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| Value for Money | 5.8/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6.3/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 27th Dec 2007
User Rating : 10
Respect :
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Good Points: Zeroed Gamo's Hunter Extreme at 50 yds. PBA pellets produced a 1" group at 50 yds. Without making any windage or elevation adjustments, I fired the shot groups at 25 yds and also produced a 1" group. Apparently, at 25yds, the pellets are still climbing so that at 50 yds they are on the way back down. I did not anticipate pellets shot from an air rifle that shoot a flat enough trajectory that no adjustments would be required when shooting at both 25 and 50 yds.; however, after shooting 100 rounds I am convinced it exists.
Bad Points: I am convinced that no air rifle ammunition is made to the same standards as rifle bullets. Although, I was able to get a 5 consecutive shot group into 1" at 50 yds. on mulitple attempts there were some eractic shots which would stretch the shot grouping at times out as far as a 3" group at 50 yds. The reasoning was quite apparent. Just as in every other type of pellet gun ammo I have purchased, there is inconsistencies and abnormalities among the pellets in the container. The circumference of the pellets in the same package varied which was apparent when directly loading them into the barrel. Some fit snug, some were loose, some had excess gold plating, some were a little misshapen. And as one would anticipate these abnormal pellets had abnormal trajectories which became more apparent at the 50 yds. compared to 25 yds.
General comments: Although the overall performance of these pellets was not infallible; I had to give them a perfect rating because I do believe they are by far the best available on the market. Let's face it, everything in this world is relative. You can't rate a product against perfection, if a perfect product does not exist out there to compare it to. Furthermore, when compared with match grade pellets (in lead) I could only get a 2-3" group at 50 yds.; not to mention the fact that shooting lead gave considerably less in performance for speed/penetration. I believe a person can mitigate abnormal shots by hand selecting each pellet before each shot. In every container of pellets I have purchased over the years I have always found some deformed pellets (and I have shot 10's of thousands of pellets over the years) in every container. For hunting, there probably exists no better round. If you plan to shoot 500 shots per day just plinking or target shooting, they will cost more than lead; however, the PBA is still cheap when compared to most conventional rifle rounds.
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Review by
Guest.
on 14th Dec 2007
User Rating : 3
Respect :
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Raptor pellets are great for two reasons they have great accuracy and they increase velocity. Other then that there very bad for hunting because of less penetration, Two light...And your paying $8.00 for 100. pellets stick with Lead.
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Review by
gamoshadow1000
on 25th Jun 2007
User Rating : 10
Respect :
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Gamo Raptor pellets do not penetrate further than anything else, heavy pellets do.
They are very accurate though , but if you shoot on a very windy day you will have very bad accuracy because they are so light the wind just drifts them off course.
What I would recommend is the Gamo Pro-Magnum, Gamo TS10, Kovohute Diablo Boxer and Kovohute Diablo Master Lux.
Hope this was helpful.
gamoshadow1000's full review | 79 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
Dual Mag Mike
on 1st May 2007
User Rating : 2
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Gamo's Raptor PBA Ammo is a lead free, ultra light pellet. It is available in only .177 cal at this time. PBA stands for Performance Ballistic Ammuniton. They claim improved penetration, velocity and accuracy by 25%. They weigh in at only 5 grains.
In my tests shooting the PBA ammo from 3 different guns into phone books and into wood show that Beeman Silver Sting pointed pellets and even Crosman Premier light domed pellets penetrate further.
I paid over $8 for just 100 pellets. I would avoi ...
Dual Mag Mike's full review | 315 words
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