I've been shooting JSB 18s for a long time now from my Airwolf MCT (.22) w/Heliboard. They are lasers from 10-75 yards (my typical shooting distance) but don't expand in small game. Great for headshots though. I use Hunter Extremes which are good to about 50 yards before their accuracy falls off too much for me. But they do alot of damage on body shots and have a very audible "thwak" compared to the 18s. So, when I came back here (it's been a while) and saw everyone talking about Hades and slugs, I thought I'd check out performance before putting in a large order. Results are below, and not what I expected. The gun is set around 40 fpe and shots were taken at 20 yards.
Side view
Top view
The JSB 18, like I expected, penetrated the furthest at 9 1/8" before it's energy ran out.
The next farthest in was the slug at 6 3/4". That surprised me as I expected it to open up and dump all its energy fast, but that did not happen, even on follow up shots in case the first was a fluke. I later tried them on clay and they fully expand and basically the hollow point part disintegrated.
Next was a Polymag at 4 3/4". They don't shoot well from my gun, but what the heck for testing purposes.
Then, the Hades at 4 1/2". I'm looking forward to testing these at distance once it gets warmed / drier here.
The pellet the dumped its energy the fasted (and expanded the most) was the Hunter Extreme at 4 3/8".
Here are top and side views of the pellets/slug removed from the gel.
I wanted to see what happened on something with a harder consistency than 10% ballistic gel so fired into modeling clay. Very different results.
For comparison, the JSB 18 only made it in 2 3/4" in clay
This time the JSB 18 actually did flatten a bit, but nowhere near as much as the Hunter Extreme or Predator. The Hades tore itself apart and the slugs hollow point opened fully and disintegrated.
So results?
They all kill with headshots, and the JSB 18s are the most accurate of the bunch (so far) and will remain the headshot/paper shooting/practicing round. JSB 18s on order
For energy dump, I'll be testing the Hades for accuracy at 10-75 yard hunting and the slug for longer range. Hades on order, slugs on order.
Do you get the same results from expensive ballistic gel and cheap Amazon modeling clay? Nope. Can't really compare the two for penetration or what happens to the pellet/slug itself.
Hope someone finds this helpful.
Side view
Top view
The JSB 18, like I expected, penetrated the furthest at 9 1/8" before it's energy ran out.
The next farthest in was the slug at 6 3/4". That surprised me as I expected it to open up and dump all its energy fast, but that did not happen, even on follow up shots in case the first was a fluke. I later tried them on clay and they fully expand and basically the hollow point part disintegrated.
Next was a Polymag at 4 3/4". They don't shoot well from my gun, but what the heck for testing purposes.
Then, the Hades at 4 1/2". I'm looking forward to testing these at distance once it gets warmed / drier here.
The pellet the dumped its energy the fasted (and expanded the most) was the Hunter Extreme at 4 3/8".
Here are top and side views of the pellets/slug removed from the gel.
I wanted to see what happened on something with a harder consistency than 10% ballistic gel so fired into modeling clay. Very different results.
For comparison, the JSB 18 only made it in 2 3/4" in clay
This time the JSB 18 actually did flatten a bit, but nowhere near as much as the Hunter Extreme or Predator. The Hades tore itself apart and the slugs hollow point opened fully and disintegrated.
So results?
They all kill with headshots, and the JSB 18s are the most accurate of the bunch (so far) and will remain the headshot/paper shooting/practicing round. JSB 18s on order
For energy dump, I'll be testing the Hades for accuracy at 10-75 yard hunting and the slug for longer range. Hades on order, slugs on order.
Do you get the same results from expensive ballistic gel and cheap Amazon modeling clay? Nope. Can't really compare the two for penetration or what happens to the pellet/slug itself.
Hope someone finds this helpful.
The big issue with expansion is the impact velocity. The faster, the more expansion. And there is a threshold velocity below which expansion is insignificant.
