I agree with the .22 having similar if not better accuracy in most conditions. There is a better selection, better price, and more shots per fill (pcp’s) as well imo.
Ouch! Hope you get better soon.. reminds me of a common injury I’d see at work manufacturing garments.. every month or so a seamstress would be scavenging the first aid kit for alcohol in order to sanitize a rusty pair of pliers they would use to pull the needle. Not the same as shooting...