What’s Your Favorite Caliber?

[PasadenaMike]

Personally I don’t have a favorite but I’m betting some folks do. I base my caliber choice on mood since I don’t shoot anything bigger than rabbit so .177-.30 works for me.

 

[Danman]

.22 hand down for pcps. Still cheap enough to plink for a few hours here and there. Loads of ammo selection. Dial up the power/pellet weight and you can bring down some decent sized pests. Ballistics (esp on .22 slugs) is excellent as well. Works well for short range and decently long range. Lastly less air hoggish than the bigger stuff, hey I hand pump! My springers I still shoot all .177 though.

 

[Eckhearth]

i have airguns from .177 to .30 , but .22 is my favorite caliber. relatively cheap and still easy to handle. And good on all distances.

 

[Farmplinker2]

.22, more thump than .177, but way more affordable than .30.

 

[Dogowski]

I'm partial to the 25 caliber so I have 4 of these at this time. Big enough to take out medium size game and packs a wallup as well. For general plinking in 22 caliber and pest birding I'm enjoying my Notos and Barra 1100Z. I need a proper 177 as well. Anything under $500.00 you guys can recommend that's accurate and reliable? Let me know your thoughts on this all!

 

[FL22]

.22 for the reasons that everyone has already said.

 

[Chief55]

.30 is hands down my favorite but I shoot .25 the most because it is cheaper. Not that fond of fumbling around with the smaller ammo. Getting old, I guess. I am going to start molding my own .30 ammo so I can feel free to shoot it all I want. I have one 55 grain mold so far.

 

[Soren Drost]

Limited to .177 here in Denmark

Got a few rifles ranging from 15 FPE up to 42 FPE

 

[ctshooter]

2 years ago my answer would have hands-down been .22. That's changed a bit as most of what I do is plinking and target shooting. For that I love .177 for indoors and backyard up to ~50 yards. When going target shooting 50-100 yards at the range I've grown to like .25 the most.

If ya could only have one .22 may be the most versatile for low to med-high power levels.

 

[Mike Brown]

I have .177 .22 and .25 now. I love the power available with the .25 but don't appreciate having to order the ammo...local shops carry a lot off .177 and .22 so easier and cheaper to shoot. My old, arthritic fingers have a hard time handling the tiny .177 pellets so by default, I guess .22 is now my favorite.

 

[Spinach]

.177 for lower power and trajectory, .22 for general all round. .25 just as a experiment, same with .30. Hooligan period.

Since I stopped hunting, I realised that power isn't perfection. It just masked imperfections.

Lower caliber is perfection, learn, then ' bend it like Beckham theory.'

Probably shoot .177 and .22 equally.
Poor pensioner.

Too be honest I prefer the tranquility of lower power calibers. Meditation. Music to my ears, or whatever the latest hip saying is.

Whatever our choice, enjoy.

 

[Florida_Man]

177 for target shooting. I find 25 to be the most consistent pellet to pellet unsorted. I love shooting steel with 25.
But I shoot 22 the most HAHA

 

[pan60]

as mentioned in the past i am still in favor of the .22 such a standard and easy to get.
i do favor the .30 but not the cost so it doesnt get shot as much.

 

[Sydney Monk]

Limited to .177 here in Denmark

Got a few rifles ranging from 15 FPE up to 42 FPE

You can’t have larger than .177?

 

[Soren Drost]

You can’t have larger than .177?

Not without an expensive hunting license around $1.000 and the test is pretty difficult - A written test and a couple of practical ones shooting.

At least we are not limited in power output in .177

 

[Nordic Norm]

22 easier to handle and load than 177. Easier to see the target hit also.

 

[Pumacarl]

.25 JSB MKII 33.95gr, favorite lead to send.

 

[Starling Stalker]

I have developed a fondness for .20. Just not very many guns or pellets to choose from.

 

[FL22]

I have developed a fondness for .20. Just not very many guns or pellets to choose from.

I would like to know why, not a jab just curious. Do you have a particular rifle that you like that is a .20?

 

[Solo1]

I would like to know why, not a jab just curious. Do you have a particular rifle that you like that is a .20?

20 is a very unique caliber and has good ballistics. Check out what franklink can do with his ghost in 20 @ 100 yds and farther!