The world of airgun shooting is diverse and fascinating, with each calibre offering unique benefits. .22 airguns are widely favoured for their hard-hitting impact and excellent energy retention, making them ideal for target shooting and small game hunting.

Hades .22 Pellets 5.5mm - Cheshire Gun Room Limited JSB Hades .22 Pellets 5.5mm - Cheshire Gun Room Limited

The RWS Superdome .22 pellet is an embodiment of innovative design and performance. Their distinctive ‘English bulldog’ shape, characterised by a round head and a ribbed body, ensures a flat trajectory and accurate shot. They are a top choice for the best .22 pellets for spring air rifle, CO2 and PCP airgun users alike. Please note we have staff available to speak/write in the following languages: English Greek, Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, French and Cantonese. In standardized HAM testing, we recorded a BC of 0.018. This gave effectively flat shooting between 9 to 32 Yards using our Beeman Model 1074. I had seen how effective the JSB Hades was at delivering more dump energy and better expansion into a target. This improved the chances for a clean kill, more forgiving while being safer in case of an exit. No pass-through was experienced when I took this same carbine against P-Dawgs and squirrels at 15 to 45 yards. The JSB Hades at .22 or .25 caliber delivers total terminal energy dump. What I Found Unappealing About the JSB Hades PelletsThis means that no pellet test review can predict the accuracy of a particular pellet with YOUR individual air rifle. That’s why we do not measure accuracy in these pellet tests. In the UK, air rifles are classed as firearms. Because of this we are unable to use couriers such as Fed Ex, UPS etc to send the guns abroad, even if the gun requires no import paperwork in your country, which in a lot of cases they don’t, they must still be exported in the same way as a shotgun or a rifle and flown to an airport for you to collect. The only exceptions to this are customers in Mainland Europe. We can ship air rifles to these customers at a vastly reduced cost but only if they are UK Legal Limit I.E Sub 12 ft/lb rated. Unlike most air gun pellets, this rare find combines stopping power and accuracy at a weight of 15.89 grains. I use any air gun that can deliver from 16 up to 50 pressure joules. The manufacturer highlights the extreme expansion in the target as a key feature of these pellets. That’s also exactly true. The JSB Hades is a new pellet in .25, and .22 calibers from the famed Czech manufacturer. This air gun pellet combines hollow point design and the aerodynamic shape familiar with JSB Exact pellet users.

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In fact, 28% of the JSB Hades 15.89 Grain .22 caliber pellets measured had a length of 7.12 mm. The variation in length between the shortest and longest was just 1.55% – even including that pesky outlier.The domed head has three very deep indentations molded into it. In a way, it’s a type of hollow point design. However you describe the design, Hades pellets mushroom on impact in a devastating fashion! That’s why it’s so good for hunting. At 20 yards, the distance at which the rifle had been re-zeroed, group size was 9.2mm. It looks worse than this in the photo, but that’s because the Hades pellets lived up to their name and tried to send my 20-yard Target Spot to hell, smashing through the card and fragmenting the target. The h+n hunter extreem work very well in this regard but id like to see an 8.5 grn pellet with a bc of around 0.02

JSB Hades 15.89 Grain .22 Caliber Pellet Test Review

But these days we’re seeing a blurring of the lines between a hunting pellet and target ammo, and JSB itself points out that the Hades isn’t just for hunting. Note that accuracy is a product of the complete “system” of airgun, scope, atmospheric conditions and shooter ability – not the pellet alone.

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I shoot a lot of big quail, was hoping these Hades Diablo 22 would drop them faster than my Crosman Pointed 22. As always, all pellets were weighed using HAM’s incredibly-precise, laboratory-grade, milligram balance. This ensures precise, accurate and consistent measurements. So I took the pellets out on field target trophy, and most I could achieve were dime-sized holes at 25 yards. While most of the group was not tight, I did get a few less than quarters, which showed potential.

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A hard hitter, the JSB Hades, delivers significant damage to vermin due to efficient expansion. The round rarely exits smaller pests, so I am eager to give the Hades a go during squirrel and rabbit hunting season. Testing the JSB Hades Pellets Expansion and Anti-Exit Capabilities Ideal for recreational plinking, shooting at the range and general target practice, these pellets assure consistent performance and accuracy. Their popularity in the UK market speaks volumes about their quality. 4. Crosman Premier Domed Ultra MagnumBut on scrutinizing the carcass, I noticed that the pellet was lodged inside the far side hide. The Hades had not exited after all, and on retrieving the pellet, I could see the significant expansion and deformation. For sport shooting, these pellets offer the added benefit of reduced ricochet risk, as the frangible hollow point crumbles upon impact. It's worth noting that JSB Hades pellets have the same weight as JSB's popular Exact Jumbo pellets. I ended up using my Weihrauch HW100 BP for this test, shooting the pellets at reduced distances of 15, 20 and 25 yards as these pellets just weren’t cutting it at anything further than that with my particular rifles. This is an extremely low figure for un-coated lead pellets. These Hades pellets were very clean indeed, as the photograph of the residue shows below. Characteristics: Great hunting pellets in .22 caliber are based on the success of the .177 version. Pellets based on the shape of JSB Exact King Heavy pellets and hollow point design of HADES pellets. The weight of these pellets is 1,030 g. Devils with excellent accuracy and consistency not only for hunting purposes will not leave you in any doubt that this is these pellets are the right ones for you.