Airhunter Gerhard wins H&N Golden Achievement Award
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Oh, but the slugs make such a neat sound when they plow a bird at 50 yards going Mach chicken.
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Well deserved!
I have been shooting the .22 30grain HPII’s for a while now. They are the best shooting slug i’ve tried across all my barrels. Not to mention they make pests ‘pop’. I have taken squirrels, rabbits, etc at over 180-200yards.
Attached are two groups from just a few minutes ago at ~30yards & 985 FPS.
I have been shooting the .22 30grain HPII’s for a while now. They are the best shooting slug i’ve tried across all my barrels. Not to mention they make pests ‘pop’. I have taken squirrels, rabbits, etc at over 180-200yards.
Attached are two groups from just a few minutes ago at ~30yards & 985 FPS.
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While the FX Heavy Liners in .22 usually prefer .218, unfortunately there is in our experience no clear preference in the .25 caliber for a diameter.
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That may be. This is not lead oxide, but fine residue from the machine lubrication that was not completely removed.
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@HN Sport
All? You write that they are black because they are covered with a special layer. Its purpose is to prevent lead from remaining in the barrel. So where does the grease come from? I don't understand your process. Your slugs shoot very well, but I don't understand why you don't care about their condition.
All? You write that they are black because they are covered with a special layer. Its purpose is to prevent lead from remaining in the barrel. So where does the grease come from? I don't understand your process. Your slugs shoot very well, but I don't understand why you don't care about their condition.
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All of those slugs look just fine, seems that some tims are older than others. You could easily wash the slugs and relube them if you wanted to, but the slugs are in great shape.
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Mr. Ponos,
with all respect, may I point out that you have 4 (four) posts to your credit on this forum.
➠ Yet you already choose to attack a major manufacturer who spends valuable resources in order to be listening to their customers (very few do like H&N does!).
It sure shows that H&N does indeed care.
I venture to say that a little less aggressive tone would be enjoyed by most forum users.
Cheers,
Matthias
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Hello.Mr. Ponos,
with all respect, may I point out that you have 4 (four) posts to your credit on this forum.
➠ Yet you already choose to attack a major manufacturer who spends valuable resources in order to be listening to their customers (very few do like H&N does!).
It sure shows that H&N does indeed care.
I venture to say that a little less aggressive tone would be enjoyed by most forum users.
Cheers,
Matthias
Am I attacking? I honestly asked if they were okay. The producer replied yes. Why? Would you shoot them in this condition? I don't think so. I don't want to pay for the product and wash it later. You buy, you pack, you go to shoot, but there's no way. It was enough to write, yes, something is wrong - please return it. So much.
Regards
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For obvious reasons, I cannot explain the details of our production process to you. I can only add that these white spots only appeared after the slugs spend some time in the tin. Becoming aware of this fact a year ago, we adjusted the lubrication and cleaning process.
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Hello.
I understand perfectly. Problems happen. All I had to do was write and ask them to return it because it was defective. I meant confirmation for the seller.
Regards
I understand perfectly. Problems happen. All I had to do was write and ask them to return it because it was defective. I meant confirmation for the seller.
Regards
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We examined the two production batches you complained about again using the retention samples of these batches.
As in your pictures, there were few traces of the lubricant visible.
The shooting results on our 50m test shooting range are completely OK.
Weapon: FX Impact M2
Number of shots: 10
Diameter of shot group, measured outside: 26.63 mm and 23.99 mm
Both batches can therefore be used without restrictions.
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WOW.
Now,
● that kind of concern for customers — and
● that kind of care for product quality (after the seller got their money)....
➠ THAT is totally untypical for German companies....
(Ask me how I know.)
(I'm German.)
H&N, thanks for blazing the trail for the large projetile manufacturers (you know who you are!) — to show care for customers and product quality. 
Matthias
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Hello. Well, that's not exactly why I asked this question. I even have 2-year-old packages and they look nice. Reading other threads, you may come across other observations that it does have an impact. Even h&n's official statement that it is not a normal coating but they have already fixed it. A statement from this topic:
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/do-these-look-ok.1284796/
A year has passed and the coating still has a coating, so I asked if it was normal. I don't want to buy a spare for the summer just to have it sit around. I still have some of the old ones left, so I'll test them in my free time and share the results. Regards
Below are some other threads.
www.airgunnation.com www.airgunnation.com
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/do-these-look-ok.1284796/
A year has passed and the coating still has a coating, so I asked if it was normal. I don't want to buy a spare for the summer just to have it sit around. I still have some of the old ones left, so I'll test them in my free time and share the results. Regards
Below are some other threads.
H&N Slugs
Hi guys Decided to buy two tins of slugs one in. 217 and the other in .218 both in 21gr to see how they work, they both came with the original hn seal, but when I opened them I was really surprised, one was as I expected but the other It seems that someone has fallen inside pellet wax bottle...
www.airgunnation.com WHY won't my beloved H&N .218 23 gr slugs shoot anymore?
For months I could do no wrong, average 0.4" 5 shots at 70 yd, averaging .95 MOA at 101 yds. Then the slugs changed. Most noticeable was that they no longer had the slimy mottled lube that so many found off-putting. Newer batches seem to have either a dark gray glossy coat or a lighter gray...
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