HW80 .25 Caliber Impressed

[slowcoach]

I had a play out of the box and it was a bit 'boingy' so stripped and properly lubed the mechanism. Now fires with a smooth clunk and running an extreme spread of 5 FPS over a 10 shot string so very consistant and smooth in so little time.
Running at the high end of power so will need watching as things bed in completely and run in especially with the Bisley 24grain slugs.

At 30 yards it is slower moving when compared to .177 and .22 but there is a lot more of it when compared to my normal .177 bis mag and .22 accupel when it does arrive.

If nothing else it makes the target holes easier to see on paper

[slowcoach]

Quick update after field trial. Not a lot to say really, no over penetration or shoot throughs but massive shock and trauma at point of impact. 20grain H&N FTT's have mushroomed to large flats where obstruction was firm.
Needless to say no runners or twitchers.
Shots taken at measured 24, 29 and 32 yards.

Better/ worse than other cals????? Nahh, gotta try them all!

[brian747]

Hi Slowcoach, you are right about trying all the calibres
i shoot them all but .25 is great fun, i have now got x3 , a bsa lightning .25 @11-00fpe
a hatsan stryker 1000s .25 @11.5fpe and a fac rapid .25@48fpe, the stryker is the latest buy and for £120-00 new its a bargain, and shoots well, i had it out lastt night
and shot my 1st bunny with it at 25 yds , the impact noise was dull a thud but no twitching just very dead , its a very underated calibre.
atb brian