H&N Sniper Medium Pellets, .177 Cal, 8.5 Grains, Domed, 500ct

The design, weight and b.c. of these pellets is why I purchased them. The only problem is my rifle does not like them, as far as accuracy goes. They are deep penetrating, but have very little expansion. My groups made with these, make my rifle a 15 to 20 yard hunting rifle. They are still worth a try, but I don't think these make a good hunting pellet. The b.c. would make them great for long range, had the accuracy been better.

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Nice long distance design.

Quality! Definitely quality pellets! Accurate one after another, and all are consistently produced. I'll be back for more!

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If you want a quality pellet, consistent accuracy... Yup, right here. God bless, and be safe everyone.

I bought these to test in my Daisy/Winchester 1100. I don't bench rest for groups but I do practice constantly on 1" gongs at various ranges. The incidence of hits has gone up at all ranges. Improved accuracy over the Crosman pointed pellets I was using. This pellet turned a good 25 yard gun into a solid 35 yard gun.

Better packaging. The sniper medium has a thin skirt that is easily deformed. The pellets are consistent but need sorting for damaged skirts.

These did not shoot well in my Crosman 2100 or my legacy 1000.

Shoot well in my Diana PCP. Well packed for shipping.

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H&N makes superb pellets. The Sniper Line is no exception. I have lots of all weights and sizes; Magnum, Medium and Light. Each finds the barrel and power that maximizes its potential for accuracy. The "barrel" shape seems very well purposed for a stable flight and very good accuracy whether it is form H&N or their competitor, the JSB Monster series.

Not much to change with these rounds, for they meet the purpose for which they are manufactured. We always would like them cheaper, but who would not?

I try and match the power output of the arm to the pellet and vice versa. My new RWS 430L really makes the most of this pellet in my 10 M basement range. Consistently shoot 10 rounds within the 7 ring and it is entirely possible to bury the 10 ring on a clean bull. I suspect that the dome nose and barrel overall shape would make for deep but not particularly wide wound channels on garden pests. My RWS 350 Fuererkraft Pro Compact loves the Magnums and Monsters in .177. My RWS 34 Panther in .22 likes the Magnums. My Crosman Nitro Venon Dusk, however likes the Lights. What this says is that this is a stable and accurate round if one matches it to the power and barrel of the air arm.

Very uniform,accurate and they hold there velocity down range. I think it is due to the flatter sides compared to a standard diobolo shape.

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I compared these to the JSB 8.44's and they both weighed 8.5 on my scale. The Sniper mediums and JSB were the same fps from the muzzle but the Sniper mediums were 30fps faster at 25yrds. I will try to attach pictures.

Consistency is excellent. Dont let the low FPS of these pellets get in your way. They shoot flatter and hit harder than any pellets ive tried. The Beeman Chief pushes these at 725 fps and I use them for my 100 yard challenges. They are still giving enough foot pounds for small game at this distance.

Not good for magazines.

I get better accuracy at longer distance with these pellets and I'm not sure how that works, I'm sure someone knows. At 30 yards I get .8 inch group at 45 it's less than .5. I get 1.5 at 100 yards, no wind.

Screwable Tin

I just bought a tin of these in February 2019 (Batch CN 180727.90804.18 D-34346). These pellets were of VERY POOR quality. The skirts were paper thin - thinner than any other pellets I've used. Many skirts were deformed, and some even had portions of the skirts missing (see the image I posted). I can't even use these pellets - a total waste of money.

Avoid the current batch of these...

The heavier the round the more accurate it is, but at some point you hit diminishing returns. The Sniper Magnums were too heavy for my Umarex Fuel. The Sniper Lights are too light to maintain accuracy. These... Are DEAD ON at 60 YARDS! Best round I have ever put through my rifle!

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Between my 7.9 grain hollow points and these, these are VASTLY more accurate and hit exponentially harder (by sound). These are BY FAR the best round out of the dozen or so I have tried in my well-used Umarex Fuel.

They are easy to seat in the very tight bore of my hatsan 125 and deliver the highest energy of any pellet I've tried. Also they handle supersonic speeds surprisingly well. 5 shot extreme spreads are single digit and 30yd groups at 1130 fps mv are nickel size or better. I am still trying to find a heavier(subsonic) pellet that delivers comparable terminal energy but until then, these pellets are the perfect medicine

The only thing I would really like to see different is another weight option between the 8.5 grain medium and the 15 grain magnum. The superior efficiency of this design in the baracuda weight class would be the best thing ever for these super magnum .177s

I did get a few deformed skirts but still gave them 5 stars because for what these cost, I don't expect match grade consistency. I am overall still very impressed with these.