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With Boneswords and Scything talons I have found these guys to be dangerous hq/ic/psyker hunters. With such a large range they are hard to get away from and can take a screen of gargoyles, also useful, to have a mobile cover save. Have you guys had similar sucsess and if not what have been the problems?

Fragile and expensive, unless you're playing on tables with lots of cover. I agree with you that knocking out small elite enemy squads is their best use.

Personally, I prefer Raveners with rending claws, over winged warriors. They are Cheaper and are beasts. so they have fleet, and a 12' assault range. So it is possible for them to move 24" in a single turn.

Shrikes are much better at hunting Psykers of course.

They just get to expensive, and fragile for my tastes.

In an army with lots of fast elements and a lack of forward synapse I would definitely consider some shrikes. Else I think I agree with Sasori. It also depends a fair bit on how much terrain you usually play with.

If you play against marines they'll get murdered by Bolter fire. The difference between a 4+ and a 5+ is really big when the most common gun in the game is AP 5.

You could always take some Gargoyles to give them some cover.

There is 1 giant problem with winged warriors/shrieks

Shrikes are not a scoring unit. Regular warriors are a scoring unit. Warriors deep striking in a pod and still count as a scoring unit.

A 5 point increase and the downgrading of a 4+ to a 5+ for wings is totally worth it. Downgrading from a scoring unit to a nonscoring unit goes straight past bean counting your points carefully to outright defeat. Being a troops choice is straight up the ability to win the game in 2/3 missions. Warriors are too expensive of a unit to take if they lose the ability to win the game.

They Make a fine mess of termies, I just give mines Bones swords and team with Gargyles The Parasite and A flying Hive tyrant. The Own other Nids armies also.