Page 4 - H&N Sniper Magnum, .22 Reviews

Overall design, weight.

Nothing I can think of.

I use these inmy Benjamin woodswalker pistol. The pellets fit in, and they fly very well.

Works very well in my Disco .22. I haven't ran it through the crono yet, but at 20 yards I am printing a 5 shot group that a Dime can completely cover the holes of the projectiles. If I can tweek my power adjustment, I probably can get it tighter. I will be ordering more.

Even though these pellets have a 5.50 head diameter, they do seem to work pretty good. My only things that I would change would be to expand the head diameters to 5.51, 5.52, and 5.53 mm's for a better variety of guns and there bore diameters. No two guns are alike.

Good pellet for range up to 50 yards...very stable...if you're shooting over 50 yards distance, look for something heavier...as the range expands, the wind current affects trajectory line out of proportion, since it's lightweight pellet...the pellet itself is excellent...however, it needs to be heavier...especially for the use in PCP air rifles...

Make it in 36 to 40 grains...

The pellet is excellent, but when I compared it to H & N rabbit magnum...Rabbit Magnum performed better, my assumption is, because it's heavier pellet compared to this one... This brings, the old rhetorical question about caliber .25...and I always say, we're still walking in a baby steps, when it comes to caliber .22...what I'm trying to say, it has not been explored enough yet... " In a proper way "...caliber .22 has a lot to offer, as long as you can provide an adequate FPS... Someone has already done the research on this subject, and that's why Ruger 10/22 is not 10/25...and that's why, NATO standard round is caliber .556...this pellet is excellent, as long as you know how to compensate for cross-wind...like I said, if the weight of it was 40 grains...it would outperform any other pellet... " NOW "...we all know, why swaggering a pellet offers the best pellet possible...it compresses the lead, and offers heavy pellet to resist wind, and heavy enough to maintain trajectory line...

Average length and weight. Would be a good middle weight pellet in some rifles.

Flare of the skirt it larger than the head making them tight at the back and loose in front. Unfortunately this creates accuracy problems in my Air Force Condor. Could not get them to shoot tighter than 2-3 inch groups at 30 yards. Velocity spread was also around 70 fps.

These seem to be good middle weight pellets with potential for hunting at less that 50 yards. They just did not work well in my rifle. If you can get them to work for you they will probably be an excellent round.

Nice medium-heavy solid hitters.

Anyone would like to get things at a lower cost, but otherwise, not that I can think of at this time.

Can be a little big picky about the rifle being used, and not impressive out of most air pistols in .22 that I have. Still not able to try in my Crosman 2400KT, but suspect it would perform better out of that, than the Webley or my multi-pump pneumatic pistols. Prefers air rifles with 900+ FPS, from what I've seen.

H&N quality & ingenuity speaks for itself. Clean, no deformities. Great packaging. Gonna keep re-ordering. Ive reviewed these before. But ill add some. Ive stated how flat these shoot. Im using Peep sites. Took 5 Rabbits by my pond between 50 & 60 yrds w/ no adjustments, Peep sites are great that way. Using the BigUglyHat. All shoulder/ribcage shots, all 1 shot kills, 3 pellets passed clean threw. 1 pellet nearly passed threw, it had a slight mushroom it was stuck in the fur. The other pellet was lodged in shoulder joint bone all i could see was the skirt, it had split the bone. Thats about as Macabre as i get. I was laying in wait for a Grey Fox i been after, then diner popped up & i couldnt resist. Got 3 crows 1 of which was dumb enuff to perch on a fence post exactly 81 yrds away. All the afore mentioned shots were takin from a supported or rested position. Nothing but love for this pellet design. Thank you H&N. Thank you PA. Happy Holidays AirGunners.

Yeah i coulda got the Rabbits w/ any one of the H&N Baracuda line pellets. The Hat loves all the Cudas. But they dont fly as flat as these Snipers do. Wish i had a way to test down range energy. But ive got my proof that they work. Proof of flying flat by measurements. Proof of down range power by the depths of penetration. For me they penetrate as deep as 21g Cuda. Most Accurate, Loudest, hardest hitting pellet ive tried since i got my BigUglyHat 150 tuned. Consistent 33+fpe.

Weight

The skirts are flared to wide

I could barely get these to go into the barrel of a Benjamin discovery . They flared the skirts to wide on the batch I got .

H&N quality. 18g. Works great behind Tuned 33+fpe spring Hatsan 150. Actually 33.9fpe might as well say 34fpe at 920 fps consistently. Produced 21.2fpe at 728fps from spring Webley Spector. Deep Penetration. Mushrooms perfectly. Held up well at 20yards on steel target, frayed out beyond paper thin but was all there, the size of a 50cal. Look like modern day artwork. Waited a long time for these and they did not dissapoint. I ordered more. Deff thinking on these for next Turkey season which is what i mainly use the Hat 150 for or any hunting where i use a rest. I had the Hat 150 Tuned because i do specific things w/it and will prolly never shoot it 5000 times again. Equiped w/ Peep sites now, its fitting that a pellet Nomenclatured Sniper Magnum works great in it. I use the Short, light, quick Webley Spector for everything else. So much so that i got a 2nd one. Cause i shoot it so much. Just got it somewhere else..oops. Couldnt resist.

So Far in the Hat150 its the tightest grouping pellet ive tried out to 97 yrds,as tight but easier than Match Baracuda 21g.Easier because i dont have to mess w/ elevation adjt. At 18g this pellet flies flat. Really flat 1 3/4" drop at 72 yrds at 920fps at muzzle,wish i had the equip to test speeds beyond muzzle. Loudest pellet ive fired in Hat150 not including pellets under 15g Produces recoil like a heavier pellet. So they are sealing nice in the barrel. Skirt design is a work of art in itself. My Hat150 likes 5.51mm the best, ive no micrometer. MY Webley Spector likes 5.52 best. & stacks JSB18g. These group tight in the Webley but not JSB tight. Its a harder lead compound than JSB. Truely impressive pellet. Would like to see them in 16g20g & 22g. Works great in both my rigs, superior in the Hat 150 which likes everything H&N. Especialy the Barcudas Penetrates as deep as a 21g, flies flatter, faster. Easier on spring and seal? May be no reason for me to order anything else for the Hat

Not much.

See below.

Looks nothing like the photos on tin or H&N's site. It is not elongated at all and the tail is notched. They are polished bright by some means and the heads are not well defined at all. Many have blotches of lead glops by the head, surely will cause uneven flight. I have a photo but can't upload it.

Shot EXCELLENT in my discovery ...nice shape

the standard, charge less. lol

They did not shoot well in my Hatsan 105x, Umarex Octane or Winchester 850 springers. With my disco I had stacked 3 almost in 1 hole at 28 yards the 4th started to cloverleaf, then neighbor came out shouting about me shooting so had to stop. I am concerned they may outshoot the JSB 18's my disco really likes since I have a boatload of the JSB's and would have to stock up on these. Initial testing with my pcp says they are very accurate to the 28 yards I can get on my home range. when I get a chance to do a shootout vs JSB's and get some FPE numbers I will add that information

I love that they penetrate really really good but hit like a brick

Nothing

Extremely accurate

Consistent shape, no dings in pellets, and aerodynamic design. The screw top tin is one of the best.

Fit seems tight in the chamber for both a BSA Scorpion, and a Theoben which has a Lothar Walther barrel. Even though the pellet claims to have a 5.50mm head, the skirt has a very tight fit, and may be influencing accuracy. Perhaps modifying the skirt design would improve accuracy.

Accuracy was not as good as JSB's 15.89, JSB's 18.1 nor the H&N Barracuda. I had better accuracy with my BSA, with slightly less than 1/2" 5 shot groups at 20 yards. The Theoben MFR accuracy was worse. Both of these guns shoot 1/2" or better at 50 yards with the pellets previously mentioned. I noticed mostly vertical stringing with both guns. I will stick with what works rather than try to dial these in. Both guns shoot best with 5.52mm or 5.53mm pellets. The JSB's and 5.53 mm Barracuda's don't feel as tight in the chamber as these do. The BSA velocity was about 860 fps, and the Theoben's was about 915 fps.