Page 3 - H&N Sniper Magnum, .22 Reviews

Shoots great out of my HW 100k and my LW barreled 22xx builds. Shooting at 50 yards , these pellets produce nickle size 10 shot groups.

Always , lower cost.

These pellets are very uniform, and should shot well in any .22 cal. PCP

Ballistic coefficient is killer, 1.5in higher than most diabolo and tipped pellets at 25yds and 2in at 30yds.

Some poor skirts but not bad over all.

They maintain tons of energy and shoot super flat in magnum sprinters. Shooting at 830fps, 27.5FPE out of my gamo magnum and .5in for 5 shots at 31yds.

The pellets in tin are very clean and shiny. They fit perfectly in my Gamo Urban magazine. Extremely accurate ( 3/8 c c @28 yrds) Chrony avg 858 fps.

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This pellet now slides into my #1 position for hunting. Nudging past the H-N Terminator. The Sniper Magnum just smashes squirrels. Just a shot, pop, and drop! Quick humane kill! I love H-N pellets. The .177 version of this pellet is fantastic also

Just like the 18 grain jsb pellets out of my hatsan 125 vortex. I am impressed, I was not expecting these to be just as accurate as the jsb 18 grain pellets out of my air rifle.

Get on it H&N, get a bigger tin and load more than 200 or 250 pellets into a tin. H&N Barracuda pellets only come in 200 count tins in .22. Sniper magnum pellets only come in 250 count tins in .22. Put them in 500 count tins. No wonder I always get jsb pellets before H&N.

sometimes the pellets you are expecting to be inaccurate, are very accurate. That's why you have to test pellets. In my case these are very accurate. I'm glad I gave them a chance.

Accuracy, hard hitting

More per tin

Good group 1/4 inch at 10 yards. QB78

Accuracy, BC

Larger tin, lower price!

In my rifle, (FX Independence), these are the most accurate pellet I've tried. They are better than the vaunted JSB (15 or 18 gr) and appear to have a better ballistic coefficient than the 18gr. JSB as the POI was approximately 2" higher at 50 yards then the JSB. The heads on the tin I received were all quite large with is good for me, I can re-size them to whatever I settle on as best. I really like these.

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give em a try ,,shoot great in my marauder pistol

Even though the pic on the tin shows a long pellet, not so. That is the .177 They are actually slightly shorter than the JSB 18's. I have gotten stellar accuracy and superior wind bucking and less drop on my 80 yard range even in 20-25 mph wind, when compared to my all time favorite's the JSB 18's. They are more accurate than the AA 16 gr (JSB's), but very slightly less so than the 18 jsb's. At 50 yards, the JSB is under 1/2" for me, and these new offerings from H&N are slightly over 1/2. With the give better BC for less wind drift, and less drop at range, I am very impressed! KnifeMaker

Same as everyone else. Higher count tins. H&N use to come in 500 count tins. No longer, at least in the USA. With the 250 ct. tins, they cost far too much!

They drop less at extended ranges than the 16 gr. JSB's!

Performed very well in my Benjamin NP. Very accurate !

Uniform, clean, weight. Easy to handle an load in gun.

500 pellet tins. Lower the price

I have been looking for an accurate .22 caliber pellet for my Gamo Bone Collector Maxxim, for over 8 months. I have tried more than 20 different brands, weights and styles: JSB, Air Arms, RWS, Crosman, Gamo, and other H&N.

I read an article on these new H&N Sniper pellets, and found the design to be interesting. Although the price is what I would consider very high (all H&N pellets are overpriced in my opinion), I decided to give these a try.

My Gamo Bone Collector Maxxim posted the following statistics over a 10 shot string:

Average Velocity: 624.11 fps
Standard Deviation: 2.82 fps
Spread: 9 fps
Energy: 15.62 fpe

5 shot groups produced the following:

10 Yards: .344 inches
22 Yards: .577 inches

This is the 2nd best pellet I have found for my rifle. Only the Gamo Red Fire pellets are as good or better. However, I will not shoot the Gamo Red Fires as they are far too expensive (.08/pellet) and I do not feel the polymer tip penetrates good enough on tough objects.

The most accurate shooting pellets I have ever had absolutely outstanding. They are dead on out to 70 yards and probably further. I have not shot past 70 yards yet but no other pellet has come close to this one in either of my two guns.

I would like to see 500 in a can !

This is the only pellet that shoots accurately in both of my air rifles!!!

They look really uniform. Like higher quality crosman premiers

Came covered in some sort of light oil. Skirts are too big for most rifles

These are the worst shooting pellets in my RWS 54. They shot terrible in my Hatsan 125 as well. Not sure if they just dont fit my guns, or are incredibly overrated as long range pellets in general. I've yet to see someone shoot them well past 10yds...

This pellet was making sub dime groups, at 10 yards, with a Benjamin NP XL 1100.

Not sure, other than making a pellet more accurate by giving it a boat tail...but this isn't practical. Almost has the shape of a bullet, but still has the skirt of a pellet. With a velocity of over 800fps, this pellet is hitting with 25 FPE.

Not sure there is anything else you guys should know about this pellet. The Benjamin NP XL 1100 I have is so far shown to be very accurate with 18 grain pellets. Any pellet in the sub 15 grain weight category, isn't as accurate, most land in the 1" to 1.25" group at 10 yards.

It was shot well and had good groups at 30yds

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It's a good heavy pellet

These pellets are longer and tubular the entire length and in my umarex octane are remarkable accurate and powerful. They shoot just as well in my Diana 34. Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!

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High winds do have an effect in long shots over 35yds.

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I would make them more uniform .

They are very inaccurate in my GAMO COYOTE ...

They penetrate well through fluid medium(water) and penetrate okay not as good as 21.1 grain barracudas through 1/4 pine board so for hunting small mammals and birds they shine due to energy transfer bullet head shape and penetration due to low fluid drag due to elongated mid section

need to be longer height to be more stable in flight, shots become erratic after 20 yards wants to yaw

fun to shoot recommend saving for hunting small mammals only as other pellets available are cheaper for target shooting and birds

Are extremely accurate at the 60 yards and hit very hard

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Extremely effective on squirrels and raccoons up to 50 yards as well

For the size of the pellet it is very consistent in its shape and weight being 18 Grains. I can see the manufacturing process, is one that guarantees accurate results. The shape of this pellet allowed me to reach out to a max of 100 yards accurately. I held 1 3 shot 1/2" group at 100 yards and another 3....groups.. 2... 3/4" Groups at 75 yards and 1...3/4 Group at 100 yard's I believe the 2 groups at 75 yards the gun was at about 2500 Psi using my condor .22 Cal Custom and it was dropping steady.

Maybe add some weight and perhaps if they dont have one in .25 cal this would be a great heavy pellet in this caliber. I think at long range it aould do well in 25 cal. The aerodynamics of this pellet and design have been tested in the Promethius Pellets in much lighter weight and material...The new lead pellet design and the dies allowed for a shorter pellet and added weight to this style pellet. EXCELLENT PELLET!

Using a higher power airgun will help maximize accuracy and overall results. I chose to use my Airforce Condor because I like to shoot the 18 grain pellets out at these distances. Using the higher power air guns of will definitely give you an advantage especially at around 50 yards, when hunting small game. I'm going to try to go back to my favorite spot this evening and do some hunting to see if I can get some rabbits...After testing this pellet out on some big lemons, I was able to split 4 of them at 50 yards with plenty stoping power..left behind the pellet at about 2100 Psi..

I like the consistency of quality. All of the pellets are smooth and the skirts were all perfectly formed for a good seal, which provided consistent velocity and accuracy.I first received these with a Hatsan AT44 QE Long combo package from PA. These really perform well in this rifle.

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