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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dvlnme Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 6:17am
thanx for pics,my next questions are,do they expand reliably,what velocity is your 25 cal rifle driving them at?the barracuda hollow points i have look like the same pellet,but without the cross hatching,dont really know if they expand as the 22 rifle i have used them in has enuf power to drive them right thru everything i have shot with them,into the ground behind the target so those i did recover were munted by impact with ground,but going on comparisions of damage caused by simialler weght pellets and thehollow point versions,the hollow point did more damage,so logical to assume the hollow points were opening up to some degree i guess,use 14,3gr crosman pellets at times in same rifle and have chronoed them at just over 1000fps and i know they definatly expand in fact they disintergrated as only ever find bitz of them but thats got lot to do with the high velocity i think ,have seen some good reports on the pellets you using and them expanding but one ones said at what velocity,velocity got lot to do with how well a hollow point projectile expands as far as lead bullets go and there been lot pulished data on lead bullet performance particually regarding handguns,as velocitys from handguns are very simialler to airguns the results should be very simialler i would think and pellets lot more fragile than lead bullets,would be very useful if pellet manufacturers published the data from their test results in more detail for us to read,maybe some us could get together and do some testing of our own as a project and put results up on here,easy enuf to make a balistic gell as test medium i as well as few others have a chrono and would be interested in doing such a project.
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Size difference .177 vs .25 - H&N Barracuda Hunter Extreme 


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Finally, here are some pics of the rabbit and cat taken with Barracuda Hunter Extreme .25cal






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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dvlnme Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jul 2020 at 8:52am
can you put pic up of them got some nasty looking barracuda hollow points here some one gave me in 177 and 22,was wondering if they the same,use lot barracuda pellets in 177 and 22 they allways been accurate in my guns and little heavier than most pellets too which i like,proberly my favourite all round pellet in my 40 fpe 22 rifle,and plan use these 21.3 gr pellets in revolver as well on full power the revolver will be giving 32fpe with 21.3 gr pellets so guna pack a wallop for a pistol particually as it should give 12/13 shots off regulater at that fpe level by our calculations,if those nasty pellets you are using come close to 21gr in 22 they should be awsume in the revolver.
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Hello Mike, Barracuda Hunter Extremes are my most popular pellets. My .177 rifles love them as well as my .25cal. They definitely do the job and hit like a hammer. The cat inshot yesturday was the first cat with this rifle and when it ran off after the shot, i reloaded ready for a follow up shot but never needed it. They are very accurate too. My advise to you is try them out and let me know how you find them, im guessing they will become one of your favorites very quickly too.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dvlnme Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jul 2020 at 9:21am
like Paul said got hit cats just right eh,evan with hi vell 22 rimfire they can be tough to kill at times,how do those barracuda extreme pellets go? got some in 22 cal but havnt tryed them yet,they certainly look nasty,
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Ive tried to upload a photo but its not working
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Good shooting. Gotta hit those cats right.
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I got 1 rabbit yesterday at 40m and a pesky wild cat that ive been stalking on and off for the last 6 months. I finally got this from 30m this morning. Both taken with my Hatsan 125 sniper .25cal, using H&N Barracuda Hunter Extreme pellets. The cat managed another 10m before it expired.
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Will do, but no idea yet WHEN, I'll get a chance to go shooting with them.
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