What is your favorite caliber
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I like .223" it can do everything a 25 cal can do
and it's got more punch than a 22 caliber.
and it's got more punch than a 22 caliber.
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Another vote for the .20. Rapid
mine
one I made as a raffle prize
Considering the relative rarity of this calibre it seems to get a high percentage of votes
mine
one I made as a raffle prize
Considering the relative rarity of this calibre it seems to get a high percentage of votes
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.22 @ 15 fpe. backyard friendly with enough power to take down squirrels, rabbits, crows, and pidgeons out to 70 yards, but without blasting thru and causing collateral damage at shorter distances.
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I love my .308, I never thought I would say that but it's to me the perfect balance of power distance and accuracy for hunting.
But since I want to see a field target and a bench range I will have to go down to a 177
But since I want to see a field target and a bench range I will have to go down to a 177
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.177 my favorite. 8.4 and 10.5 have a nice flat trajectory and I use them for Field Target. 13.4 for hunting, the wound channel is the same as .22 but penetration is better. All documented by video for empirical evidence. No need to hunt with anything bigger than .177.
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.22 is a good all around cal. Hard to go wrong. Bucks wind better than .177 and has less resistance than the .25. It sounds like the .22 slugs are getting a lot of attention now too..
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I prefer .177 for targets and mousing. And .22 for pesting and hunting. With that being said, sometimes I use both for both.
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Agree with this. Seems that pellets available today in .177 should do pretty much anything needed for an air gun.
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Two absolutist statements, so according to you two .177 covers all the bases...? We all know the .22 offers more options. I personally won’t hunt with a .177, I’m not good enough. The .22 will have to do.
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.22, larger selection of pellets. They come super light and super heavy.
Still waiting on .25 polymag shorts, and .25 JSB Ultrashocks
Still waiting on .25 polymag shorts, and .25 JSB Ultrashocks
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.25 good for everything from starlings, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, feral cats and dogs, foxes, coyotes. Their all pests. we have chickens, goats, calves at times, pets, children.
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Two absolutist statements, so according to you two .177 covers all the bases...? We all know the .22 offers more options. I personally won’t hunt with a .177, c
Absolutist? I did state seems, and it is what I believe. Contrast that with "we all know the .22 offers more options". As to your last two lines, only you know about that.
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Two absolutist statements, so according to you two .177 covers all the bases...? We all know the .22 offers more options. I personally won’t hunt with a .177, c
Absolutist? I did state seems, and it is what I believe. Contrast that with "we all know the .22 offers more options". As to your last two lines, only you know about that.
You “agreeded” with the bandg, then said “seems”. The .22 “does” offer more options. As for hunting with the .177? Pass throughs with small wound channels is why I switched to the .22 And I do know about my last two lines... hundreds of pests have fallen to my .22
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And I've taken hundreds of rabbits and squirrels with .177 pellets and many with BB's. All many decades ago when the rifles were generally much less refined than today and the ammunition choices were limited. It's not rocket science. Shoot what you like. Many will agree with you and many will not. Some think it has to be .25, others love .20 or .30 as well. The .177's available today should outperform those I had access to by a wide margin and what I had worked fine for me. If you need .22 then by all means shoot that.
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Based on the three calibers I've ever owned (.177, .20, .22 ) I would say the .22 is my favorite.
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.25 definitely...
My Uragan is a killer out to 100yds with the JSB Exact King Heavy MkII's..
Ravens beware..
My Uragan is a killer out to 100yds with the JSB Exact King Heavy MkII's..
Ravens beware..
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