Hw 97K In .22 Or .177

[Dr B 186]

Hiya Rez

 

Sure, no problem mate, Cognitive Neuroscientist / Neuroscientist, academic, scientist

 

[hairy biker 14]

.22 far better to shoot and I have both

I'm curious has to why you think .22 is far better to shoot

[Rez 4,961]

Firstly. There's less whack needed to get the heavier pellet on its way mate. A .177 calibre springer set up would tend to stun the pellet due to its size, where as a .22 is in a way, "pushed". It's hard to explain, but there is generally harsher recoil from 177 springers than 22's. Hence making them sweeter. It is true.

 

Second. Dr B. your a fecking nureoscienetsistiits?! And you dabble in airguns? Ha. A first.

 

Any other members deal with brains? That doesn't included sticking a pellet in um mac

[Dr B 186]

Yeah Rez.....I may or may not also know how to tickle fish.....'cough'......which makes me quite different to my colleagues... You can take the boy out of the north, but not the north out of the boy....

Edited February 11, 2015 by Dr B

[Rez 4,961]

Have you ever tickled a fish? Or anything fishy?

 

I recon you like stroking pork loins

[Dr B 186]

Salmon, sea trout.....you can even snare them......'cough'....not that i'd know about such things.......

 

I cannot confirm or deny the tickling of fish..... .....

Edited February 11, 2015 by Dr B

[charlie caller 3,654]

 

.177 kills better than .22 in a 12ftlbs format.

I disagree with you with passion.

 

That is your prerogative my friend, but as I said in 35+ years of airgunning, I find the smaller calibre gives better instant kills, any calibre will kill with a shot to the head, nobody can argue against that, but when a body shot has to be taken, against something like a wood pigeon, I feel the extra penetration of .177 gets the job done better, I cant honestly recall a pigeon flying off from a side on .177 pellet, but have seen it many times with .22, so I know which one I will stick with, but whatever you shoot, enjoy it

[bigmac 97kt 13,832]

Iv been a 22 man all my shooting life and with my trusty hw97s

 

but went to 177 after i was lone one and when i saw how the rabbits dropped after i had shot them i was amazed they (two) just rolled over not even a kick or a twitch one was 55 yards and the other 65 yards both rolled over dead

 

iv only saw this with 22 a hand full of times ,but with the 177 its all of the time full stop ,what ever i hit

 

i bought the rifle the next day

 

Im with CC on this im afraid and im still a 22 man at heart and still own 22,s and all way will

 

but the hitting power of the 177 still amazes me

 

atvbmac :thumbs: