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FX Impact Mark II air rifle question
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveLM" data-source="post: 2377661" data-attributes="member: 113868"><p>[USER=116981]@steel2[/USER] : I chose .22 for my two airguns (although that was before the larger calibers were available / popular). In today's market, I might choose .25, but as I said in an earlier posting, I think that larger calibers should be gunpowder driven (just my opinion).</p><p></p><p>As to the why of .22, if you are only interested in punching paper, then any caliber will do and .177 is economical and you can get a lot of shots out of one filling (only talking PCPs, here). However, for pest control, I think that .22 is the minimum caliber for a humane kill. A good quality PCP rifle will push a 16 -18 gr pellet at close to 1000 fps and is good for most small pests. You also get almost as many shots as .177 for a fill. I've shot .22s all my life, and I admit that the familiarity of that caliber also played a role. Finally, I consider .22 to be safe to use inside the home with a suitable pellet trap. As you go up in caliber, I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel about the safety of indoor practicing.</p><p></p><p>Of course, this is mostly subjective, and depending upon your experience and tastes, you may settle on a different caliber. It's all good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveLM, post: 2377661, member: 113868"] [USER=116981]@steel2[/USER] : I chose .22 for my two airguns (although that was before the larger calibers were available / popular). In today's market, I might choose .25, but as I said in an earlier posting, I think that larger calibers should be gunpowder driven (just my opinion). As to the why of .22, if you are only interested in punching paper, then any caliber will do and .177 is economical and you can get a lot of shots out of one filling (only talking PCPs, here). However, for pest control, I think that .22 is the minimum caliber for a humane kill. A good quality PCP rifle will push a 16 -18 gr pellet at close to 1000 fps and is good for most small pests. You also get almost as many shots as .177 for a fill. I've shot .22s all my life, and I admit that the familiarity of that caliber also played a role. Finally, I consider .22 to be safe to use inside the home with a suitable pellet trap. As you go up in caliber, I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel about the safety of indoor practicing. Of course, this is mostly subjective, and depending upon your experience and tastes, you may settle on a different caliber. It's all good. [/QUOTE]
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