Given over sixty years of hunting with .177 and .22 air rifles and pistols, I've come to the conclusion the 24% increase in diameter of the .22 translates into at least as much increase in lethality; of course given enough penetration with either caliber to transverse the vitals. That said, I've shot right through large Texas jackrabbits' chests and brains with 5-6 foot pound air pistols of both calibers. The .22 puts them down quicker and better, with brain or chest shots.
58 yard full-penetration brain shot with the 20 foot pound .22 P-Rod-
Two yard chest shot with a ONE foot pound Walther PPK .175 caliber BB pistol did the trick-
35 yard chest-shot with a 6 foot pound .22 Co2 pistol = DRT!-
Two to three yard body and head shots delivered semi-automatically with the 6mm Baby Caspian air-soft pistol producing .799901 foot pounds of muzzle energy (per shot!)-
The same caliber and power-level produced an INSTANT kill virtue of a single, well-placed brain-shot to save my drunken brother's life from this giant, charging roach. Not just full penetration; full DECAPITATION!-
The same ballistics do fine when applied to body shots against these man-killers-
Given the surgical precision of the red-dot equipped .177 Hammerli 480 producing only 3.99901 foot pounds, I elected to employ brain shots only at 20-30 yards (from offhand)-
My second book (no longer available)-
Its table of contents-
Table of contents of my third book (A Sporting Proposition, no longer available). Chapter title pertinent to this thread is left of the little .177 and 24% larger .22 pellet. Which would you rather be hit with?-
My fifth book is still available on Amazon by searching for the title in the 'Books and videos' section. Oh... and $29.99
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58 yard full-penetration brain shot with the 20 foot pound .22 P-Rod-
Two yard chest shot with a ONE foot pound Walther PPK .175 caliber BB pistol did the trick-
35 yard chest-shot with a 6 foot pound .22 Co2 pistol = DRT!-
Two to three yard body and head shots delivered semi-automatically with the 6mm Baby Caspian air-soft pistol producing .799901 foot pounds of muzzle energy (per shot!)-
The same caliber and power-level produced an INSTANT kill virtue of a single, well-placed brain-shot to save my drunken brother's life from this giant, charging roach. Not just full penetration; full DECAPITATION!-
The same ballistics do fine when applied to body shots against these man-killers-
Given the surgical precision of the red-dot equipped .177 Hammerli 480 producing only 3.99901 foot pounds, I elected to employ brain shots only at 20-30 yards (from offhand)-
My second book (no longer available)-
Its table of contents-
Table of contents of my third book (A Sporting Proposition, no longer available). Chapter title pertinent to this thread is left of the little .177 and 24% larger .22 pellet. Which would you rather be hit with?-
My fifth book is still available on Amazon by searching for the title in the 'Books and videos' section. Oh... and $29.99
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