H&N Excite Spike Pellets, .22 Cal, 15.74 Grains, Pointed, 200ct

verry consistent size no flash or junk in the tins verry clean

more in the tin DUUUUH

my ruger air magnum loves these in 22 cal going to try them in 177 for my RWS 460 mag my rws 460 in 22 cal hates them they are a little light for the magnums but they group great 3/4 inch at 25 yrds from a sand bag Thay have a thicker skirt than other pointed pellets iv tried.

max penetration on furry critters airborne ones too.

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break in your springer with the pellets you'll use for hunting. if at all possible. the wear pattern is critical for accuracy. in the pressure chamber

These pellets deliver the best terminal performance on rabbits, resulting in quick, humane kills. I have a cottontail rabbit problem in my yard and have killed 24 of them in the last 9 months with my .22 caliber Beeman R9 (equipped with a Meopta Optika6 Scope) at a distance averaging 15 yards and a muzzle velocity @ 700 fps. The rabbit overpopulation has allowed me to experiment and collect a trove of data about what works and what does not, including shot placement (e.g., only take head shots when the rabbit is perfectly broadside and NOT quartering; otherwise deflection will occur), pellet penetration, lethality, and pellet brand. I started out using Crossman Premier pellets and JSB Hades pellets, but I ultimately switched to Excites because so many rabbits (approximately 50% of the rabbits I shot, in fact) ran into my neighbor's yard to die. Since switching to Excites, I haven't lost a single rabbit into my neighbor's yard. The terminal performance is unparalleled.

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Terminal performance refers to lethality, which in the case of air rifles usually results from a pellet penetrating an animal's vitals rather than hydrostatic shock (which can only occur when a bullet hits at thousands of feet per second). From my autopsies of rabbits, I've discovered that Excites penetrate deeper than other brands, sometimes resulting in pass-throughs. When they hit, they "ball up" rather than "pancake", which creates more sectional density at the front of the pellet and enables deeper penetration to the vitals. Hitting the vitals results in a faster, more humane death. I conclude from my data, collected from 24 kills over 9 months, that Excites provide the best terminal performance of any pellet on cottontail rabbits and probably other medium-sized rodents.