WHAT AIR RIFLES ARE YOU USING

[ziggy1 0]

JUST WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT AIR RIFLES WITH YOU USE IN THE DAY AND NIGHT.

 

177 CAL ARE THESE BETTER AT NIGHT

[Guest The Shaman]

I've always used .22 - not that they are any better just seems to happen that way. I've had springers and pneumatics back on a springer now (Webley Longbow) whatever your happy with mate

[foxy 1]

ripley xl9 22 cant beat em mate the 22 has excellent stopping power at range day or night

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Just curious but; Why would either calibre be better in the dark?

[waggi 0]

i use a welby xocet springer .22

 

fantastic weapon but a bit noisy

 

never had any problems with it

 

waggi

[Guest Elma Fudd]

i use a webley stingray .22

only been using properly over the last 2 months

once it was zeroed in has plenty of stopping power

[stoaty 171]

Hi guys Airarms 410 carbine thumbhole stock.22 and an Airarms 400 sporter in .177 not been out with either for a while

stoaty

[ziggy1 0]

Just what some one said they use a 177 at night due to judging distances, and more acurrate and flater.

So whether they can,t shoot i dont know

[bullsmilk 2]

YEP WEBLEY XOCET.22 ASWELL THINKING OF GETTING A GAS RAM...

[MickC 1,825]

.20 all the time

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Just what some one said they use a 177 at night due to judging distances, and more acurrate and flatter (trajectory).

 

 

This just gets weirder, Ziggy. As I replied to your PM; Yes, .177 gives a flatter trajectory. We sacrifice this, with .22, but make up there with the greater shocking power. But, as I also said: If we confine ourselves to head shots - as we should - then either ammount of lead piercing a small brain is going to do quite sufficient damage to effect a clean kill.

 

Hmm. Thinking about it, I may have just cracked it: Might it be that your informant is indeed a bit of a crack shot? There for, he'd want to take full advantage of using a weapon to match his own skills. Flat, accurate .177 could put that slug exactly where he aims it. Why be deadly accurate if the slug might detract? I wonder if that's his reasoning?

 

As for judging distances? Again, I guess knowing the path will be true sort of does away with all this stuff about visualising the expected arc at any given point along its path. So once again returning us to the point that he knows where he's aiming and just wants a gun that'll put the lead there, not argue the toss with him.

 

Might be fun if you can run all this past your mate and see how close we've come?