just to add a twist - i have a raider 10 in 22 and a new hw97kt in 177 .. my 97 in 177 holds the most rabbit kills by a long margin , for me mr average, the easy flat pellet flight and extra speed seems to do the job better , better when at night also when i have a nitesite fitted when distance is hard to judge .
isnt a 22 at 12flb and a 177 at 12 ftb the same smack down energy ??
get both id say :-)