.30 Cal JSB Hades

[dangolwinner]

So I just received my order of the recently released .30 cal Hades pellets! I took them straight outside to test them with ballistic gel. I was using my Impact MK2 that I currently have set up for slugs max I was shooting the 44.75 gr pellets at 1024 FPS giving a muzzle energy of 104.2 FPE. I shot into the gel at 20 yards and this is what the recovered pellet looked like.

The smaller pellet is a Hades I recovered from the gel in .22 cal. The .30 expanded to .454”! 


I shot 10 shots to get on target and then shot a 5 shot group at 55 yards and I’m sure I can tighten the groups up if I dropped the tune down a bit on speed! The group was 3/4” 

Has anyone else shot these yet? What speeds are working for you guys? I’ll be using these on prarie dogs in a few weeks!!

 

[fatmatic]

I should’ve jumped on those!

 

[Twinkees_n_Pb]

Very nice expansion. What was the penetration depth into that gel? 

 

[dangolwinner]

Very nice expansion. What was the penetration depth into that gel?

They penetrated 9” into the gel, but it is homemade gel. I did check it for calibration with a bb a while back, but I’ve melted it a few times since then. I’ll be working on a video in the next week, there is still 1 foot of snow here and lots of mud! 

 

[Twinkees_n_Pb]

Not bad.. damn that snow and mud! Hehe. Jk.

 

[Gerry52]

I get to hunt with them tomorrow. A friend's place is overrun with ground squirrels. Too bad for them. Took 6 shots when I received them yesterday & I think they'll be as laser accurate as the 44.75 JSB's in my Boss. Love the way they mushroom! Lethal pattern on the domes of those pellets. We'll see tomorrow. 

 

[dangolwinner]

I get to hunt with them tomorrow. A friend's place is overrun with ground squirrels. Too bad for them. Took 6 shots when I received them yesterday & I think they'll be as laser accurate as the 44.75 JSB's in my Boss. Love the way they mushroom! Lethal pattern on the domes of those pellets. We'll see tomorrow.

Awesome! That is a nice rifle to be shooting these out of! The squirrels are not going to know what hit them lol!

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

Man, that's gona pack a wallop! I'll have to get my hands on some if/when they're available 

 

[Duanen]

I can't wait for my order to arrive on Tuesday!!

They're still available.

 

[Gerry52]

FINALLY got to use the .30 Hades today. They are "the shiz" in my Boss. Up to my expectations, thankfully. 

 

[dangolwinner]

FINALLY got to use the .30 Hades today. They are "the shiz" in my Boss. Up to my expectations, thankfully.

How fast are you shooting them? What were your groups like?

 

[Gerry52]

Haven't chrony'd them yet but my Boss shoots other 44.75 pellets @ around 870fps. Once I sighted in @ 50 yards I was getting "hole in hole" accuracy. (1/2" groups or less is very normal for this gun @ 50 yds) Other than a slight POI adjustment they shoot laser-like. 

 

[Duanen]

Can anyone share the BC for the .30 Hades. Really would appreciate it. 

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

Can anyone share the BC for the .30 Hades. Really would appreciate it.

It has been a long time since I have checked validation on the BC, but my Strelok Pro app says that at 1045 fps my BC is .080 with the Hades in .30 caliber. And another rifle says that at 920 fps BC is .040. These BC numbers are for longer range shooting and so your results will vary. But these will be close enough that you are able to adjust the numbers in the app from there to get you dialed in.

 

[Duanen]

Thank you! I was going to start with .037, around the jsb .30 heavys bc.

I shoot 35 - 50 yards at 880 fps. Sometimes out to a 100.

Will try .040 and work my way up. Thanks again!

 

[heavy-impact]

Could you please shoot the ballistics gel at 50 yards or more to see if they still expand after losing almost half they're energy? The .22s expand great up close but not so great at long range.

 

[dangolwinner]

Could you please shoot the ballistics gel at 50 yards or more to see if they still expand after losing almost half they're energy? The .22s expand great up close but not so great at long range.

Sure, give me a day or 2 and I’ll shoot several calibers and post some results! I can also use the labradar and get get the BC from them! 

 

[heavy-impact]

Sure, give me a day or 2 and I’ll shoot several calibers and post some results! I can also use the labradar and get get the BC from them!

Thank you sir.

 

[18.13]

Following got some 30's coming Thursday 

 

[uhfradarwill]

Excellent! Could you ask for better?