H&N Baracuda Match, .177 Cal, 10.65 Grains, Round Nose [4.53mm Head] 500ct

I used H&N Baracuda Match pellets in my Ruger Air Magnum and shot accurately on target. No doubt, this grain pellet does the job. James Omaha,Neb

With all the emphasis on higher muzzle velocities with rifles being sold today comes a very unwelcome side-effect - instability. Slow-motion videos of air rifles with velocities greater than 950 fps show frequent cork-screwing of pellets. Out of the same tin, some may fly straight, and some may drop like stones out of the group due to untrue flight. In order to have consistent groups with a high-power rifle like the NPSS, you must do two things: 1) slow down the pellet to less than 1000 fps, and 2) make sure that the pellets are free from defects and variations. The H&N Baracuda Match pellets do both. They are heavy, which slows down the velocity significantly, and they are all consistently well-formed. Two additional features make them the only pellet that I have found that works well for my NPSS - they are round-nosed, which I believe makes them more forgiving in flight than wad-cutters, and they slip comfortably into the pellet receiver, which avoids deformation of the skirt when you have to use your fingernail or something else to press them in. This means they are very close to .177 tolerance, rather than many other types that are 1/1000 over. I have tried very many different brands (see pic) and I was delighted to finally find something that really works. They cost a little more, but well worth it.