jayjay 264 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 i would go with a .177 every time now, years ago i was strictly .22, but eventually got persuaded that a .177 was the calibre needed, and more than capable to do the job in hand,and would take anything that i wanted to shoot provided that the shot placement was on the button......... all the best, jay. Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Quote Link to post
Buster321c 1,010 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Nor me anyway , gays use .22 ........... Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Nor me anyway , gays use .22 ........... .177 is the new .22 apparently.. Quote Link to post
Buster321c 1,010 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 There`s always one ............... :laugh: 1 Quote Link to post
jayjay 264 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Nor me anyway , gays use .22 ........... and i was just going to say, there is rarely any bad mouthing or slagging in these type of threads.........lol, all the best, jay. Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Nor me anyway , gays use .22 ........... and i was just going to say, there is rarely any bad mouthing or slagging in these type of threads.........lol, all the best, jay. No slagging, just home truths.. It takes a proper man to use the proper hunting calibre (.22) to it's maximum effect.. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Lots go from .22 to .177 then they realize they made a mistake then go back to the best one and that's .22 Quote Link to post
jayjay 264 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Lots go from .22 to .177 then they realize they made a mistake then go back to the best one and that's .22 each to their own......... jay. Quote Link to post
Buster321c 1,010 Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Haven't seen one of these threads for a while! Nor me anyway , gays use .22 ........... and i was just going to say, there is rarely any bad mouthing or slagging in these type of threads.........lol, all the best, jay. No slagging, just home truths.. It takes a proper man to use the proper hunting calibre (.22) to it's maximum effect.. But you can almost hit anywhere with 22 . I like to think that the .177 is more of a precision tool Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Yah have to think of shooting as having sex and your quarry as the woman your about to drill Small and fast just doesn't do it, Slow, hard and the extra girth wins everytime Although after my little session on the bunnies tonight, I'd need a Cruise missle to hit the spot Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 You could simply have both calibres, buy one, then get the other calibre when time and funds allow! The .177 is an ideal summer hunting tool, when winds are light (???) as the .177 can suffer with being blown off course. You can get round that by using a heavier pellet, but then the looping trajectory of the .22 is more evident. Another way round this is to get a .22 and use a scope like a MAP or SR reticle Hawke, with Charigun and.or BRC you can get accurate impact information. On the HW100 I have a Hawke SR6 scope, that gives me a 30 metre zero point and 5 metre impact points to 60 metres. So you can shoot to kill at ranges beyond your zero point with ease. The Airmax scopes from Hawke are available in a MAP reticle at prices that are realistic (from about £40 depending where you shop). This coupled with a good air rifle will give you opportunity to hunt effectively! Quote Link to post
Elliott 436 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 You could simply have both calibres, buy one, then get the other calibre when time and funds allow! The .177 is an ideal summer hunting tool, when winds are light (???) as the .177 can suffer with being blown off course. You can get round that by using a heavier pellet, but then the looping trajectory of the .22 is more evident. Another way round this is to get a .22 and use a scope like a MAP or SR reticle Hawke, with Charigun and.or BRC you can get accurate impact information. On the HW100 I have a Hawke SR6 scope, that gives me a 30 metre zero point and 5 metre impact points to 60 metres. So you can shoot to kill at ranges beyond your zero point with ease. The Airmax scopes from Hawke are available in a MAP reticle at prices that are realistic (from about £40 depending where you shop). This coupled with a good air rifle will give you opportunity to hunt effectively! That's spot on Moley Combine that with a laser rangefinder (which every responsible hunter should have) and you've got one hell of a combinaton. There's no reason the .22 can't be as, if not more, effective with that sort of combo. I have the Guntuff rangerfinder with a picture of my calibrated mil-dots taped to the side of it. One zap and look at the side of the rangefinder and I know exactly where to aim ATB Quote Link to post
barrywhite 282 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Some 24 years ago i had a .22. Then one day i met a lad in my local quarry and he had a .177 HW77. A rabbit was sat on the rocks well out of my range and this lad just whacked it, open-sights, straight through the head. That was enough for me and i have never had a .22 since. I've shot everything there is to shoot with a .177 and i don't see a single negative factor for them. The only thing some lads have said to me is "Well they don't have the stopping power for rabbits, rats and squirrels". Well, you hit any of those three rodents in the head then if will be calling for their P45, cos the games over. Cost aside, the .177 is a fast flying, flat flying lethal round and theres a damn sight less hold-over than with the banana trajectory of a .22. The rifles doesn't need to be souped-up, just straight-out-of-the-box 11.7f/lb and it will kill what you want it to kill. Yes, maybe i'm getting stubborn in me old age, but best believe what your eyes tell you, then you won't go far wrong. Today i'm nowhere near as keen as i once was, but having tried both calibres in practically every hunting scenario, on all quarry, both by day and by night, i know what comes out tops..... 100 percent with you ..................... I think the .22 myth started years ago when the daddys on the block were BSA supersports or webley mark 3 s .Hitting a 10 ftlbs in 22 but with the 177 only hitting 9 ftlbs .With open sights only, your range was 25 yards .The .22 in this case is king ..........But to day with both calibers hitting 12 ftlbs teiscopic sights and pcp the 177 is king [at 12ftlbs].and the mythical hard hitting properties of .22 can now be acheved with a heavy 177 pellet in a pcp gun ......A bit piontless as a light 177 will kill a rabbit dead at 50 yards even if you aim for its head vier its tail end. Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 i have two 22s and would like a 177 for lamping. but the 22 s still put bunnys in the bag. Quote Link to post
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