.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
.25 cal shooting 25.4's @ 500-600 fps are so quiet and definitely fun (on windless days)
-Matt
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.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
That’s exactly what happens 2 seconds before my son says “Yes, yes, you told me to top off the fill pressure”
Springer: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.
My only 25 cal is a pp800 pistol with 9" barrel. Did 500fps out of the box. Valve, hammer, port work got it over 700fps. Still couldnt stand it. It now does over 900fps
Totally agree. For me it’s about the only caliber I shoot anymore. I don’t shoot slugs, if I did I would probably like .22 more but for pellets I like the versatility of 25-34 gr and can still keep the price down but thump for hunting up. Yes I can get those same gr pellets in .22 but .25 platforms are more often designed to push the heavier lead faster more easily.Between 177 and 22
I vote 25
Form necessarily should follow funtion.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.
What made you jump on the .177 bandwagon?I'd dismissed 177 until my first field target match. Now I have 3 of them and soon to be a 4th.
i'm not sure " downsize " is a legal to use word on AGN ?IF I had to downsize my collection I would have to keep one of each. That is... .177, .20, .22
A lot of it does just come down to barrel volume. Think of it as a fulcrum. The more barrel volume you have, the bigger the lever gets, the more potential force can be applied. Of course you need pressure end flow, too. But it gets harder to apply pressure and flow the smaller the barrel gets.Totally agree. For me it’s about the only caliber I shoot anymore. I don’t shoot slugs, if I did I would probably like .22 more but for pellets I like the versatility of 25-34 gr and can still keep the price down but thump for hunting up. Yes I can get those same gr pellets in .22 but .25 platforms are more often designed to push the heavier lead faster more easily.
I attended and participated in an AAFTA hunter division field target match. I went to learn about airguns and suddenly was participating in the match. It was challenging, peaceful and fun with some of the friendliest people. Hunter division is sub 20fpe. 177 caliber is preferred due to the flatter trajectory. Yes it doesnt cut through the wind as well as 22 but 22 was described as lobbing shots in at times due to the arc.What made you jump on the .177 bandwagon?