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  1. 24-03-2017, 07:26 PM #1
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    Cheers all. Yep when shooting in the garage I always wear goggles as I've had the odd pellet come back at me

    So it would appear that for actually blasting holes in things a .177 will be preferable. That's interesting
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    I wear my cap sideways, hold the pistol at an angle and effect a gold tooth.........the pellets are afraid to come back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ETCHY View Post
    Cheers all. Yep when shooting in the garage I always wear goggles as I've had the odd pellet come back at me

    So it would appear that for actually blasting holes in things a .177 will be preferable. That's interesting
    I think that both will be OK from an HW45, I beleive that the .177 is the same gun as the .22 it just has a different barrel. There is nothing done to take into account the extra push that .177 needs so the FPE will be lower.
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    The 177 will have greater penetration, but 22 will have more whacking power.
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  5. 25-03-2017, 04:20 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur John Smithsplease View Post
    The 177 will have greater penetration, but 22 will have more whacking power.
    Nicely put, thanks for that, it does help a lot

    I just have to decide now which is the better option for what I like to do
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    If you want to "whack" then .22 is the way forward. Also sweeter to shoot as the internals are under less working load than the .177. The larger calibre is great out to 15m especially with a light wadcutter like the previously mentioned RWS Hobby.
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    Is this thread for real? Best calibre for shooting baked bean tins? Verily the mind doth boggle!
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  8. 25-03-2017, 06:23 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by JCB357 View Post
    Is this thread for real? Best calibre for shooting baked bean tins? Verily the mind doth boggle!
    I'm so sorry your mind is boggled.. It seemed a fair question based on what I enjoy doing. As "plinking" appears to be a fairly common way to spend ones time with an air pistol, I thought I'd ask the opinion of others on here related to the best calibre to use in a specific gun
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  9. 25-03-2017, 06:27 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by JCB357 View Post
    Is this thread for real? Best calibre for shooting baked bean tins? Verily the mind doth boggle!
    What do you shoot at with the (mostly Walty) selection of airguns in your sig line? NATO Figure 11 targets?
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  10. 29-03-2017, 07:00 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by JCB357 View Post
    Is this thread for real? Best calibre for shooting baked bean tins? Verily the mind doth boggle!
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  11. 29-03-2017, 06:59 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inspector 71 View Post
    If you want to "whack" then .22 is the way forward. Also sweeter to shoot as the internals are under less working load than the .177. The larger calibre is great out to 15m especially with a light wadcutter like the previously mentioned RWS Hobby.
    I'll second that!
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