H&N Baracuda Green Lead-Free Domed Pellets

This is the second time I have purchased these particular pellets. They are made of an alloy mostly consisting of tin. On MOHS scale of hardness, both tin and lead are rated at 1.5. So this pellet should work well with the rifling in barrels. When I opened the container of pellets, I was impressed that I did not see a single deformed pellet. They fit are super accurate in my Benjamin Trail NP XL and fit very snug in the breech. They will almost penetrate a 3/4 inch plywood board at 20 yds. They do not go through, but they make a bulge on the backside of the plywood and in some cases, even splinter the back of the board a little. Both purchases have been made from this vendor and he shipped promptly and the item arrived in good condition. I will buy again.

So far these are the most accurate of the non lead 22 caliber pellets I have found. I shoot around farms, so lead free is a must to prevent lead poisoning of barnyard poultry like chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, etc. These birds eat found pellets for gizzard stones, leading to lead contamination of meat and eggs. These pellets eliminate that risk while still being accurate and hard hitting. Hint: if you set up your targets to capture spent pellets they can be shot multiple times since the alloy is harder than lead and doesn't damage them.

I shoot these pellets from a Gamo Wildcat Whisper .177 rifle. These pellets are slightly sub-sonic, have a very flat trajectory, and are dead-on accurate out to 20 yds (as far as I've tried them so far) with pellets going through holes left by the previous pellets. Their performance is consistent and predictable and they hit VERY HARD! These pellets are rated [by the mfr.] for "medium range" (30 meters), and my experience certainly seems to support that. You can usually find these pellets on sale for around $15 which is around 5 cents per pellet, and absolutely worth it for the outstanding performance they provide and being lead-free. The physical quality of these pellets is impressive with incredible consistency of fit in the barrel, and they are, of course, clean to handle. Very highly recommended!

I haven't had time to actually shoot very many of these. They do seem to shoot consistently and are definitely fast. I'd like to try these on some swamp rats.

If you use your pellet gun to control undesirable rodents and leave them for the foxes or vultures to feed on and don't want to give the good guys lead poison, then these Baracuda Green 22 caliper pellets are the best to use. Unfortunately, since they are about the only lead-free pellets on the market, the manufacturer (H&N Sport) clearly is taking advantage of the lack of competition and is charging more than twice as much as for the same pellet in lead. I know about the “economy of scale” and other factors that may influence their cost, but this still seems an excessive penalty to be ecologically aware. On the plus side, they do the job nicely and are quite accurate.

These are extremely accurate and I mainly use them for 10m event practice in my basement during these long lockdown months for punching holes in paper from my typical 10m event powered gear. They are hard and well formed which in fact is an advantage. They are ultra expensive but I have a solution for that; reusing them multiple times which is where the hardness works to my advantage. I have made a soft backstop with old rags and clothes that are soft enough so that the pellets don't deform on impact but at the same time dense enough so that the pellets don't go through the layers of rags, dissipate all their energy and simply drop down into the collection box below so I can pick them up and reuse them as long as they fit tightly in the barrel after which I discard them. Best use - low powered 10m event gear. Can be used in high powered equipment as well but may not carry the momentum for a long distance due to the light weight and may also cause a sonic boom.

Very accurate, fast fpe. Great value for plinking and target work. Safe for indoor rangers.

These are accurate and no so loud. Best thing, there are lead free.