Velocity Test Results for the Evanix Rainstorm

Straight Shooters Use Score

Plinking	Target Shooting	Pest Control	Hunting
5	4	5	5

The Evanix Rainstorm is a very sweet shooter and I was quite interested to see what the velocity tests would show. I knew it was powerful but I didn't know exactly how powerful. Well, the results didn't disappoint. It is definitely a powerful rifle and a smooth shooter as well.

I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it is to cock this rifle with the side lever. That might sound surprising because other rifles have side lever cocking as well, but this apparatus seemed to have one main difference from the other side lever rifles. There was no drag, hesitation or hang-up when pushing the lever forward to complete the cocking motion. With many cocking mechanisms, side-lever or bolt, a shooter is required to push harder with some pellets if a particular pellet fits a bit tight in the magazine, bore or both...or has multiple rings. This did not occur at all in the Rainstorm whether the pellet fit tightly in the magazine or bore. All pellets loaded easily with a cocking motion that required no extra effort to close the cocking lever. That was quite impressive and very rare.

Overall, the Rainstorm was a pleasure to shoot and as with the Evanix Speed, it didn't throw the light pellets all over the place which is quite common with most powerful springers and PCP's. That was another pleasant surprise. The velocity results were impressive and ranged from 901 fps to 1067 fps. And in terms of foot lbs of energy, it ranged from 29 fpe to 46 fpe.  That type of power makes it a good choice for the long range shooters and the pest control/hunter guys.

Bottom line is that this is another winner from the Evanix line of rifles. I get a more impressed with every Evanix that I shoot.


.22 Caliber Pellets

.22 Caliber
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	11.90	1056	29	875	20	709	13	511	7	.009
Silver Bear/Hollow Point	12.65	12.50	1047	30	895	22	749	16	573	9	.011
Baracuda Green	12.65	12.90	1067	33	953	26	838	20	699	14	.017
Laser	13.36	12.30	1057	31	889	22	733	15	546	8	.010
H&N Match	13.75	13.50	980	29	843	21	700	15	522	8	.010
Meisterkugeln	13.90	14.10	1017	32	877	24	737	17	584	10	.011
Premier	14.30	14.40	1039	35	929	28	815	21	674	15	.017
JSB Express	14.30	14.30	1052	35	948	29	840	22	707	16	.018
SuperDome	14.50	14.30	1037	34	889	25	745	18	570	10	.011
SuperPoint	14.50	14.50	1026	33	883	25	741	17	566	10	.011
Super-H-Point	14.50	14.40	1023	33	881	25	739	17	566	10	.011
Napier UPH	14.50	14.40	1021	33	869	24	719	16	535	9	.010
FTS/FTT	14.60	14.40	1034	34	915	27	791	20	639	13	.014
FTS DG/FTT Power	14.60	14.50	1031	34	918	27	801	21	655	14	.015
Napier ProHunter	15.60	15.00	1023	35	918	28	807	22	668	15	.016
Silver Sting /Spitzkugel	15.74	15.90	1002	35	868	27	730	19	558	11	.011
JSB Exact	15.90	15.80	983	34	907	29	818	23	702	17	.020
JSB Predator	16.20	16.20	1013	37	921	31	820	24	692	17	.018
Silver Arrow /Silver Point	17.10	17.00	990	37	869	29	741	21	579	13	.012
JSB Exact Heavy	18.10	18.10	1047	44	957	37	860	30	740	22	.021
Crow Magnum	18.20	18.50	1008	42	913	34	809	27	677	19	.017
Kodiak/Baracuda	21.10	20.90	958	43	890	37	809	30	699	23	.021
Kodiak DG/Baracuda Power	21.12	21.00	946	42	883	37	806	30	702	23	.022
Rabbitt	24.69	23.40	906	43	850	38	778	31	679	24	.022
JSB Monster	25.40	25.40	901	46	857	41	799	36	716	29	.028

Break down of number of shots using a 3,000 psi fill and JSB Exact Heavy .22 pellets.

Number of shots	Average Velocity	Average FPE
0-10	997	40
11-20	946	36
21-30	893	32

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