In your oppinion best hunting caliber

[dead-eye-dick]

With the growing interest in .20, and a rising trend in the stopping power of .177. Do you still think the hard hitting/fast dropping power of the .22 is still king...??

[PTaylor2k4]

for hunting .22,

 

BUT concidering i've got a .22 now my next gun is going to be a .177 because i prefer the flatter trajectory and because i'll be getting it for targets aswell.

 

If its just for hunting i'd get .22, although a hard hitting .177 pellet would do the job you'd have to super accurate to ensure a clean kill, where as .22 you have a bigger kill zone. .25 is probably better in FAC (30+ftlbs).

 

.177 for my next gun.

 

.22 for huntng.

 

.20 and .25 im unsure.

[gamebag]

Although i would buy a .22 cal rifle i would buy a .20 if i could get hold of the ammo alot easier i used to own a sheridan pro hunter pump up in .20 . i gave my sheridan up because i was having to buy pellets in by the case not by the tin so it was rather costly

The .20 flies as flat as the .177 & hits just as hard if not harder than the .22 and i always used to get a better group with the .20 pellets than my m8 who was .22 & also could take longer ranged shots with confidence.

[ratcatcherreed]

.22 partly because

 

harder hitting for bigger quarry

.20 arnt really famous yet so theres not much pellets available

cant really see a .177 downing a rabbit unless u nail it in head

 

but who cares if its flatter trajectory it still hasnt got the hitting power of a .22 so surely you will have to get closer ( where not counting penetration here, i missed that on out )

 

me garndad used to say 177 feather 22 fur...

but rabbit skin is hard to penetrate so would a 177 be better....

aghhhhhhhhh im runnin round in circles help me out

[gamebag]

I have been doing a little thinking about this caliber lark & i think imho that untill you try it dont knock it lol