Got together with Mike Bricker (aka Centercut) for a really fun day of hunting at a couple of my "permissions". My first kill of the day was at only 32 or 33 yards using the above mentioned combo. In the squirrel's ear hole with ZERO pass through! Same all day long. The Hades are dumping ALL that energy in whatever they hit (varmint-wise), that's why I'm surprised when I hear other people report the opposite. My Royale is shooting incredibly accurately with Hades & easily reaches out past 100 yards. Haven't chrony'd it yet with the Hades but it's always shot somewhere around 876-886fps with other pellets. I'm in love with this combination. Hope you guys have the same experience. Mike made 2, maybe 3 kills @ 157 yards by the way. What a hack! Great day today (great birthday present for myself).