Tom, how did those Hades pellets work out in the Ranger?Buddy
I'd say that's pretty good. How do they compare with your other pellets?Buddyb
Quote from: buddyb on October 24, 2019, 05:58:15 PMI'd say that's pretty good. How do they compare with your other pellets?BuddybBuddyI can do just as good or better with 22 cal. 14.4 gr. Crosman Piranha'sWe'll see how well they work on live game now.I was really tired & a little shaky when I took those shots. I was standing with the rifle braced against a door frame.I may try a sit down shot, braced against a door frame next.I shoot again tomorrow morning when I am well rested.Best Wishes - Tom
Quote from: A.K.A. Tommy Boy on October 24, 2019, 07:49:19 PMQuote from: buddyb on October 24, 2019, 05:58:15 PMI'd say that's pretty good. How do they compare with your other pellets?BuddybBuddyI can do just as good or better with 22 cal. 14.4 gr. Crosman Piranha'sWe'll see how well they work on live game now.I was really tired & a little shaky when I took those shots. I was standing with the rifle braced against a door frame.I may try a sit down shot, braced against a door frame next.I shoot again tomorrow morning when I am well rested.Best Wishes - TomI was out hunting today with the Summit Ranger shoooting the JAS 22 cal Hades 15.89 gr hunting pellets I harvested a red squirrel at about 2 yards with a straight on shot.The pellet basically blew right thru from front to back, much like a Crosman Piranha would.I could not tel if there was much expansion or not, leastwise by the exit wound alone.They are accurate enough in this rifle but time well tell if they out shine another hunting pellet.I also lube all my pellets with a dry film lubricant. I does not diesel or detonate in the barrel and is not greasy or oily to the touch. Best Wishes - Tom
Hey Tom,Just a little update on the hunting trip to Winter WI. I'm using your "hold" and it works best of any others we've tried. I've got the scope sighted in at the range and shooting 1.5" groups at 30 yards using Crosman domed 14.3gr. We've had a blast plinking with this setup and completely ditched the 0.17 caliber Gamo for this better caliber. One note. Without the BSA 644 silencer the pellets seem to raise up a little bit. With the silencer the pellets trajectory appears flatter probably do to some lost velocity? The silencer very effectively cancels pellet/air noise too. We're thinking of bumping up the pellet weight a little bit but very happy with current setup. Took a 20 mile canoe trip down the Thornapple river with the Silent-Summit and got two Rough Grouse from the boat. Two more grouse near the road the next day and one wild turkey on the dear trail. No misses thus far. This gun is awesome.Happy Trails!Rebel
Nice. Why lube the pellets? Probably a dumb question but I didn't know we should. And how do you like the Hades? You getting good accuracy out of them? I want to try some just have had the opportunity to purchase any.
Congrats on the gray squirrel. Hmm...I think you may be right about the Hades. The fox squirrel I shot with the Gamo red fire deformed quite a bit from my summit ranger.Albeit I don't have a lot of experience with airguns though. Buddyb
I'm using the Gamo red fires in mine with excellent results so far.Buddyb