hoTshoT-16 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 i have saved up for a long time now and i have chosen to upgrade my bsa supersport mkII springer for a brand new bsa r10 pcp i normally hunt through the woods and on the farm mainly shooting rabbits, crows, magpies, rats squirrels and woodies etc i have always had .22's but i am told that 177 is better for longer ranges also they have more energy at 40yds, is this true? any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) This will get going..........yawn. .177 for me. Always thought it to be a bit of a "toy" calibre till I tried it. Flat trajectory so no messing about with huge amounts of hold over/hold under, rangefinders etc. If you know your .22 inside out then thats fine. The .177 is much more forgiving and believe me, devastating on rabbits/scruggers /pigeons. As an average shot, I would go up against anyone with a .22 with my .177's. They are better than I am I think the reason people get hung up on this is that the .177 pellet seems so small. Think about the size of the quarry brain involved. Rabbit/pigeon/crow/squirrel.In scale terms it would be similar to a human getting hit by a lead projectile the size of a tennis ball at over 700ft sec. Does this answer your question Besides which, .177 pellets are two thirds the price of .22 Edited November 22, 2010 by turbo33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiceychilli57 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 This will get going..........yawn. .177 for me. Always thought it to be a bit of a "toy" calibre till I tried it. Flat trajectory so no messing about with huge amounts of hold over/hold under, rangefinders etc. If you know your .22 inside out then thats fine. The .177 is much more forgiving and believe me, devastating on rabbits/scruggers /pigeons. As an average shot, I would go up against anyone with a .22 with my .177's. They are better than I am I think the reason people get hung up on this is that the .177 pellet seems so small. Think about the size of the quarry brain involved. Rabbit/pigeon/crow/squirrel.In scale terms it would be similar to a human getting hit by a lead projectile the size of a tennis ball at over 700ft sec. Does this answer your question Besides which, .177 pellets are two thirds the price of .22 Had both .177 all the way :yes: Then there's .20 and .25 cal... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 .177 for me too - I was a .22 fan for years, but tried .177 and was converted! Much, much flatter trajectory (on my hw100 in.177, the POI 15 to 40 yards is never more than a cm or so from the aimpoint). The only downside I've found is that there is less room for error on the.177 for a clean kill. The .22 seems slightly more forgiving in that respect. .177 wins it though for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 .177 too, but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Was a .22 man for years,then i got a AA S410 .177,oh my god what class rifle and calibre,not much lives when its hit in the head with that little lump of lead,to get a .22 upto the trajectory of a .177 you would need a rifle with 22flbs of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoTsHoT-10 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I would go for .177. There is not much point in having the extra "stopping power" of the .22 if you cant hit the target because of poor range estimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Seems like a common way to go these days and I have also joined the .177 club after previously being .22 .177 is the point and shoot calibre in my opinion, you don't have to be an expert to consistently hit the spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontroller4u Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 another one for .177,i had been using .22 for around 20 years up until the summer of last year when i decided to try out .177,wish i had done a few years previous,more in the game bag than ever,.22 no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shootist Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I have hunted with .20 calibre for several years now and wouldn't use anything else for hunting... .20 97k and .20 Daystate Harrier X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Someone put the kettle on....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 As said, this could go on forever and there are loads of threads if you search. Sub fac I use .177. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I prefer .177 in non FAC and .22 in FAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Am with bullet Boy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 .177 for point and shoot hunting and cheaper ammmo'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I agree with everyone else. Had a .22 for years and thought it was good and had more punch. Recently tried a .177 PCP (BSA Scorpion) and couldn't believe how flat the trajectory was and how accurate it was. I'm sold on .177 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Allow me to introduce you to the "Search" facility, its at the top right hand side of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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