.177 Or .22??

[tinson1 16]

I'm looking to get another rifle, I have a few already but I have got the worm and NEED more! My main gun is a BSA ultra se emerald which I am waiting to get tench regged and x tuned, my second rifle is a Brocock contour super six, birth of these rifles are in .177, now my new rifle will be 1 of a few guns, a r10, s510, hw100 or a daystate, all very different I no, but just waiting for the right 1 too come along and when it feels right ill buy it, all good guns in there own right, my ultra will be the same if not better than a r10, just look a little different, but then I could spend more money and get a r10 tuned ect.., so then I thought about getting it in .22, so I have something different. Also been reading a lot of posts about lads having big bags and mostly in .22, I go hunting for birds and rabbits but I also am a member of a rifle club so I also shoot at targets at 25-30yrds, so just asking the question which should I go for? .22 or .177?

[delswal 3,819]

age old question asked many times .......yet to be resolved all down to personal choice ......end ov

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Its been a while so............................http://bit.ly/ZAHfoQ

[kruby01 114]

as already said the answer will never be agreed but you have two .177's so why not ad a .22 to the collection

[tinson1 16]

That's what I was thinking and I think my new gun will be my main hunting gun keep others for range or the odd trip out

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

.22 is better for hunting IMO and you already got 2 .177's.....

[Matt Cottrell 23]

I have .22 an 2 .177 I love the .22 but tend to use .177 a lot more I like the stopping power off the 22 but 177 is a faster flatter pellet . But put any cal pellet in the right spot it's game over.down to what suits you mate

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Use a heavyweight .177 and square the circle, either that or buy a .2!

[Lewis Ste 245]

Someone needs to pin a .177 v .22 thread

[brucemyster 75]

have the best of both worlds and go .20!! I've got a HW77 .20 and it has a nice flat trajectory but enough weight in the pellet to give good percussion and not just drill everything.

[ghillies 209]

try a HW100 in 22...close up you can trace shoot with no sight lolol.

 

i cant help thinking..borrow a .22 for a month and get some time in with it, if posable definatly get some ratting in, just to see...i hated the .22 on rats.

Edited April 28, 2013 by ghillies

[Roy Williamson 15]

With pcp you also have the advantage of more shots per fill in .22, I also find my hw99s in .177 is a lot more lively to shoot than the same in .22.

There is also the difference in cost of pellets but I usually buy premium pellets so money saving on ammo never comes in to it and I never shoot cheap ammo for plinking. I am using superdomes in the .22 and Defiant HFT in .177 ( which I find superb)