.177 Vs. .22
What are the advatages of one over the other? Is there anywhere a .177 shines over a .22?
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Thanks guys great info.
Heavy .177 at 22-24 FPE is a true performer – up to 80 yards.
what mike said.
Where the .177 does have an advantage though is in confined areas where a ricochet or excess energy has potential to do “collateral damage”. the fact that the .177 drops energy faster is a good thing in an urban or pest control environment where the pellet is not going into a trap.
For field target, it is easier to get the smaller diameter pellet through the KZ hole in the targets than it is a larger bore.
It’s amazing how old wives tails cling on.
Sure the .177 shot faster in springers. The tis because the same power plant was required to propel heavier and heavier projectiles.
In our PCP’s, this isn’t the case. We can easily dial in the required power to compensate for the added weight or larger calibers.
A .117 at 1000 fps will not only drop faster than a .22 , but will be much more effected by the wind as well.
If we do the math, it will show us that they will drop exactly the same. Gravity doesn’t care if a pellet weighs 10 gr. or 20 gr. What makes the .22, and even better .25 behave better at distance, in both drop and retained energy is something called the BC. You Will retain a higher percentage of energy, (Loose Less of starting energy), with a better trajectory, and less wind drift, the higher the BC of a projectile is.
.177’s by nature have a very low B C, and slow down much faster, hince faster drop, and shed their energy at a much faster rate. A lot of this can be seen and tried on Chair gun.
Also Stright Shooters . com has a chart for BC. 😀
Mike
.177 hurts less and leaves a smaller hole when you shoot yourself by accident. AKULA
.177 definitely least expensive to shoot- Premiers at 10.5 and Kodiaks at 10.6 great 8.6 Field target Specials as really accurate too- the 10 grainers just under 1000 fps. FTSs mid 800 do really well. .20 cal which I have not heard mentioned Premiers 14.3gr at 950fps as well as Kodiaks 13.3gr at 980-950 great energy down range ..and are very accurate.
you can shoot 177 in a tighter spot, i think you have larger selection, they are cheaper per dozen,and flatter flight pattern. 22 hits harder and maintains energy longer.
Both are great calibers.
Push those 10.6 grain Kodiaks at just under 1000fps and they are pretty amazing. Got a nice flat trajectory.
Was shooting mine the other day at walnut sized stones out to 80yds+ with ease.
Walter…
.177 can also be a tack-driver, especially 10.6 Kodiak @ 22-24 FPE: superior energy and flat trajectory, but 100% overpenetration (sometimes good, sometimes not). I actually enjoy seeing pigeons taking off after being nailed. They ALL fall dead few seconds later.
177 is a little bit cheaper, and it’s a bit safer as it makes less power from the same PCP powerplant. My talon is a 22cal, and when I want less power, I use the micro tank or CO2, it’s easier than switching barrels.
.22 😈
.22 for plinking and hunting
.177 for plinking and targets and small birds.
That is only my thoughts.
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What if any are the physical differences between the two? Besides the barrel? I don’t want to order a .25 from Tony cause I’m in Canada. But everywhere is out of .22 I might just order a .177 then a hammer, and barrel etc… From Tony.