Looking to stir the pot….

[seangabrell]

Probably the most common question I see on all the forums and social media platforms (besides what gun should I buy) is the never ending which is better, .177 or .22? And I’m going to throw in .20 cal for all the haters and lovers of the caliber. I think this question mostly comes up with springers and sub 12 PCP’s. Please comment if you think otherwise.

 

[Mycapt65]

No comment

 

[oledawg]

Better for what?

 

[Gerry52]

155 Howitzer!

 

[jarmstrong]

"I've been down this road once or twice before"
words from an old jerry jeff walker song

do ya just need a little tack,,, or do ya need a railroad spike? needs matter
I avoid .177 just because they is so small, and my old fingers don't like em

 

[Sqwirl57]

Oh dude... that's a toughy. 177 is great but .22 under 12fpe is a blast too. Seeing that big pellet drop in on your target through your scope at 50+ is pretty laughable. If I had to pick one it would be .177 but I would miss the 22s if I had to give them up

 

[nervoustrig]

 

[beerthief]

wish there was more variety in ,20

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

I feel like 20 cal should be the most popular. But it just isn't. I don't own one. But if the ammo selection was there and if you could even buy guns in that caliber, I think most of mine would be .20

 

[Trunion]

IF I had to downsize my collection I would have to keep one of each. That is... .177, .20, .22

 

[.SevenSeven]

.177 for target
.22 for hunting

.20 if you don't have a specific need

 

[elh0102]

I can think of darn little that I can do with one, that I can't do with either of the others. If you spend more than 30 seconds on this deliberation, you've got way too much time on your hands. Adding a different caliber is usually just an excuse to buy a new rifle, so just buy it and be happy.

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

Between 177 and 22


I vote 25

 

[Sqwirl57]

Between 177 and 22


I vote 25

You may be joking but if a .25 HW50S popped up for sale I'd grab one immediately

 

[Dr. Kralenstein]

You may be joking but if a .25 HW50S popped up for sale I'd grab one immediately

That'd be a sweet addition I'm sure.

I've sold off all my 177s and down to one 22 that swaps back and forth with 25.

177 is too small and annoying loading, and I tend to have worse accuracy with 177 and 22 over 25.

 

[Stubbers]

.22 seems more versatile across a broad power range while maintaining relatively flat trajectory.

-Matt

 

[MysticalDragon]

I'd dismissed 177 until my first field target match. Now I have 3 of them and soon to be a 4th.

 

[seangabrell]

Between 177 and 22


I vote 25

.25 is fun to shoot. I have .25 carbine barrel on 1 of my R9’s. Lobbing a 25.39 pellet at 500fps keeps things interesting

 

[Sqwirl57]

.25 is fun to shoot. I have .25 carbine barrel on 1 of my R9’s. Lobbing a 25.39 pellet at 500fps keeps things interesting

 

[seangabrell]

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Yea that pretty much covers it