NoBodyImportant Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Kinda want a big bore springer but the velocities seem really low. Similar guns in 22cal will be 800fps while 25cal will be 550. Seems like 22cal moving 200fps more would be better. Just curious as to what you all think. The hatsan are cheap but got good reviews on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) you really need to go down the route of PCP .......watch simons videos.....head shots at 90 yrs with a .25......... Edited January 14, 2023 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted January 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, ditchman said: you really need to go down the route of PCP .......watch simons videos.....head shots at 90 yrs with a .225......... In my end of world fantasy I have a springer 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted January 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Plus I got the Origin22 and I hate the hand pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Think yourself lucky, we have 22's running 625 with the lightest pellets we can find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 550 fps in .25 cal is very similar to the speed and trajectory of our sub .12 .22 airguns . Your 800 fps .22 again similar to our. 177 sub 12 s So there are plenty (see millions ) of people who successfully hunt with a sub 12.22 airgun in the UK. And over seas . I cant see any reason why a .25 cal doing around 17 fpe and 550 fps with a 25 grn jsb pellet won't work for you It will hit hard and take less wind than the .22 cal . Should shoot smoother than the 22 also . I'd get one , the energy retention is awesome with .25 cal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Yeah, I might grab a 25cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I have just bought a Cometa-400 Fenix .25 cal springer break barrel from Big Dans Airguns ,check out his review of this airgun on youtube, i am over the moon with this .25cal it handles well, is easy to cock, very accurate, little recoil and devastates rats & tree rats,i love .25 cal and this airgun is a keeper, its great fun.!! atb brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted January 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 55 minutes ago, happyshooter said: I have just bought a Cometa-400 Fenix .25 cal springer break barrel from Big Dans Airguns ,check out his review of this airgun on youtube, i am over the moon with this .25cal it handles well, is easy to cock, very accurate, little recoil and devastates rats & tree rats,i love .25 cal and this airgun is a keeper, its great fun.!! atb brian I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 my gunpower stealth .25 f.a.c. does 785ft/s with 25grn pellets = 34.2 ft1lbs i can put it up to 60ft1lbs but don't need that power plus less shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 16/01/2023 at 13:30, happyshooter said: I have just bought a Cometa-400 Fenix .25 cal springer break barrel from Big Dans Airguns ,check out his review of this airgun on youtube, i am over the moon with this .25cal it handles well, is easy to cock, very accurate, little recoil and devastates rats & tree rats,i love .25 cal and this airgun is a keeper, its great fun.!! atb brian Which one did you get, open sights or silencer model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyshooter Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 I bought the silencer model, i just love it.! atb brian ps tree rats hate it.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz25 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 The cometa is a fine gun, and .25 even in sub 12 is much over looked but very effective, I have two spring carbines and one pcp in said calibre, I like it that much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 I have had a Hatsan 1000X in wood .25 for almost 6 months now, it is my first venture in to .25 air rifles and is sub 12ftlbs. I like the Rifle its accurate with H&N FTTs , and for a £119 Cheap air rifle its in my opinion Great value. I stick with the H&N FTTs as they are light for .25 , i tend to keep ranges down to the 20 to 25 yard area and its very decisive on rats. I wanted to try a cheap spring .25 after a lifetime of .177s & .22s, the problem was finding one in shops but i managed to get one new just 40 miles from home. The Hatsan 1000X is a low budget model but has a reasonable Quality wood stock with nice grain to it, and has the ouotro trigger on it unlike the slightly cheaper 900xs which has a slightly more budget trigger on it apparently. All i know is its adjustable, but was set from factory ideal for my needs so i left it alone. For the money i think its good and i would buy another hatsan with out hesitation. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manymissedpigeon Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Not been on this sub forum before but if it’s any help, I have a Daystate air ranger in .25. This weapon comes as standard with 82ftlbs muzzle energy but mine ( using a cheapo clip on measuring gubbins) is constant around 78/79. I bought it years ago as I shoot rabbits over a few local golf clubs as well as for various farmers and I was having too many audible ricochets using a .22 rim fire ( I use a .17 out on the farmlands nowadays) The .25 Daystate is extremely good at dropping rabbits stone dead at up to fifty/sixty yards and especially so at very short range when lamping from a buggy as opposed to rim fire subsonic unless head shot ( I suspect this is due to the pellet imparting more energy whereas a rim fire at short range can pass straight though a ‘fisty’ rabbit) The one problem I find is when shooting ferals around the factories I shoot ( where the bird droppings can contaminate many hundreds of pounds of machine parts simply by being on the packaging) Here I have to use a subsonic otherwise I would punch a hole through the insulated metal roofs!. The main disadvantage of the Daystate is its enormous length and weight as it’s not easily possible ( or safe) to shoot from one side of a vehicle then pull it in and shoot from the opposite side. The other disadvantage is the poor trajectory of the heavy pellets needing quite a lot of hold over using guess work on, say pigeons, when on out door roofs and wires where one can easily see the pellet drop through the scope if against a cloudy sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Manymissedpigeon said: Not been on this sub forum before but if it’s any help, I have a Daystate air ranger in .25. This weapon comes as standard with 82ftlbs muzzle energy but mine ( using a cheapo clip on measuring gubbins) is constant around 78/79. I bought it years ago as I shoot rabbits over a few local golf clubs as well as for various farmers and I was having too many audible ricochets using a .22 rim fire ( I use a .17 out on the farmlands nowadays) Weapon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 21 hours ago, oowee said: Weapon? Beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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