Fall Hunting - 22 cal Summit Ranger - JSB Hades Pellets *Graphic Picture*

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Great shooting Tom !!!

Hi Wayne !

Thank you for your reply and complement.

I am anxiously waiting for your next hunting Video.


Best Wishes - Tom

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

I managed to get out today and harvest a nice male Gray Squirrel with the Summit Ranger Shooting the 22 cal 15.89 gr. JSB Hades Hunting pellet.  The shot was a quartering away shot from about 25 yards. The pellet entered mid body on the right side just behind the rib cage and passed thru the heart lung area. It broke thru the left shoulder joint bones and rib cage bones and came to a stop just under the skin of the left shoulder. The skin was what stopped the pellet and it almost was a pass thru shot...but not quite. The pellet traveled thru 3 1/2 inches of flesh, internal organs and bone.  I measured this carefully with a tape measure to be exact.

I removed the pellet for your examination. It was almost a pristine pellet with very little deformation.
I am thinking that the Summit Ranger is somewhat under powered to maximize this pellet's expansion capabilities.
In my opinion this is a good hunting pellet. I think it would expand better in a higher powered gun....maybe like a PCP.....or at least one with more power than what the Summit Ranger produces.

Best Wishes - Tom

Here is the pellet that I recovered today.  Click the picture to enlarge the image.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

I managed to get out today and harvest a nice male Gray Squirrel with the Summit Ranger Shooting the 22 cal 15.89 gr. JSB Hades Hunting pellet.  The shot was a quartering away shot from about 25 yards. The pellet entered mid body on the right side just behind the rib cage and passed thru the heart lung area. It broke thru the left shoulder joint bones and rib cage bones and came to a stop just under the skin of the left shoulder. The skin was what stopped the pellet and it almost was a pass thru shot...but not quite. The pellet traveled thru 3 1/2 inches of flesh, internal organs and bone.  I measured this carefully with a tape measure to be exact.

I removed the pellet for your examination. It was almost a pristine pellet with very little deformation.
I am thinking that the Summit Ranger is somewhat under powered to maximize this pellet's expansion capabilities.
In my opinion this is a good hunting pellet. I think it would expand better in a higher powered gun....maybe like a PCP.....or at least one with more power than what the Summit Ranger produces.

Best Wishes - Tom

Here is the pellet that I recovered today.  Click the picture to enlarge the image.

The weather for todays hunt was pretty good.   It was a bit windy though with a strong & brisk wind of 25 MPH.

Here is the weather forecast for my area. The elevation where I am at is around 900 FT above sea level.


Fair & Sunny
55°F
13°C
Humidity   33%
Wind Speed   S 17 G 25 mph
Barometer   29.80 in
Dewpoint   26°F (-3°C)
Visibility   10.00 mi
Wind Chill   51°F (11°C)
Last update   26 Oct 2:35 pm CDT

[Bicycleman]

Good morning, Tom.  I am a little late to the party and still stuck on that first post.  You wrote "off-hand shot" a couple of times.  I am thinking you made a typographical error, because seasoned hunters like us can't shoot off hand with any success.  [Just joking.]  Excellent shooting on a rather small target.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Good morning, Tom.  I am a little late to the party and still stuck on that first post.  You wrote "off-hand shot" a couple of times.  I am thinking you made a typographical error, because seasoned hunters like us can't shoot off hand with any success.  [Just joking.]  Excellent shooting on a rather small target.

Hi Mike

I got real lucky on both of these shots and I know it.

Thank you for your reply & complement.



Best Wishes - Tom

[Insanity]

I think if you smack them in the skull it will frange like they are supposed to.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

I think if you smack them in the skull it will frange like they are supposed to.

You may be right Matt.     

The pellet did break thru the bones in the ribcage and shoulder joint though.


Best Wishes - Tom

[Insanity]

Not much resistance there to open up.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Not much resistance there to open up.

Yup Matt ..I think you may be absolutely right.

Maybe I should try again...... this time with a head shot.

Sometimes that's easier said than done, out in the Woods.


Best Wishes - Tom

[Insanity]

I fully understand that I have missed many squirrel last year with pore shots.