To those who own BOTH Vulcan 22 AND 25 – which is which?
Not talking about having plural wives and girlfriends, but let us talk about the Vulcan this time.
IF you were to really choose between your Vulcan 22 and 25, show us how and why you choose one over the other. In the real life long term, considering pellets, shooting styles, hunting or plain and simple plinking… what would it really be?
Thank you.
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I’ve got about 1000 rounds through my new .22 Vulcan , and I have not had a SINGLE issue. I can’t think of a single pellet that didn’t go exactly where I pointed it. I’ve sent a couple hundred rounds across the chronograph, and every shot has been between 890 and 905 fps. (18 grain pellets)
Oh yeah, I just sold my .25 marauder. It was accurate and quiet but too heavy and shot count was low.
Jeff
For me, the 22 vulcan filled the ~20 ftlbs niche and as pointed out earlier makes it safer in tight quarters. My 45 ftlbs royale (.25) and 90 ftlbs Sumatra (.25) blow through typical backstops. Just the noise alone of the 25gr pellet (or 40gr for the sumatra) slamming into wood is enough to raise eye brows in my neighborhood. I use the .25 for big rabbits and will grab the sumatra if I have a chance at larger predators. The 22 vulcan is grabbed for small furry pests or tasty ones with feathers.
Jeff
The 22 easily gets used more as it fits most of my pest irradiation needs. You don’t pound away on sparrows with 45-50 fpe gun. There is just too much power and will chew up wooden backstop on the barns for no reason. The Vulcan with forward cocking style is great. It fits really nice with my shooting style. The cricket however cocks easier and smoother. I will say that for me the 22 caliber fits more of my needs than the 25 cal does. The 25 hits a lot harder and don’t like to use it if my targets are in front of other buildings where it blows right through the birds. The 22 has no problem taking pigeons and have taken more than 25 has. Another thing is the 22 is easier to shoot too. Very nice to shoot. I love it.
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Sounds like the 22 has the edge here. I am essentially a 22 shooter too. My 25 Mrod failed to give me pleasurable experience. Thanks
….but as mentioned elsewhere, the Vulcan 22 has more issues than the Vulcan 25… or so it seems recently.
I’m not going to make a recommendation to you because I really can’t. I will instead tell you about the differences and hopefully you can make your own decision based on your needs.
The .22 is easier to shoot in a bullpup. It’s recoilless and that makes it easy. The .22 is cheaper to shoot (16 bucks a tin for #500 vs 17 bucks for #350). The .22 will get more shots per fill. The .22 makes less noise. There is really no truth to the fact that the .25 “bucks the wind” better than the .22. I have a spot where I shoot starlings all the time. The starlings are 90 yard and they are up at a 28 degree angle. I shoot them every day (almost) at the same time. The wind is always slightly left to right at 7-9 mph. Both my .22 (EDgun) and my .25 (vulcan) have the same scope values (mil/mil). They both have the same 20 MOA rail. The both require about 2 MRAD of hold over and 2 MRAD left into the wind. This real world shooting situation has proven to me that at least from 100 yards or less there isn’t much difference.
If noise and safety (backyard suburbia) are not limiting factors the .25 is better. The reason is energy. If I hit a pigeon at 100 yards with the .25 it folds. Pigeons have large bodies and small hearts. The kinetic energy just puts them down with a greater margin of error. Fact is I can be lazy and still look like a rock star. Cost, noise, shot count and ease of shooting the .22 has the edge
.25 vulcan at 90 yards with 28 degree slope
.22 EDgun 90 yards with 28 degree slope
Thank you so much for well rounded analysis keyser soze.
One of the reasons I specifically asked about the Vulcan 22 and Vulcan 25 is that as of late, I am seeing issues with the Vulcan 22 coming up but very few with the Vulcan 25, yet.
Your paragraph on the comparison on caliber perspective got me reading and re-reading your report. Cost will be a significant issue for me between 22 and 25. But I also do long range plinking at 100 meters or thereabouts. I do not hunt animals now, except the occasional sparrows that pick on my plants here in the garden.
I will be saving your post and hope to read any more inputs from you on this matter….maybe I can be a lazy rock star too… 😉
This is really a question of which caliber is the best choice. I think the .25 has the edge for hunting a long range application. I own every caliber from .20 to .30. To answer this question is difficult based on the amount of information you gave to us. To make a recommendation we need to know what type of game you’ll be taking, how often, range and limiting factors such as noise or other intangibles (like shooting holes in a farmer’s barn).
I’m not going to make a recommendation to you because I really can’t. I will instead tell you about the differences and hopefully you can make your own decision based on your needs.
The .22 is easier to shoot in a bullpup. It’s recoilless and that makes it easy. The .22 is cheaper to shoot (16 bucks a tin for #500 vs 17 bucks for #350). The .22 will get more shots per fill. The .22 makes less noise. There is really no truth to the fact that the .25 “bucks the wind” better than the .22. I have a spot where I shoot starlings all the time. The starlings are 90 yard and they are up at a 28 degree angle. I shoot them every day (almost) at the same time. The wind is always slightly left to right at 7-9 mph. Both my .22 (EDgun) and my .25 (vulcan) have the same scope values (mil/mil). They both have the same 20 MOA rail. The both require about 2 MRAD of hold over and 2 MRAD left into the wind. This real world shooting situation has proven to me that at least from 100 yards or less there isn’t much difference.
If noise and safety (backyard suburbia) are not limiting factors the .25 is better. The reason is energy. If I hit a pigeon at 100 yards with the .25 it folds. Pigeons have large bodies and small hearts. The kinetic energy just puts them down with a greater margin of error. Fact is I can be lazy and still look like a rock star. Cost, noise, shot count and ease of shooting the .22 has the edge
.25 vulcan at 90 yards with 28 degree slope
.22 EDgun 90 yards with 28 degree slope
I don’t have two Vulcans but have 2 bullpups with different calibers.
The 22 easily gets used more as it fits most of my pest irradiation needs. You don’t pound away on sparrows with 45-50 fpe gun. There is just too much power and will chew up wooden backstop on the barns for no reason. The Vulcan with forward cocking style is great. It fits really nice with my shooting style. The cricket however cocks easier and smoother. I will say that for me the 22 caliber fits more of my needs than the 25 cal does. The 25 hits a lot harder and don’t like to use it if my targets are in front of other buildings where it blows right through the birds. The 22 has no problem taking pigeons and have taken more than 25 has. Another thing is the 22 is easier to shoot too. Very nice to shoot. I love it.
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Frazer you should get a nice scope camera setup. That would be even more entertaining
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