I bought some new pellets in anticipation of the R1 acquisition. I wanted the heaviest pellets for .22 cal. I could find.
This is what I came up with from Pyramid Air.
First is the H&N Barracuda. left in pic. 21.4 gr and this one hits hard from the R1.
Second is the H&N "Crow Magnum HP" at 18.2 gr. It also hits hard.
And Third is a regular H&N Match at 13.7 gr. I have been shooting these exclusively in my HW77 for years, they are accurate and on small targets like Mocking Birds they are devastating. Never had any thing this size including Rats walk away from being hit by one of these pellets. http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/Beeman...tter_200ct/462
However I wanted something heavier to shoot from the R1 simply because that gun is a lot more powerful than the HW77 and could use heavier pellets more effectively.
Hence the Barracuda Pellets. at 21.4 gr they are approaching .22 Short sized projectiles, and at @765 claimed fps, they are close to Short velocities as well. Also the round/pointed design of the pellet will increase it's Ballistic Coefficient over the flat nosed Match Wadcutter style pellet so it should shoot flatter. This all may reduced down to splitting hairs but it will be fun to see what these different pellets will actually do in the real world.
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/H_N_Ba...Nose_200ct/883
The verdict is still out on the Crow Magnum's HP design and what it actually will do. IN reality it is basically just a heavier flat nosed match type wadcutter style pellet with a shallow hole in the end. It might work well on rats and things like that. http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/H_N_Cr...oint_200ct/732
For the Raccoons I'm using the big pellet.
While I was ordering the Scope mount for the R1 I also picked up a couple of these Pellet Dispenser Pens, one in .177 and one in .22 cal for $10 each. They make it easier to place pellets in the barrel of a break action gun so you don't have to fiddle with trying to pick pellets one at a time out of a tin. You just load up 15-20 pellets in this pen sized tool and put them directly into the chamber of the gun. http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Pellet...ets_Green/3693
Randy