Page 3 - JSB Diabolo Exact, .25 Reviews

This pellet has transformed my Hatsan M-135 .25 Cal. into an actual shooter. The problem with Hatsan in .25 is that they manufacture an oversized bore. H&N has compensated for this by re-designing their Baracuda to accommodate for this (Hatsan now distributes H&N). JSB, however, with the bigger all round pellet fits the oversize bore fully. Indeed, I use my venerable Beeman Pellet Seat Tool to "click" the Exact King Heavies into the breech. They have turned a "scatter gun" into a one hole RIFLE. It has been simply amazing!

There is very little, if anything at all, to want to change. In fact, I absolutely hope that JSB DOES NOT CHANGE anything about this particular pellet as it is THE ONE that will engage the barrel of my Hatsan and has turned it into an accurate rifle. Okay, so I'll do the consumer typical complaint, "Reduce the price!" but that is somewhat disingenuous as they do precisely what they are designed to do and are worth every extra penny!

This pellet is exactly (pardon the pun) what one needs for an oversized bore, as common to Hatsan. It produces amazing down range energy as evidenced by my modeling clay "brick." I swedge the clay into a 3" by 3" by 8" rectangle. I blew threw the 3" side and had to shoot it end-on. The cavitation was 3 1/2" to the skirt of the buried Exact King Heavy. The PA calculator indicated some 30 foot pounds of energy. This is the go-to pellet for Hatsan .25s and any .25 that it will seat in the breech that have enough power to launch them. In other words, this pellet is not for the airgun that is "faint of heart!"

Grouped well in my Cricket 25 at 900 fps

Takes a little tuning but I've shot a one hole group at 50 yds. Accuracy out of my FX Impact is amazing!!

Experiment to find the best speed for these pellets. I'm seeing best accuracy about 860 fps max. Try 830 to 840 to start.

These are the most accurate.25 cal pellets I've used in my Air Force Condor so far. Only a couple of "flyers" in over 500 rounds. Absolutely deadly on feral pidgons. I've also used on Gray Digger ground squirrels with devestating results. The accuracy means clean hits and instant humane kills. I achieved the same high accuracy in my .25 cal. Marauder. I'm sold.

Screw-top lid.

Everything about this pellet is perfect. By far the best, most accurate . They even look better than other companies or manufacturers pellets. high precision pellets. No other company should even be allowed to say that their pellets are HIGH PRECISION or MATCH GRADE except JSB!!! THERE is no other that comes close.

NOT A DAMN THING

FOR THE .25 caliber HATSAN BT65QE it is the only pellet to use. I was ready to return my HATSAN BT65QE until the JSB's arrived. I love my BT65QE 10 times more than my marauder ..22 & I never thought I would ever say that.because I could hit crows out to 120 yards with the Marauder with a little luck on a calm day but the BT65QE .25 caliber is legitimately lethal out to 150+ yards.. Without JSB's my target at 40 yards looked like I fired a 12 gauge bird load at it. Maybe a 7.5 inch groups if even that small with H&N GRIZZLIES and STOEGER points but with JSB's 1\2 or .5 inch groups out to 60 yards. I imagine I can get 1.5 or less out to 100 with these on a calm day with luck and no flyers. Lord knows (so do the crows) 150+ yard kill shots on crows are not just possible definitely doable even for an average shooter with a good scope

Hard hitting and accuracy

Nothing

Definitely one to try

i find these a little bit more accurate than the MK2's out of my FX IMPACT. they buck the wind very well. and get a complete passthrew on whistle pigs at 55 yrds.

nothing

length might not work in all rotery mags.

I was going to give value for the money 4 stars because these pellets are a bit pricey, but with their performance out of my Cricket, I have give top marks for value. If you're a hunter these would be valuable pellets to have. I get very tight groups out as far as 70 yards, with consistent 1/2-5/8" one hole groups at 50 yards on a calm day. I have pushed these out to 150 yd and have been able to hit a 1" spinner target about 50-60% of the time with the rest of the shots falling within 2.5." This is better than with the Exact King 25.4gn and the 25.4's perform very very well. I know that these aren't a magic pellet for every gun but they shoot best out of all the guns I own and I don't have the magazine problems like others have had with other rifles; however, they are a little bit tighter. I did buy a couple tins of the MkII version of the Heavies but the originals outperformed them by a hair (again in my Cricket). I like 'em.

How's about 50 more at the price they go for?

I have heard that they do best at certain velocities. Testing is needed to determine this in your rifle.

A great pellet in my 25 caliber Condor rifles ... is very accurate. I'm driving these out at 950+ fps and they smack whatever they hit HARD !

A screw top lid on the can !

The weight is very good. So is the accuracy out of my gun. Consistency isnt too bad either.

Screw on lid

Make sure your gun has the power potential to push the pellet down the barrel and down range.

Maybe the best pellet made for my .25 Cal. Hatsan Gladius Long. Accurate enough to shoot hole in hole and hits like a hammer.

I want screw off lids on the tins.

If you hunt with your PCP 25, you have to at least try this pellet. I can't speak to how it works in springers.

These pellets shoot as good if not better at longer range out of my EscapeUL than the lighter king 25.4gr pellets. I use these for shots over 60yrds and they hit hard.

Nothing.

If your gun shoots the lighter king 25.4gr pellets than you should give these heavy pellets a shot.

Heavier weight therefore more energy.

Not the best "fit" in several of my rifles.

Well formed, clean & decent weight.

Screw top tin.

I use these in a Sumatra carbine with power dial turned down to about 1/3-1/2 power & they shoot just fine. Also, there has been stories about these being too big & not fitting into the Sumatra magazine. Not true. They fit snug enough that they don't fall out of the mag, but not so snug that they're hard to load.

Weight, shape, accuracy.

Not much

Hits like a stone out of all 3 of my .25 cals. Single hole accuracy at 25 yards on marauder, custom bullpup and a 25 repeater I built. All three shoot this pellet super well. Buy some, very likely you will be a happy shooter.

Very accurate out of my fx wildcat. Several 1/2 inch 5 shot groups at 50 yards. Will turn a starlin inside out, kind of. Very hard hitting.

More in a tin.

If you have .25 cal. Give these a try.

Out of all the pallets that I shoot in my cricket tuned pellet gun, these are the most accurate. At 20 yards one hole, and 50 yards one hole. At 100 yards 1.5 inches 10 shot group.

If this pellet was a hollow point, with this accuracy, perfect.

Most accurate pellet I've ever tested in my 25.

The shape and weight of the pellets.

For jsb should really put a screw top on their pellets.

These 33.95 grain shoots a better group in my 2nd generation M-rod compared to the 25.39 grain. I read some review on these pellets with the M-rod with some disappointment and was hoping for the same but it turns out great pellet of choice. But every gun is different so it is worth the try. I bought one can to try it out and now already place more on the way.

verry accurate in 25 cal airforce condor and in my 257 condor 1/2 in at 50 mts

Make little heavy like 45 to 50 grains

Given a try you won't regret it

Weight, BC GA .0500 by my calculations, accuracy, Made by JSB.

Skirt is a bit on the large side at .264", or at least the original production batch was. I would prefer about .256".

Tried these in my Cricket and they shoot great. I am getting .070" CTC groups at 50 yards. I maded a sizer to size the too .251". They shoot a little better size but they still shoot good unsized. The gun is shooting King lites at 975fps, Barracudas at 920 fps, and King heavies at 880 fps. Shooting over my crony the heavies are still doing 780 fps at 50 yards.