amateur Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I headjobbed a squirrel this afternoon with the .22 XS78 with AA Hunters in the magazine. Single shot straight through. I then thought that I would see the penetrative effect of firing different pellets at the corpse to gauge the most effective at 15 metres. AA Hunter pointed - Head - straight through, as above. - Body - straight through Bisley pest hollow point - Head - penetrated - Body - stuck in the fur JSB Predator plastic point - Head - penetrated - Body - penetrated H & N pointed - Head - penetrated - Body - penetrated I then had to stop as I'd rather mashed it up Not very scientific, but gave me a bit of a guide - so AA Hunters it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompom Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Unscientific indeed! Don't fancy the site of the squirrel by the time you'd finished! I've always found a phonebook against a board is a pretty good measure of hitting power provided you are hitting roughly the same distance up i.e. place teh phonebook agains a board, spine pointing upwards and fire into it at teh same height, an inch or two apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 anyone heard the saying fill em full of lead. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Yes, already done that with a phone book and a soft-timber backboard - but this time I took the opportunity to test pellet choice out on a real body. The difference in effect between the head and the chest/body was quite notable True the squirrel wasn't a pretty sight afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernlad Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi mate, If it's going straight through you have more than enough penetration and you're not delivering as much energy to the target as possible. Round heads are better all round hunting pellets - plenty penetration, more stopping power. Saying that, if you hit it in the head in the right spot it won't matter what shape the pellet is! I would choose a pellet that is consistently accurate in your rifle instead. cheers SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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