-Photos below are of dead rats and a bit graphic. Not often we post pictures of kills unless it's to show something specific. Read on at own discretion.
These new pellets are a hollow point with a difference.
My initial reaction to these were that perhaps they are a bit of a gimmick, the true test is going to be how they actually perform in the field.
It took only a very slight adjustment to my BSA essential scope to zero in, and the accuracy of these pellets seems pretty good (pellet on pellet at 30 yards in my gun)
Myself and Graham 'sniper gnome' headed out to the chicken coops to see how many rats we could get. We are using Nitesite Viper kits on our guns, and the first thing that is evident is that the pellets have the shiny rear end that most Crosman pellets have. This means in the IR from the Nitesite you can see the pellet on the screen during travel like tracer fire! Very useful for ranging any aim off if you need to.
We were soon dropping rats very quickly and the pellets perform very well. We had a few 'runners' (rats tend to get an adrenaline burst when hit) but most dropped straight away.
You can see here the exit wound by the ear. The expansion on these pellets is huge and drops them down immediately.
We had 39 tonight and they were still coming out when we left. The breeding season is still in full swing!
I should point out that we are both using sub 12ftlbs air rifles and not anything FAC rated, so anyone can use these without a license. Our air rifles are a BSA superten and an Evanix Sniper both in .22 calibre.
Piranha pellets are well worth a go and they aren't as expensive as Polymags. I'll be using these again, it would be interesting to see how effective they are on pigeons and rabbits.
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