Marauder 25 and Baracuda Hunter Hollowpoint 27.47gr?

[Norcal]

Interested in trying these in my new SynRod.25. Was hoping to get some input from other.25 Marauder owners that have tried them.

[rsterne]

Decent pellets, the only way to tell if YOUR barrel likes them is to try them.....

Bob

[Norcal]

Thanks, Bob

Amazon had some tins in their Warehouse Deals section for $8.18/200 so I bought a couple. They better not come beat to s*** with a bunch of deformed skirts - Amazon will eat them if they do...

[Norcal]

Well, as I feared, the Amazon employee that packaged my order tossed the two tins of pellets in a box with only a couple of those little airbag pillows for padding. The tins had been described as having "Small cosmetic imperfection on top, front or sides of item". When I got them, the tins were almost busted open and a visual inspection found deformed skirts on approximately 5-10% of the pellets.

Amazon CS was great and after about 15 minutes chatting to Melissa R down in Honduras, my initial $17.69 was refunded, I got to keep the damaged pellets, and I received a $15 credit to reorder two brand new tins of pellets which are costing me $9.94 total after applying the $15 credit. Hope my SynRod likes them as I'm going to end up with nearly 800 - if Melissa does her part and sends a note to the Fulfillment people to package the new tins with adequate protection this time...

[CatbirdSHV]

Thanks, Bob

Amazon had some tins in their Warehouse Deals section for $8.18/200 so I bought a couple. They better not come beat to s*** with a bunch of deformed skirts - Amazon will eat them if they do...

Still somewhat frustrated that H&N cannot find some round pieces of foam, a la JSB, to put into their superior tins to prevent the pellets' jostling in transit.  DUUUUH!

[Smokehogan]

My new Armada loves them.  I've always had great luck with H&N pellets, specifically the Baracuda Hunters.  Not the "extreme hunters," the slight difference in those don't group as well for me.  Mine also likes Polymags but for that $8 price on Amazon for 200, can't beat that price.  I too bought 2 tins (bought two by accident lol) but glad I messed up because they group awesome for me.  Hole in a hole at 30 yds. 

[anti-squirrel]

I can't comment on the MRod part, but my Hatsan 95 loves the .25 Barracudas almost as much as it loves Polymags.

And based on my experience there and with my .22 Crosman guns, it seems if a barrel likes either Polymags or Barracuda Hunters, it will also like the other.  So if your gun likes those H&Ns, give a tin of Polymags a try.

I'll also second what Marcus said about the Hunter Extremes. 

[Norcal]

Had a chance to try out the new pellets over the weekend while boat-in camping up at the lake. Shot out to 45 yards and was getting 1/2-3/4" groups using my new Caldwell XLA Bipod. Had one confirmed GS kill and two that crawled back into their holes leaving fatal blood trails. Still learning to use the MRAD Reticle on my new BSA 4-14x44 scope.

[Norcal]

Well, as I feared, the Amazon employee that packaged my order tossed the two tins of pellets in a box with only a couple of those little airbag pillows for padding. The tins had been described as having "Small cosmetic imperfection on top, front or sides of item". When I got them, the tins were almost busted open and a visual inspection found deformed skirts on approximately 5-10% of the pellets.

Amazon CS was great and after about 15 minutes chatting to Melissa R down in Honduras, my initial $17.69 was refunded, I got to keep the damaged pellets, and I received a $15 credit to reorder two brand new tins of pellets which are costing me $9.94 total after applying the $15 credit. Hope my SynRod likes them as I'm going to end up with nearly 800 - if Melissa does her part and sends a note to the Fulfillment people to package the new tins with adequate protection this time...

Well, Amazon just lost any profit they stood to make on my little purchase. The two tins of replacement pellets were delivered this morning and had NO protective padding/cushioning whatsoever to prevent damage/deformity to the pellet skirts during shipment. They refunded the $9.94 I paid for the replacement tins and gave me a $15 credit to spend as I wish, plus I get to keep the two tins of pellets.

In summary, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos paid me $15 and sent me four tins of pellets for free. Since his net worth is like $90 Billion Dollars, I'm sure he is beside himself with such a crushing loss...