You seem to considering long range hunting with a sub 12 FPE rifle in .22 rifle and are not good at range reading.
It is one thing to plant a £1 coin group at 60 yards from a bench and totally different to do so at any target you can conceivably miss and wound. Personally, my max hunting range is a 5 pence peice group or the trigger ain't squeezed.
A .22 has a much loopier trajectory which may become more pronounced with the weight and BC of the pellet used.
Not to mention weather influences on the day pushing the pellet left or right or falling short or over your perceived POI
In sub 12 FPE and especially if you find it tricky to range by eye, the flatter trajectory of a..177 calibre may make a difference between a connecting shot over a wounding or miss shot.
I would say that there are people who have the skill to plant at 60 yards but they are few and far between and would not advocate everyone starts taking shots outside ones skill set especially at a blink or a pulse.
Maybe review you skill, range and equipment decisions when its live quarry.
Your user name suggests you are into HFT and thats a goodcway to become a better shot as it allows you to shhot at distance that tests you but that does not injure quarry if you F it up.
I would suggest getting closer and improving your poi and drop ratio before you go distance shooting. And sub 12 imho isnt the right cal for longer shots. It is doable but not if your cutting your teeth.
Last edited by Steyr; 15-01-2021 at 05:58 PM.
In a battle of wits I refuse to engage with an unarmed person.
To one shot one kill, you need to seek the S. Kill only comes from Skill