Velocity Test Results for the Air Arms S200 Hunter .22

Straight Shooters Use Score

Plinking	Target Shooting	Pest Control	Hunting
5	5	5	4

The S200 Hunter is a medium powered PCP in .22 caliber. It's an amazingly accurate gun to shoot and will certainly impress anyone who buys one for hunting, pest control or target shooting. There is a movement among PCP shooters toward the medium powered rifles. In many cases, the shooters already have a high powered rifle and are looking for something with a bit less noise where super high power isn't needed. This gun certainly fits perfectly for that situation. Don't overlook this rifle. Note: It has a rating of "4" in Hunting because it is a medium powered PCP and not available in all calibers. So it will work beautifully for most hunting applications but not quite as well on larger animals as a higher powered PCP. So we dropped it down one point.

Please remember when reviewing this rifle that it was not designed to be a PCP super howitzer. It was made for pest control and hunting with high accuracy. It is at its best out to roughly 50 yards and is absolutely deadly at those distances. All in all, this is an impressive rifle for the price and would be hard to beat without spending a lot more money. If you're looking for the equivalent in the PCP world to a high powered springer, this rifle may be the answer.

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.22 Caliber Pellets

Pellet Name	Pellet Weight (grains)		Ratings at the Muzzle		Ratings at 10 Yards		Ratings at 25 Yards		Ratings at 50 Yards		Ballistic Coefficient
Name	Advertised	Tested	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft lbs)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft lbs)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft lbs)	Velocity (fps)	Energy (ft lbs)	Average Energy
Hobby	11.90	12.00	784	16	686	13	564	8	403	4	.009
Baracuda Green	12.65	12.90	802	18	756	16	694	14	603	10	.021
Silver Bear	12.65	12.60	778	17	690	13	578	9	428	5	.010
H&N Match	13.75	13.50	748	17	664	13	557	9	412	5	.010
Meisterkugeln	13.90	13.90	762	18	695	15	607	11	483	7	.013
JSB Express	14.30	14.40	758	18	724	17	676	15	604	12	.026
Premier	14.30	14.50	756	18	719	17	608	14	591	11	.024
SuperHPoint	14.50	14.40	751	18	680	15	587	11	458	7	.012
SuperPoint	14.50	14.50	735	17	675	15	595	11	482	7	.014
SuperDome	14.50	14.50	755	18	689	15	601	12	479	7	.013
FTS/FTT	14.60	14.70	712	17	675	15	623	13	545	10	.022
FTS DG	14.72	14.60	693	16	653	14	598	12	516	9	.020
Napier Hunter	15.60	15.30	731	18	687	16	626	13	536	10	.019
Silver Sting	15.74	15.90	718	18	660	15	582	12	470	8	.014
JSB Exact	15.90	15.80	737	19	705	17	660	15	592	12	.027
JSB Predator	16.20	Too	long for	mag
Silver Arrow	17.10	17.30	691	18	626	15	541	11	421	7	.012
JSB Exact Heavy	18.00	18.10	705	20	678	18	639	16	580	14	.030
Crow Magnum	18.20	18.00	678	18	623	16	550	12	444	8	.014
Kodiak HP	18.21	18.50	666	18	631	16	583	14	510	11	.022
Baracuda Hunter Extreme	19.09	18.40	694	20	662	18	617	16	549	12	.025
Kodiak	21.10	21.00	645	19	619	18	583	18	527	13	.029
Kodiak DG	21.12	21.20	609	17	582	16	544	14	485	11	.026
JSB Monster	25.39	25.30	587	19	566	18	535	16	488	13	.032

Average velocity using JSB Exact 15.90 grain pellet
Shots 1-10 - 732 fps 19.0 fpe
Shots 11-20 - 741 fps 19.5 fpe
Shots 21-30 - 708 fps 17.8 fpe
Shots 31-40 - 633 fps 14.2 fpe

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