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    Great shooitng and yes, .22 rocks! I think the engineering of the guns and ammo has become so good these days, that there is little to choose between them. Shoot what you use the best, what suits your style of shooting best, and lets all enjoy the sport. I've just ordered another new .22 (another AA S410, but a classic this time with thumbhole stock). So that will be three ,22s for me including a spirnger. If I do get another gun in the future, I'd have no issue with trying a .177. If you get a nice heavy pellet in a .177, they can be devasting in the right hands. Get a good med-w
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    No one is arguing against placement or accuracy, dear god, someone take the time to read....please.....To argue that BC is not important is wreckless advice IMO. It all needs to be considered, thats the only point. but BC plays its role (no more no less).
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    Villaman If you read what I'm saying, you will see I am, mainly agreeing with you. But you cant argue with physics.
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    I've just purchased a hw100 I've heard some argue that heavier pellets do well on PCP and lighter in springers (or the other way around...hahahaha), but dont quote me on that. btw, lighter pellets are more screwed in crosswinds, something else to think about and another reason why a little extra weight helps in the practical field sense way. If you're hunting, you need to think about a lot more in this sense This is not quite try depends on BC of the pellet and a lighter pellet is not in the air as long . Test have been done which shows a .177 pellet takes less wind than
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    I've just purchased a hw100 I've heard some argue that heavier pellets do well on PCP and lighter in springers (or the other way around...hahahaha), but dont quote me on that. btw, lighter pellets are more screwed in crosswinds, something else to think about and another reason why a little extra weight helps in the practical field sense way. If you're hunting, you need to think about a lot more in this sense
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    Its all about the pellet that suits your gun and where you can place it mate rather than pellet weights That's not entirely fully accurate. Can you fire a feather? Weight is important. I hinted above about the wide considerations one wants to think about and of course, accuracy is No1. With some experimentation, you can get both.
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    Oh pellet types; AAs or JSBs are what I see a lot of .22 hunters use.
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    Hi Mate Try the Uttings website for a large selection, just a few points to consider about pellets. Yes it is true that lighter pellets travel flatter, but they dont hit as hard as heavier pellets. Now some would say that as long as you are accurate and only take head shots, its not a problem. This is true. But for hunting, on occasion you have to take chest shots for some birds (for pigeon / rooks / crows / magpies). Lighter pellets wont hit hard enough in those circumstances - you need more weight. In .22, the problem with weight is an increase in the curved trajectory - howev
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    That's not really disagreeing - 13.4gr. though lighter, is far from the lightest so I'd say you're not far away from my point. I dont know about the .177. Accuracy is evertything, and you can get that with medium-heavy (ish) pellets. My main points were about earlier comments which suggested some might be searching purely on the basis of the lightest being 'the best'. That is not correct and the laws of physics (ballistic coefficients) supports that. Ultimately its a trade off. You need a good impact (based on weight) and as flat a trajectory as possible. The gun and the shooter are
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    Hi All No, a lighter pellet is not best. In fact, for hunting, it can be much worse. The number a hunter really wants to know is 'BC' - that is ballistic coefficient. If a pellet has not deformed at all after having penetrated an object, then its not transmitting its energy effedctively. You DONT want over-penetration, You need all the power of your gun and ammo to be delivered, accurately and humanely to your quarry. Dont use 'fps' as a guide. A .177 pellet travels much faster than a .22. But a .22 hits harder (due to increased mass). I'm not an expert, but have been trying to
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    For me, the TX200Hc is the better gun. Its basically a lazerglide (like an old venom tuned gun) in standard form - synthetic internals, hardly any recoil. There is little for a tuner to do to them unless you're a demanding FT shooter. Dont get the full rifle, its too nose heavy. Get the carbine - far better balanced. For hunting, these guns hit hard. I've had one for a number of years. I got it chronied twice after i bought it as i was convinced it was over powered - it was not, it was pushing 11.8ft-lbs. Things die when you pull the trigger, and die instantly. There is a downs
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