I've watched that video before. It's an interesting video and there are many opinions and enough options out there for everyone. But my real world experience has proven out that a .22 cal air rifle is
more than sufficient to take small game quickly and cleanly. I've killed and do regularly kill a lot of small game with a .22 in both a springer and a PCP. Even in the lower velocity springer, the .22 is plenty. Squirrels are not the only critters I have taken with a .22 air rifle with ease. I think that some times people are looking for something
"larger and more powerful" to compensate for a lack of shooting skills. Nothing wrong with a .25 cal......I may buy one myself one day and try it out. But never because I feel that a .22 just isn't enough. Because it is plenty enough!!
View attachment 188772 View attachment 188779 View attachment 188786 View attachment 188790 I think the .22 is a very good small game caliber. In the above pics you can see that it does a very fine job of bagging game in either the springer or PCP. I walk into woods with absolute confidence with my .22s when hunting small game. There are also seemingly endless available options for ammo in the .22 as well. If a .25 or larger
(can't imagine larger than .25 really for small game) is what you want.......then ok. But do not be fooled into thinking that it's necessarily better than the 22. Or rather, put it another way......
.do not let yourself be fooled into thinking that the .22 is not enough.
TR