy, I measure, chronograph and calculate. This methodology works well and I highly recommend it. The following information is based on 12 shots with the Weihrauch HW90. Numbers have been rounded and the average is based on the sum of the velocity of the total number of shots. Test No.:030113-BH, Location:Indoor, Temperature: 72º, Humidity: 42%, Ballistic Coefficient: 0.0265, Head Diameter: 5.49 – 5.51, Skirt Diameter: 5.69-5.73, Pellet Length: 7.46 – 7.65, High Velocity (fps): 783, Low Velocity (fps): 733, *Average Velocity (fps):761, Extreme Spread (fps):50, Average Deviation (fps):17, Standard Deviation (fps):19, High Energy (ft-lbs):25, Low Energy (ft-lbs):22.

Shape/size consistency.

My Beeman Grizzly x2 (.22) really likes these. They are very uniform. Drops squirrels well from 30-40yrds with these.

Acurate good expantion

More per tin

Getting good groupings out of marauder with these.

Very high quality pellets. Accuracy is great.

PLEASE come up with a tin that will stay closed!