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the Daily hi thread
.177 or .22 Sub 12
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RobH
Member Extraordinaire
I’ll just grab some popcorn 
As I only shoot inanimate targets it’s .177 for me.
As I only shoot inanimate targets it’s .177 for me.
RobH
Member Extraordinaire
There’s always one.
Bren
Member Extraordinaire
Tomato tomato
For ratting .22 all day long - well night long. Even .25 for the range you’ll be shooting
littlegreen
Active member
Maybe start here (from hunting section)
Thread 'What calibre do you shoot in?'
https://airgunforums.co.uk/threads/what-calibre-do-you-shoot-in.126130/
Thread 'What calibre do you shoot in?'
https://airgunforums.co.uk/threads/what-calibre-do-you-shoot-in.126130/
Superscaff
Super member
After a good 35+ years of using both calibres for pest control it’s .22 for me especially for close range ratting
Beretta687
Super member
With only 1mm difference and equal power it doesn’t matter to me.
Greencloud
Busy member
Curious as a noob who's only shot inanimate stuff (so far) - has this been tested or discussed realistically anywhere?
I realise it's probably a personal preference thing, but my gut feeling would be .22 for rats but maybe .177 for rabbits. Purely on the inexperienced guess that the smaller pellet would lend itself to more penetration and some energy would be wasted if it passes through a rat, whereas the bigger pellet would translate more energy to damage earlier after impact? This is where somebody tells me that a .22 will go straight through a rabbit head anyway, so a flatter trajectory is more useful haha.
Edit: apologies & thanks @littlegreen - still typing while you replied!
I realise it's probably a personal preference thing, but my gut feeling would be .22 for rats but maybe .177 for rabbits. Purely on the inexperienced guess that the smaller pellet would lend itself to more penetration and some energy would be wasted if it passes through a rat, whereas the bigger pellet would translate more energy to damage earlier after impact? This is where somebody tells me that a .22 will go straight through a rabbit head anyway, so a flatter trajectory is more useful haha.
Edit: apologies & thanks @littlegreen - still typing while you replied!
Drake267
Super member
.22 or .25 for rats for me personally, .25 is proper lights out.
Mark Palmer
Member Extraordinaire
Bun fight! Bun fight!!! 
chouchin66
Top Tier member
You'll hear a plethora of personal preferences; you' ll hear that .177 is easier to be accurate with, you'll hear that .22 has a softer cycle, that.22 puts more thump on target, that .177 is cheaper to shoot - all these have a bit of validity. Just pick one, shoot it, learn it & be good with it....good is all that matters. Time spent is the key, nothing else....
'cept them who know their onions, shoot springers.
'cept them who know their onions, shoot springers.
Andyshoots
Hunting Member
All calibres work for me in rotation, whatever hits them in the right spot they’re dead.
Try to keep my hand in with them all.
no rat has ever shrugged off a .177 to the dome and said bring a .25 next time.
Try to keep my hand in with them all.
no rat has ever shrugged off a .177 to the dome and said bring a .25 next time.