H&N Piledriver Pellets, .22 Reviews

The way they look and made.

Not that I know.

I wish they were more accurate in the diana storm rider gen 2.

Got these free with my Hatsan Flashpup purchase With a stock tune, these are going out at 700fps for 32.5 fpe. With hammer spring adjustment , probably close to 40 fpe. These have a BC of .083

nothing

they are a tight fit in my Flashpup

They seem to be pretty consistent (both good and bad)

Possible better quality control. Possible more taper on the nose so the skirt sits flush with end of breech, instead of 1/3 of the way out

They seem pretty consistent in speed and constiently on point with weight but vary in length, and i only micrometered 10 of them for this review. They ranged in length from .361 - .369"(9.16 -9.37mm). They also ranged in diameter as well, from .220 -.222"(5.58 -5.63mm). They are very tight in barrel. If I would not have an airforce condor, (or another kind of single shot breech loader)I would not be able to shoot them as they would stick to far out of the breech to be able to close in a break barrel (see picture I uploaded for proof. I ran 5 shots over my chronograph. 1037, 1035, 1027, 1027 1024fps. Gives me roughly 70fpe. These were a 1 hole group on paper at 20 yards. But I do not expect to keep that high of a speed when I use them for pest control.

Would I recommend them? More then likely no.

very happy with these pellets. They load the best and easiest in my old carrier 707, and from 50 to 80 or so yards, < i normally don't shoot further then 80ish yards > i can group at 1.5" or under. I do t believe there's anything i do t like about them except , I go through them faster then planned lol.

Nothing, maybe a bulk package i usually order 3 and get 4 .

The concept seems great.

I have never reviewed anything here before, and it isn't PyramidAir's fault, but these pellets don't even fit into my Condor .22. They go in about 2/3 of the way and that is it. The fit and finish on these are just terrible. They seemed like such a great concept ... very disappointed

These pellets hit hard!!!!!

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Geez..i wish these pellets didnt suck as much as they do. Inconsistant in every gun ive fired them in..from marauders,discoveries,daystates,ataman...i love the design and ive used them in .22 and .177...one shot is on target the next is a foot to the side..one marauder is decent with them while my other hates them. Same with my 2 discoveries.they are literally hit or miss in every rifle i own! They are so inconsistant that im about to toss all my tins into my scrap pellet bin so they can be melted into slugs. Its a shame to because ive really wanted these to perform!! So bad that the only time ive sucessfully hit prey with them was to make sure the pest was dead..and i single loaded that pellet rather than waste a more accurate pellet! Please h&n redesign these and make them live up to thier potential!!

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Buy them and give them to someone you want to beat in a plinking competition....or use them for fishing weights.

The weight and the sectional density.

Do not have any real experience with them because I could only fire two out of my modified Gauntlet.

I tried to should these out of my very modified Gauntlet. It normally will push a 18.13 grain pellet at 940 FPS but I did not buy these for it. I just wanted to see how they would do. I shot 2 out of the 3 I tried to load. To first 2 I had to force into the barrel. It was very hard to get them in. It took multiple attempts. The hit 1 inch low at 25 yards compared to my normal ammo. The 3rd got stuck in the breach and would not shoot out of the gun. After 2 attempts of cocking and firing I had to get a cleaning rod and push it back out of the breach. I bought these for a cheaper alternative for my LCS SK 19 and was just curious to see how they would do. If you have a Umarex Gauntlet Don not out these in your gun. You May damage your gun like I very easily could have. I can fix a screwup on my gun you may not be able too and from what I saw from the results... just do not buy these for your Gauntlet if you like your gun.

I don't have a .22 air rifle as of yet, but I have used the .177 Pile Drivers in my Crosman Nitro Venom Dusk (bought from Pyramyd Air) and I am impressed with the ballistic coefficient and penetration of the pellet, so I bought the .22 version of the Pile Driver to compare it to the .177, and it has the same qualities as the .177 and am looking forward to trying it in a .22 Gamo Whisper that I am plan to purchase in the near future.

I would like to see a 40 grain version of this pellet.

The Pile Driver is recommended for Pre-Pressurized air rifles only, but I get pretty decent performance with a high powered version of the break-barrel air rifle.

Surprisingly the pile drivers do very well in both my flash .22 and kral pb I was hesitant about purchase because of a video I viewed on this pellet but it appears that h&n has corrected any issues with this pellet

NOTHING

This pellet will not chamber in the gamo urban without extra force on bolt and then your shots are all over your target just a little 411 on this pellet your experience may differ

Function flawlessly in my Huben K1

Go to 250 per tin. Sell them in 25 caliber, too.

Energy retention at 50 yards. 3/4" Maple dresser panels with 3/4" Oak pallet backing are just shredded by these pellets. Grouping as well as JSB out of a Huben K1 in 22.

Will not fit in the breach of the Umarex Gauntlet. I am very disappointed in the lack of quality control and am surprised because H&N usually has very high quality products

Slightly smaller diameter.

These will not work in the Umarex Gauntlet.

These pellets are amazing. They retain so much force down range I was able to drop a crow at 150 yards like I was at 20.

Nothing that I can think of.

Make sure your gun can move these because they are heavy.

VERY hard-hitting but will only work in my .22 Benjamin multi-pump -- none of my gas piston guns will accept them. Then again, the tin SAYS "For PCP Airguns Only."

Re-size the heads to fit gas-piston guns.

Don't buy them unless you have a PCP gun. If so, blast away!

Nothing

Discontinue production, they are that bad

Extremely tight fit in chamber of my .22 Gauntlet. So tight after halfway I had to slam bolt multiple times to close. Then would not even fire after pulling trigger and working bolt 3 times. Pressure in tank was at 2500 psi. I had to knock out pellet with cleaning rod. Beware!

i got these for the weight, great in my modified disco at full power for hitting small game heavy

A heavy .22 caliber pellet.

Make seating in barrel easier as stated below.

I had high hopes for these pellets. I am shooting with Airforce Condor. I found they are very difficult to seat in the barrel and I actually used the flat part of a penny to fully seat as I could not seat even with a glove covering my thumb. Accuracy is not good similar to that of the H&N Rabbit Magnum II. I do not usually write reviews but felt others should know about my experience before purchasing.

Seam to be very accurate when you can find one that is not deformed

Here is a link to the review Donnie Reed did on this pellets ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNCB3HVVDg ). Needless to say they were VERY poorly made.

The can was clean of lead dust and lead shavings. I examined the pellets closely for deformities and only picked out one pellet that was questionable. So the quality of the pellets was impressive.

Can't say because they would not chamber in my particular air rifle.

I tried to use these in a new Daystate Huntsman Regal XL PCP 30 fpe air rifle. I could not get them to chamber using either the single-shot tray or the 10-show magazine. In both instances the pellet was too large in diameter to load. I did put a little shoulder into closing the bolt on one of the pellets and managed to get it in the rifle but the bold would not close all the way. I had to use a rigid cleaning rod from the muzzle end to tap the pellet back out of the barrel.

These were the ones that I wanted to see fly straight out of my gun as I like the shape and size. They just didn't.

I could not get accuracy out of my gun.