Originally Posted by
Riffler
HW30
HW50/99
all in "s" would have the better Rekord trigger
at those ranges and tasks......22 would be much better for what he has in mind.....mild mannered recoil compared to .177.....just as accurate ......better stopping power than 177
all easier to cock that their bigger brothers
Not sure I agree on calibre - for the same spring, the .177 will generate less energy, but will recoil similarly. If you are talking about both rifles being the same power, sure, but I don't think power is what's needed for 20 yards with open sights.
I might however consider .22 purely from the perspective of being less fidly, if that's a concern, but otherwise .177 will be cheaper to feed and have less trajectory, which is handy if you have low power and open sights.
Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. Thanks, JB.