Raptor Pellets

[panman]

Hay guys,anyone out there know anything about Raptor pellets?.

I was at Wally World and came across them.
They are kind of pricey,$5.00 for 100.
Thay clame that they are made of a ballistic alloy,and they are gold plated
.Thay also clame that the pellets will give you up to 25% velocity!.Soo,i picked up some and shot them.They seem to shoot good,good accuracy,but i dont know if i gained any speed.I also weighed them and they weigh 5grs. Will the lite weight hurt my gun?.Thanks to all who answer.pan.

[Haywire Haywood]

They're faster because they're lighter, not because of any super coating.  What you lose from them being light is impact down range, their useful range will be somewhat shorter because they will lose energy faster than a heavier pellet would and wind will blow them around a little easier.

What rifle are you using them in?

Ian

[panman]

Thanks for the time Haywire.

The gun i have is a gamo.
I know that they are trash guns but,iv had this one for about 6 yrs.and it is still shooting fine,with no proublums.I know that down range preformence is not a strong point in a light projectile.Most of my shooting is about 30yds.I am worried that a light pellet will mess up the gun.
In the near future i plan on geting a much better gun,just dont want to destroy this one, before im ready to make the leap.I would like to get a 22cal pellet gun, that shoots around 8-900 fps for small game hunting.
         Thank you again.pan.

PS any Ideas??.on what is avaible?.

[Haywire Haywood]

Is it one of the Gamos that is supposed to be winging it out there at over 1000fps?  The magnum class rifles usually like the heavier pellets, but I don't think that a light one would necessarily be bad for it.  Dry firing it is very bad because there's no resistance for the piston to push against and it slams against the front of the compression tube.

How much are you looking at spending on your next rifle?

Ian

[panman]

Yes it is one of thouse whoop,deedoo gambos that shoot 1000fps.

I would like to spend somewhere in the 6-$700.00 neighborhood.

Also,i went and looked at some of the higher cal air guns[45@50 cal] at cobrairguns and they were priced around $6oo.oo.I know that they are not a pellet gun, but was wondering is you had any nolage, or information on them?.

Thank you for your help so far Haywire,much obliged.pan.

[Haywire Haywood]

I don't know anything about those large caliber AGs, in fact, I only got into adult AGs about a year ago so I'm by no means an expert.  I've just picked up a few things from folk who do know quite a bit.  6-700  will get you a heck of a fine springer or an entry level PCP.  

I just bought a Logun Solo 22 for $575.  The hitch with PCPs is you need something to charge it with and that'll set you back another $200 for a pump unless you're into scuba and have tanks on hand.  Then it'll only cost about half that for an adapter and guage set to connect your tanks to the rifle.  One advantage of the PCP is that they're recoiless so you can use any AO scope on them instead of having to make sure they're rated for AGs. Another is that they aren't as hold sensative as springers are so in general they are easier to shoot accurately.

You might check with the forum over at www.straightshooters.com for a suggestion on a specific model.  There's a bunch of friendly folk over there that have better advice based on more experience than I have.  I also purchased both of my AGs from there and the owners Kevin and Craig are very helpful. (Blatent plug there)

Hope this helps,
Ian

[panman]

Thank you Haywire,yes it does help.


Anyone else want to jump in with ideas?.pan.

[jbtazgrabber]

i too bought the raptor ammo for my croossman 1377 pump pistol.ok i put a stock on it and shoot it with a rifle scope.....they seem to be better than laed because they are harder......according to my 55 gal trash can.....lol...the dents are deeper than the lead and they take off more rust ,,,they look like 22 cal dings from the rust removal...with 177 pellets it just puts a little lead mark on it........ill try on squirels in may but in not going to bet on this doing a good job ......but i will try it .......jb

[Rex B]

I've run a few of those through both a Benjamin Legacy 1000 (comparable to your Gamo) and also a Diasy 717 pistol. I like shooting them in the pistol particularly. They do make a nice satisfying ping! when they hit a can.
     Not sure if they are anymore accurate, but they seem faster and flatter.  I don't intend to test accuracy until I get more pellets through the guns to be sure they are broken in.
      Until then, I'm not sure they are worth the price premium, but I expect I will buy more of them.

[T191033]

I bought a package of these to try in lower powered airguns - pumps for instance, like my Crosman 760s.  Well, my older model will NOT be taking any more into it.  Both had to be poked back out of the barrel.  The newer model 760 punched them through however.  Both guns received 10 pumps a pellet.  
     Still like putting three-four BBs in my old 760 and pumping it up more.  Not as easy to do with the newer all-plastic models.

 

Aim safe

[T191033]

I bought a package of these to try in lower powered airguns - pumps for instance, like my Crosman 760s.  Well, my older model will NOT be taking any more into it.  Both had to be poked back out of the barrel.  The newer model 760 punched them through however.  Both guns received 10 pumps a pellet.  
     Still like putting three-four BBs in my old 760 and pumping it up more.  Not as easy to do with the newer all-plastic models.

 

Aim safe

[prairiedog555]

I saw a show on outdoor channel and they were using this .177 pellet with a Gamo rifle that they said has 1200 fps.  they shot and killed a pretty big ferel hog.  it looks pretty impressive.  From that show one would think that is the way to go for airgun hunting.