Considering a .22 or a .25... trying to get ammo ideas. Slugs preferably. Thank you in advance for any help.
What diameter barrels for Airforce Talon and Escape in .25caliber?
- Thread starter Chard
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Chard, I have the Airforce Escape UL with both the .22cal and the .25 cal barrels. My favorite ammo for both are interestingly the same. The .22 cal does very well with the H&N Baracuda 21 gn pellets and the Apolo 21 gn slugs. The .25 barrel does very well with the H&N Baracuda 30.89 pellets and the Apolo 33 gn slugs. The Escape UL, IMHO, is the perfect field hunting rifle... very light weight, can be power wheel adjusted in the field easily. I normally keep mine set up to shoot 10 shots per fill at ~60 ft lbs with the .25 cal barrel, from about 2300 psi down to about 1800 psi, so hand pump friendly. A few more shots are available in .22 at about 45 ft lbs, again hand pump friendly. I do have a compressor, but only use it to fill my buddy bottle that I take to the field to refill the Escape UL if necessary.
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Hello. Great information! Thank you! Do you now the diameter of those slugs? Are they standard. 25 or .249 or bigger like .251 or .253?
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Both of my (relatively inexpensive) digital micrometers say that the 33 gn Apolo slug is .25, probably +/- a tiny amount.
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Perfect. Thank you! I have some oversized slugs for my hubens. I was trying to find out if they would work or if needed to buy some more. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Gracias. 
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