Your thoughts on .20 cal rifles?

[ken69]

I have an Impact GSX200 in .20 and really like the way it shoots. For me it is the best of both worlds. I don’t have any problems sourcing pellets and it shoots great regardless of pellet type

[bootneckbob]

I had a FAC .20 Ripley AR5s which was amazing at 50m, but when I revoked my ticket and sold it it was worth next to bugger all being both FAC and .20

[where's it gone]

Nowadays, I think we're lucky having the choice of different calibre pellets and guns. The financial outlay for retailer must be daunting in stocking these items. I mean, take a look at when you were a lot younger. Most sport and ironmonger shops kept a shelf of .177 and .22 pellets, often only one brand. A box or maybe a tin of pellets cost was affordable, even for young and old. Nowadays, you have to go to a specialised shop, maybe miles away, apart from on line, and there you can see vast amounts of different makes, calibres and even shapes of pellets. But try and buy a gun for the aray of calibre's and it's odds on it'll be .177 or .22
The .20 and .25 guns and pellets will probably fizzle out of production eventually, collectors take note.
More socially acceptable hobbies in our society today, will flourish, alas not the .20 or .25 imo.

[madcarlos]

Nowadays, I think we're lucky having the choice of different calibre pellets and guns. The financial outlay for retailer must be daunting in stocking these items. I mean, take a look at when you were a lot younger. Most sport and ironmonger shops kept a shelf if .177 and .22 pellets, often only one brand. A box or maybe a tin of pellets cost was affordable, even for young and old. Nowadays, you have to go to a specialised shop, maybe miles away, apart from on line, and there you can see vast amounts of different makes, calibres and even shapes of pellets. But try and buy a gun for the aray of calibre's and it's odds on it'll be .177 or .22
The .20 and .25 guns and pellets will probably fizzle out of production eventually, collectors take note.
More socially acceptable hobbies in our society today, will flourish, alas not the .20 or .25 imo.

The 30 cal are also starting to get popular now , Also the size or pellets as in 4.51 / 4.52 etc , My mate asked me a while back on which size I use , As I said to him, When i start stocking different pellet sizes of the same cal it will be time to give this hobby up, I have a couple of guns here and around 60 tins of pellets if different brands and cals , Im not going to treble the amount by stocking different size pellets, Been shooting from the age of 9 and I aint come across a problem with pellet sizes yet, Some may fit mags a little better but I've never come across accuracy problems.

[Rusty nutz]

It's going to be stuck in limbo, no pellet choice to justify buying one and no rifles to justify making the pellets. Unless a serious collaboration happens it will be a marginal size for a long time, if not always

[MrGreengrass]

It's going to be stuck in limbo, no pellet choice to justify buying one and no rifles to justify making the pellets. Unless a serious collaboration happens it will be a marginal size for a long time, if not always

It always has been a marginal size.
Just something the airgun mags pushed as something else to sell with the first ones..afaik.. Sheridan, Sp5 and Diana 45.
Had all these three, but the only good ammo was the H&N pointed in the yellow tins.
A Rapid with modern .20 ammo is a different story i would think.

[HW777]

It always has been a marginal size.
Just something the airgun mags pushed as something else to sell with the first ones..afaik.. Sheridan, Sp5 and Diana 45.
Had all these three, but the only good ammo was the H&N pointed in the yellow tins.
A Rapid with modern .20 ammo is a different story i would think.

H&N had a large array of .20 pellets that for some reason they shelfed.

I always rated the 9.9g semi hollow points also known as silver bears in the USA.

Unless we .20 shooters badger H&N I doubt we will see much choice in the pellets range offered.

I wonder if there will ever be a non toxic .20 pellet made ? I hope so.

[angrybear]

I wish H&N still made the FT & Bisley SuperField in .20, but as long as there are FTT's I have a super accurate Rapid.

[Mach 1.5]

My collection - HW80 MK1. Webley Stringray, Webley Longbow, Webley Tomahawk. Mach 1.5

[look no hands]

The only rifle I have in .20 is a Theoben Sirocco 2000, I only bought it because I wanted to fill two holes in my collection, I wanted a gas ram and a .20 cal, I've never hunted with it, so I can't comment on the stopping power etc, although pellet choice is pretty bad, I was lucky with the Sirocco as I was advised .20 Theoben rammers only like two types of pellets, JSB's and H&N's, so that was pretty easy to find out which ones it liked, unlike other calibres which you may have to try ten different types before finding a suitable pellet (although nowadays I find AA's or JSB's go through most things accurately).

Pete

[engin]

Thank you everyone for chiming in with your thoughts.

ive decided I’m going for another .20cal and as a result called my local shop for a price on an HW98. As this is special order they will have to get a price from the importer. Which used to be Hull, but I’m not sure who it is nowadays.

the next new post is going to be: recommend me a scope….

[the growler]

If anyone needs any bisley superfield in .20 I think I have some left.

[engin]

If anyone needs any bisley superfield in .20 I think I have some left.

Yes please.

[PCPShooter]

Thank you everyone for chiming in with your thoughts.

ive decided I’m going for another .20cal and as a result called my local shop for a price on an HW98. As this is special order they will have to get a price from the importer. Which used to be Hull, but I’m not sure who it is nowadays.

the next new post is going to be: recommend me a scope….

Squirrels are one of the quarry where you'll find out just how good 20 cal is at uk power, if you have 'good reason' to take out a crow or two as well, that will be illuminating too

[HW777]

I wish H&N still made the FT & Bisley SuperField in .20, but as long as there are FTT's I have a super accurate Rapid.

A bit of a compromise though don't you think ? I've heard some batches of .20 FTT coming up a loose fit in the barrel.

.20 shooters, divided we stand and divided we will fall, unless we put our heads together and ask H&N to consider making one off batches of their old .20 pellet ranges.

As long as the quality is there, I would be happy to buy 20 plus tins of H&N Semi Hollow Points and back that up with a firm order.


What .20 pellets would you guys go for if the opportunity arose ?