What is your favorite caliber
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.22 cal for all around plinking, target shooting and hunting. Great selection of pellets and slugs for added versatility.
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.22 is my overall favorite. Very versatile caliber with options out there from 15fpe up to 100fpe.
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ABSOLUTELY LOVE my FX Boss (.30) but my FX Royale 500(.25) has been my "go to" gun ever since I got it. Definitely more economical than the .30 & a bit quieter of course. Carries better in the wind than the smaller calibers & hits devastatingly hard on a critter's skull (or anywhere it hits).
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, sure wish H&N made a Barracuda Hunter Extreme in 30 cal, in about 48 grains.
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.177 for target and back yard pesting out to 55 yards and .22 out to 100 yards and .30 for 100+ yards.
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.22 also for overall versatility. Sub 12fpe-80+fpe with tons of pellet and slug choices. Easier to shoot usually as most normal powered ones have very very little recoil and also quieter. Pellets are cheaper and with NSAs high speed slugs are getting close to .25 pellet prices.
My needs I plan to have 3 setups:
-.22 Kral Puncher Jumbo shooting in the 15-20fpe level with CPHPs or Hades
-.22 AAA EVOL Tac shooting in the 30fpe level with Hades or JSB 18gr
.22 JSAR Raptor Mini shooting in the 45-50fpe level with Monster Redesigns or NSA slugs
My needs I plan to have 3 setups:
-.22 Kral Puncher Jumbo shooting in the 15-20fpe level with CPHPs or Hades
-.22 AAA EVOL Tac shooting in the 30fpe level with Hades or JSB 18gr
.22 JSAR Raptor Mini shooting in the 45-50fpe level with Monster Redesigns or NSA slugs
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While I enjoy a super accurate .177 for plinking and informal targets, if I could only choose one it would be in .22. I have tried .25 and I do not even enjoy shooting it at all. Just my opinion.
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After the stellar performance I've experienced in my unregulated Huntsman .177 for informal target, rabbits, squirrels, sparrows, (many of these pests haven fallen with the Huntsmen) I'm all in on .177. Only had experience with Springers in .177 in the past. I have three .25's, wish one or two were .177 instead, considering Bantam Sniper in .177! All calibers have there place, I just learned I enjoy shooting the .177 as much as the other calibers!
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Yes, I guess if you’re hunting, for plinking, it seems a little pricey and you need a big yard to safely shoot those bigger caliber PCPs. My .22 PCP can take pests up to woodchuck size easily. Any critter bigger than that I’ll break out my .22 rimfire. I got into PCPs to shoot at power levels below the .22 rimfire. Some get into PCPs to get closer to .22 rimfire energy levels, it’s all good.
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@L.Leon
Agree totally. I shoot pellet guns because they are quieter, more economical and safer than rimfires in more built-up areas. I have a variety of rifles/calibers for different uses; If I had to choose just one (heaven forbid!) it would be my .22 HW100FSB as it can cover all the bases expediently. Gotta love airguns - I have permission to hunt several properties that don't allow powder burners for noise and safety reasons.
Agree totally. I shoot pellet guns because they are quieter, more economical and safer than rimfires in more built-up areas. I have a variety of rifles/calibers for different uses; If I had to choose just one (heaven forbid!) it would be my .22 HW100FSB as it can cover all the bases expediently. Gotta love airguns - I have permission to hunt several properties that don't allow powder burners for noise and safety reasons.
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.22 has to be my favorite but I do once in while use my .25 just depends what I’m doing that day.
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20 caliber. Maybe someday I will have a 22, then a 177. But for the past 23 years it has been .20 caliber for me. As others know and have expressed, the bummer is limited pellet choices/availability.
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.177 daystate for backyard 25 yard target practice.
I have a 22 fx cyclone I need to use more.
I love my fx wildcat in 25, scary accurate at 50 yards, haven't tried it at longer ranges yet.
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