I cant imagine any of these alloy pellets having much in the way of knockdown power of their kin lead pellet. Heavier has always meant more energy released at point of impact.
Anybody tried either H&N Green or GTO in .177?
Wouldn’t a .22 alloy pellet with 11.75 gr or 12.35 gr have more knockdown power than a .177 lead pellet with 8 to 10 gr? ( rhetorical question)
Yes I tried H&N Baracuda Green 6.64 grain .177 cal. in three of my guns. One rifle(springer) and two pistols (one gas ram and one co2) and they performed best in the low powered co2 pistol at short ranges. I shot them thru the chrony and was surprised at the results. I found that they shot about 25 fps slower than a 7.4 grain lead pellet in the springer and the gas ram but in the co2 pistol they were about 10 fps faster? One other thing I found interesting was that on the tin it says "for PCP rifles only" Maybe the experts can shed some light on what is going on?
Quote from: Airnut on June 11, 2018, 09:54:20 AM Yes I tried H&N Baracuda Green 6.64 grain .177 cal. in three of my guns. One rifle(springer) and two pistols (one gas ram and one co2) and they performed best in the low powered co2 pistol at short ranges. I shot them thru the chrony and was surprised at the results. I found that they shot about 25 fps slower than a 7.4 grain lead pellet in the springer and the gas ram but in the co2 pistol they were about 10 fps faster? One other thing I found interesting was that on the tin it says "for PCP rifles only" Maybe the experts can shed some light on what is going on? That IS interesting. I was thinking of trying them in a .177 LW barreled Daisy 853 (SSP @ ~ 3 ft-lb).Maybe the warning is so 'magnum' springers don't tweak their powerplant shooting uber light ammo, but that's only a guess.
Quote from: cobalt327 on June 11, 2018, 12:31:03 PMQuote from: Airnut on June 11, 2018, 09:54:20 AM Yes I tried H&N Baracuda Green 6.64 grain .177 cal. in three of my guns. One rifle(springer) and two pistols (one gas ram and one co2) and they performed best in the low powered co2 pistol at short ranges. I shot them thru the chrony and was surprised at the results. I found that they shot about 25 fps slower than a 7.4 grain lead pellet in the springer and the gas ram but in the co2 pistol they were about 10 fps faster? One other thing I found interesting was that on the tin it says "for PCP rifles only" Maybe the experts can shed some light on what is going on? That IS interesting. I was thinking of trying them in a .177 LW barreled Daisy 853 (SSP @ ~ 3 ft-lb).Maybe the warning is so 'magnum' springers don't tweak their powerplant shooting uber light ammo, but that's only a guess. That may well be correct but how do you explain the slower velocity on a lighter pellet?
QuoteWouldn’t a .22 alloy pellet with 11.75 gr or 12.35 gr have more knockdown power than a .177 lead pellet with 8 to 10 gr? ( rhetorical question)I can't imagine that the .22 11.75 or 12.35 would not fair better.