Hades - Best pellets for rats?

Will these Hades pellets work better than regular pellets with rats? I will have to try them in order to find out in my next rat shoot. I have shot these Hades only on paper in the past and never used them for pests because they just didn't hold tighter groups compared to the AA or JSB pellets especially at further distances. Since I have to be more careful shooting rats at the location where there are ducks and chicken in the way, I have to try something that have less chance of a pass thru.
So in this video I decided to give them another go and see if I can shoot them a bit more consistent with my HW100T. They did group well up to 30 yards and that is okay because that will be my range at the farm anyway.
Weather has been bad lately so I haven't had a chance to shoot any rats for over 5 weeks now. Hopefully when I do go back there will be more rats around to participate with my target shooting.
Enjoy.

[@cliffb.2416]

One other quick comment from my experience and I think others in KZbin. The hades need to go upper 800s even into the low 900s to really open up and turn the head into a shreader. They'll still hit hard and cause damage at slower speeds, but to open the head into 3 sections that have flesh cutters on the outer edges I think you'll need those faster speeds. Also, hades seem to be more accurate at closer ranges. At least out of the guns I have.

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Thanks Cliff for the suggestion. So far they are devastating to the rats with my HW100T. And yes they are good for close range.

[@Nautilus1972]

What kind of rat survives a head shot from the lightest grains?

[@FarmPestManagementAirgun]

Hello mate, Cliffs right...The range for a pellets (diabolo) should be 820 to 940...no more or they will destabilize and tumble... And you are right , because we shoot the rats at close proximity so it really doesn't matter that much with the speed factor...Good video my friend! Cheers, Mark. KZbin Channel: Farm Pest Management-Airgun

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Thanks Mark. Yes the Hades have been devastating with the rats I shot recently at the farm, all within 6-35 yards. The was a loud pop sound when they got hit in the head or body. Lots of blood and they quickly expired. I wouldn't however shoot longer than 35 yards. Anyway, I have been baiting the coyotes with the rats and my trail cam had captured some great footages of the coyotes coming and going. My hunt for coyote#5 has began. Wish me luck.

[@FarmPestManagementAirgun]

@@ARP-airriflepestings I know you will do well with hunting those Coyotes...You have a good history of dispatching them cleanly my friend...Very impressive! Cheers, Mark. KZbin Channel: Farm Pest Management-Airgun

[@samsawyer2145]

You will never get the hades or any other pellet at that speed stay inside a rat at the ranges you are shooting. Not side on atleast anyway Nice vid 👍

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Thanks Sam. Yeah I didn't think the hades would stay in as well. I will need to do some autopsy, lol. Thanks for watching.

[@cliffb.2416]

Try the 16gr polymags by jsb/ Predator. Those will hit like a Mac truck! Very accurate out of my Gamo urban. If they don't fit in your magazine all you need to do is clip the very very tip with finger nail clippers. If you buy the long version. If you buy the shorts then no worries. You'll just have to see which version is more accurate. They will open up way more that the hades. Hades are great don't get me wrong. If you want more expansion use the polymags.

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Might have to try them someday, thanks

[@cliffb.2416]

@@ARP-airriflepestings I think you'll be impressed by the expansion. Good for close range destruction in rats and small game.

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Thanks Cliff for the info. I am running these Hades at 895fps and accuracy is good to 40 yards. I only need to shoot these rats up to 50 yards so I think I might be okay. If I have too many misses then I will switch back to AA or Baracuda.

[@midwesttacticalair7742]

895 is a good speed for the hades but for you barrel and rifle you might want to try and slow them down, just a touch maybe to 865-845, I believe you would get much better grouping all the way too 50yrds,currently running that setup out of my avenger bullpup in .22 cal and it’s crazy how tight my groupings are all the way out to 50 yrds

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

@@midwesttacticalair7742Thank you for sharing your findings. I will give that a try and see what happens.

[@biagiocozza8875]

Great video Alex. The Hades pellets have more knock down power.

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

ya with a loud pop when impacted to the head/body.

[@jimbo3615]

Great explanation about the difficulties of shooting in the dark! I’ve shot pigeons, sparrows and starlings in the dark and even without the added work of filming, it is more difficult to make good shots. Looking forward to seeing how the Hades work!

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

Thanks Jim. I actually went out last night and shot 3 rats with the Hades. Devastating at 10 yards as there were so much blood as compared to the AA or Baracuda pellets. Stay tune for upcoming video.

[@jimbo3615]

@@ARP-airriflepestings Excellent! Don’t keep us waiting too long! 🙂 I have an FX Impact M3 in 25 caliber. The Hades were also less accurate but I’m going to try them again at lower velocity. 925 fps may be too fast for them.

[@ARP-airriflepestings]

@@jimbo3615 I will see how my luck is to ambush these 4 coyotes.