Which caliber for punching paper between 50 and 100 yards? .177 flys flatter, but sheds speed and is more susceptible to wind drift vs. .22 which has a bigger drop, but has more momentum to resist wind and drag.
Quote from: Vincine Fallica on October 18, 2014, 12:48:50 PMWhich caliber for punching paper between 50 and 100 yards? .177 flys flatter, but sheds speed and is more susceptible to wind drift vs. .22 which has a bigger drop, but has more momentum to resist wind and drag. As someone from the "geek squad" will surely advise, if you are also comparing apples to apples as long as fpe from the muzzle is the same so will the approximate trajectory for any given weight of pellet.
Which caliber for punching paper between 50 and 100 yards?
Quote from: sfttailrdr46 on October 18, 2014, 12:58:10 PMQuote from: Vincine Fallica on October 18, 2014, 12:48:50 PMWhich caliber for punching paper between 50 and 100 yards? .177 flys flatter, but sheds speed and is more susceptible to wind drift vs. .22 which has a bigger drop, but has more momentum to resist wind and drag. As someone from the "geek squad" will surely advise, if you are also comparing apples to apples as long as fpe from the muzzle is the same so will the approximate trajectory for any given weight of pellet.You have a lot of air arms. Do shoot paper? If you do, which do you use?
You have a lot of air arms.
So between the two calibers, I'm getting .22 is the way to go for targets past 50 yards. Thanks.
QuoteYou have a lot of air arms. I meant you have a lot of air rifles, as distinct from firearms, not 'Air Arms', sorry. So the question remains; which do you use?
I use .177 as that's my preference. while wind is a adversary, I've learned to adjust to it. for me .177 adds more challenges which makes me a better marksman
Close, but not quite. Muzzle energy isn't the quantitative factor, velocity & BC is.a 10 grain .177 pellet & a 18 grain .22 pellet traveling at the same speed with a comparatively close BC will have the same trajectory & almost the same amount of drop at POI.
The only real advantages for the .22 would be easier to see the poi or target's reaction, and it'll handle the wind a bit better than a .177