22 vs 25

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. 22 all the way!

For plinking, NOTHING beats the venerable CPHP, $7.00 for 500 shots. Perfect? Nope but you get LOTS of trigger time for cheap.

JTS 18.1gr pellets will get you out to 75 yards all day long. Pesting to, they are a great way to extend your reach.

NSA 27.5gr slugs are da bomb! 100y, 125y, 150y, they just keep impressing me!
 
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Like everyone said above and all have valid points. I have mostly owned .22 but did own a .25 PCP. For me, a .22 will do everything I need and at a cheaper cost for ammo as most of my shooting is for targets. Occasionally I do permission pestiing for starlings and ground squirrels. With hardly any wind, .22 18gr pellets can be accurate to around 100yds. If there is wind then I shoot slugs and these slice thru the wind mucn better with better BC and distance increases, about 120yds for me. If I were to purchase a larger caliber it will be a .30.
 
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rangur1 said:
I'm a 25 guy. But for your stated application, 22 all the way. Cost first and foremost. Secondly, they have heavy 22 pellets that can be pushed at 40-50 foot pounds of energy. That will drop a raccoon with a headshot if need be. Versatility is there.
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Correct, and .22 is also underrated for brain shots, dropped several big boars with .22 Airguns
 
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EPG said:
.22 is less expensive than .25 if you are shooting 18.13g or lighter .22 caliber pellets.

If you are shooting the heavy 25g .22 pellets, you will find they are the exact same price as 25g .25 caliber pellets. The large tin of .22 & .25 caliber 25g is 350 count.

If you check Pyramid Air right now for example, you will see that the .22 caliber 25g are actually slightly more expensive than the .25 caliber 25g.

For 100 yard benchrest competitions, I’ve observed about 4 pellets that are actually used - across all calibers:

25g in .22 caliber
34g in .25 caliber
44 and 50g in .30 caliber

Some shooters started experimenting with 56g .30 caliber pellets (Zan).

Basically, heavy pellets have an edge in the wind, and wind is almost always present over the expanse of
EPG said:
.22 is less expensive than .25 if you are shooting 18.13g or lighter .22 caliber pellets.

If you are shooting the heavy 25g .22 pellets, you will find they are the exact same price as 25g .25 caliber pellets. The large tin of .22 & .25 caliber 25g is 350 count.

If you check Pyramid Air right now for example, you will see that the .22 caliber 25g are actually slightly more expensive than the .25 caliber 25g.

For 100 yard benchrest competitions, I’ve observed about 4 pellets that are actually used - across all calibers:

25g in .22 caliber
34g in .25 caliber
44 and 50g in .30 caliber

Some shooters started experimenting with 56g .30 caliber pellets (Zan).

Basically, heavy pellets have an edge in the wind, and wind is almost always present over the expanse of 100 yards.
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Like I said, don't know where everyone does their shopping or trading etc. Just saying that .22 runs 'me' cheaper across the spectrum and I get to dabble in slugs now too. Most of my assortments were not purchased at a store and more opportunities come about via .22 in comparison to .25. I don't compete and prefer blasting pest over punching paper.
 
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for me personally, my use, my preference, yours may vary....22 for slugs, and 25 for hitting something really hard. I have a couple of both calibers, I tend to use my 22 cals for slug shooting and longer range type stuff, and I use 25 cal for closer range hunting. can you use 25 cal for long range shooting? absolutely you can, I just prefer 22 for some reason.
 
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Nomadic Pirate 66 said:
100% .22

You can de-tune a .22 to -/+ 15 FPE shooting 14.3gr pellets and get a ton of shots for target shooting, and if you want to juice it up and shoot high power 34gr pellets you can
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I totally agree with Nomadic Pirate on this, I got my .22 FX Impact M3 set up at 19.5 ftlbs to keep it HFT legal, and I get 200 shots per fill, perfect for range time. Then I can turn it up to 40 ftlbs and shoot 25 grain pellets, and never even have to touch the regulators, just open the valve and turn up the hammer. Not to mention .22 ammo is less expensive and you can pick up 14.3 grain crosman pellets at Walmart if need be. ( there are no .25 at Walmart, trust me I’ve looked)
 
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Corvid_hunter said:
Why would one be more accurate than the other?
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Neither is inherently more accurate, but .22 does have a wider selection of pellets and will generally get more shots per fill and with an unregulated gun should give more consistent shots per fill. .25 will tend to buck the wind better though. There may be differences in barrel quality as well.
 
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