Why does .20 exist ? Do you have a .20 gun ?

I'm sure you are right. Experience of my local RFD is that they only stock JSB exact in .20
 
I did the .20 first time around..
Sheridan Silver Streak.
Sheridan HB pistol.
Airgunaid SP5
Diana 45.
Tbh..The two Sheridan guns are memorable, as they were both accurate and effective ...yes, even the pistol,..when hunting/ratting with them wasn't frowned upon.
The Sheridan had a Williams peep sight and the pistol had Single point on it.
 
I have one .20 a Theoben Evolution, wouldn’t say it’s better or worse than other calibres just different and interesting to shoot. FTT is my choice of pellet, I’m sure the rifle preferred Daystate Kaiser but then they discontinued them!
Perhaps I’d be a bit more of an advocate if I shot live quarry instead of metal sillouettes but not done any of the former for years. If your rifle prefers the JSB pellet at I think 13.7gn then I can see the argument as to why would you in preference to a .22 JSB RS at 13.43gn. In reality probably nothing in it.
 
KILLERPARSNIP said:
Surely a heavy .177 or a light .22 would do the job and certainly be cheaper ? Or am I totally wrong ?
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i I don't really see the point but I never used one ..i like .177 but use .22 for pest control in buildings so the pellet stops in whatever I am shooting and does not damage stuff.thats the only reason I have .22 ,,but I find it hard to resist a gun in my shopping list that's a bargain so 22 outnumbers my .177 by more than 2 to 1..so I would not turn down a .20
 
I enjoyed owning a Sheridan Blue streak as a teenager in .20.
It was great fun to shoot and smacked into stuff pretty hard and fast. Not the most practical of guns, naturally.

My Dad bought himself a Theoben (taunus? model up from the Fenman?) when he retired, in .20 calibre. Lovely gun and excellent on squirrels. It's still in his cabinet.
 
I'd be quite interested in trying .157 (4mm) if the calibre existed. I think it would be ideal for 25m benchrest.
 
If i could replace all my guns with the same model in .20, I would.
I'm still after a Sheridan Silver Streak as well, if anyone wants to sell me one 😁
 
.20 HW80k Flys like a .177 hits like a .22
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Just took delivery of my 10th rifle in .20 caliber yesterday. I also have rifles in .177, .22 and .25.
I know not liked by many. To each his or her own but I enjoy the caliber just as much as my rifles in the other 3 calibers.
You not wanting one? Just means more pellets for me, not that with 40,000+ on hand I don't already have a few :)
 
Captain_Saxa said:
We had the same thing in bikes. For decades, 26" wheels were the norm for mountain bikes. Then someone realised that 29" wheels rolled faster and got over obstacles better because of better attack angle. Unfortunately, the bigger wheels were less nimble on the trail and took more effort to lob about and so in the early 2000's, we got 650b/27.5" as a halfway house. Then, a few years ago, we got mullet bikes. 29" on the front, 27.5" on the rear, or "business in the front, party in the back".
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Do you ever get suspicious that it's more about marketing than cycling?
 
.20 Hunting Legend said:
TOO FECKING RIGHT IT IS.
It's also the most friendly calibre to use.
While. 177/.22 are wasting money pellet testing, different head sizes you don't have that problem

Limited choice means more hunting time.
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Agree !
Had Mine 11years and it does everything I need including FT courses .
It absolutely loves JSB exacts even in different batch numbers .
I’d be a bit like Matt Lucas “ the only gay in the village” if some turned up at the club with a .20.
I like being different 😄
 
bill57 said:
Do you ever get suspicious that it's more about marketing than cycling?
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Yes.

All. The. Damn. Time.

Not specifically with my wheels example I used because the difference and pros/cons of 26 vs 29er is real. You genuinely notice the benefits of each and each suits a different type of riding.

Some times I feel that manufacturers make things just to hype up the market when they've run out of ways to perfect existing tech/products.

Prior to the full contents of this thread , I would argue the .20 round is a prime case of the same, but, I've never owned or shot a .20 gun so I'm not exactly qualified to say...

I've also read all the responses in here and it looks like to some at least, it does offer something usefully different and it's proof of something I say a lot, which is that just because you/I don't see the value or purpose of something, doesn't mean it doesn't have any...
 
I had to get a .20 simply because I didn't have one. I ended up getting a HW95 which I could
compare it to the .177 and the .22.
Firstly I wasn't impressed with the limited amount of pellets
available. I fortunately got hold of virtually all of what was available but wasn't blown away with
the results.
After persevering with it, I then compared it to the other 2 rifles. It wasn't as accurate as the .177
and it was slightly better than the .22.

I then decided to get rid of it as it just didn't do any thing for me. Shortly after that I then got rid of
most of my .22's

For me the accuracy of the .177 is far better, although I did and still would use .22 if I was shooting
rats, pigeons and rabbits. As for .20 personally I don't see them as necessary for my style of shooting.

Ade (y)
 
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