Air Guns – How To Choose The Caliber
April 24th, 2010
The initial cost of an air gun is a tiny part of the cost of a conventional firearm. The cost to operate an airgun might be measured in pennies, especially with .177 caliber air guns. You may not have to limit yourself to 1 air gun.
You should select the caliber of your air gun purchase on its intended use. Here again price shouldn’t be the determining factor because you will find good values in heavier caliber air guns too. .177 caliber is the best choice for target shooting with a rifle or a pistol for a number of reasons.
One reason is the fact that .177 caliber pellets weigh less than the heavy calibers and thus require less energy to shoot them on a flat trajectory at the competitive target distance of 10 meters (@33 feet). Because .177 caliber air guns may be constructed lighter and smaller usually means less cost to you.
A .177 caliber air gun is a most suitable choice since there is quite a number of rifles and pistols to choose from several different manufacturers. For under $100 you can get a .177 caliber gas semiautomatic that creates an excellent target shooter but remains safe enough to use in your backyard.
If there is an ideal caliber for general purpose use it would possibly be the .20 caliber air gun. A .20 caliber pellet will hold about the same flat trajectory as a .177 caliber pellet, rendering it good for target shooting, and still carry about 40% more energy down range over a .177 caliber. This is likely the minimum caliber size you should look at for hunting. The number of choices within this caliber is limited, however.
Should you own just one hunting air gun then make it a .22 caliber.The range of a .22 caliber pellet is shorter than a .20 caliber pellet, however the .22 caliber pellet carries 80% more energy down range than a .177 caliber pellet. .22 is another highly manufactured air gun caliber and you will find a wide assortment of air rifles plus a few air pistols at typical price levels.For the money an excellent hunting air rifle is the Crosman 2260, which is a single shot, bolt action, CO2 powered .22 caliber air rifle.
Not counting the rare .45 caliber air rifle, the .25 caliber is unbeatable for sending probably the most energy and immense knock-down force downrange.Texas air gun hunters use the .25 caliber to successfully hunt wild boar and get single shot kills.You need to be ready to spend $300 or over for any good-quality .25 caliber air hunting rifle.
The automatic fire EAA Drozd submachine gun BB pistol is a blast to shoot.
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