20 Calibre saves a lot of hassle discuss

[Steyr]

.20 is such a superb calibre that pellet makers give you loads of options..... oh no..... they dont...

.20 is such a superb calibre that gun makers give you loads of options..... oh no..... they dont...

It never caught on. It never will. Its probably academic as we might have a total lead ammo ban anyway.

In .177 and .22 there is a huge range of makers, styles, grain weight, head size etc that can cover everything that the niche and unpopular .20 can do.

You can argue as much as you like but .20 is no force in the market place. Makers of pellets don't support it. Gun makers offer few options. Sub 12 shooters don't buy into it.

If you like it and want restricted options at almost every level then fine... .20 meets your limited options. In fact, the only advantage of .20 I can see is you have much less choice in finding the right pellet is potentially easier.

Its personal choice but lack of choice over very questionable benefits is not a personal choice I would choose or recommend to anyone.

As there is a shortage of almost all ammo types, selecting a cal that has a very limited application in its niche is not going to help anyone.

.20 holds no magic chalice for me that cannot be totally covered in .177 from ultra lite to uber heavy when it comes to sub 12 users.

If your FAC.... then .22 upwards make sense.

[HW777]

.20 is such a superb calibre that pellet makers give you loads of options..... oh no..... they dont...

.20 is such a superb calibre that gun makers give you loads of options..... oh no..... they dont...

It never caught on. It never will. Its probably academic as we might have a total lead ammo ban anyway.

In .177 and .22 there is a huge range of makers, styles, grain weight, head size etc that can cover everything that the niche and unpopular .20 can do.

You can argue as much as you like but .20 is no force in the market place. Makers of pellets don't support it. Gun makers offer few options. Sub 12 shooters don't buy into it.

If you like it and want restricted options at almost every level then fine... .20 meets your limited options. In fact, the only advantage of .20 I can see is you have much less choice in finding the right pellet is potentially easier.

Its personal choice but lack of choice over very questionable benefits is not a personal choice I would choose or recommend to anyone.

As there is a shortage of almost all ammo types, selecting a cal that has a very limited application in its niche is not going to help anyone.

.20 holds no magic chalice for me that cannot be totally covered in .177 from ultra lite to uber heavy when it comes to sub 12 users.

If your FAC.... then .22 upwards make sense.

Each to their own and Ive already made up my own mind what cal I'll use

[Steyr]

Each to their own and Ive already made up my own mind what cal I'll use

Congratulations. You like .20 - great. Despite reasoned argument you want to shoot. 20. Thats no problem at all.

This is a forum so you are going to get differing views. They are not blinkered nor ignorant simply because you don't agree. But you are wrong.

There are +++ and --- for all things and the .20 argument is no different.

However the limitations far outweigh the benefits and its a non supported cal.

Between .177 and .22, the choice of pellet styles weights etc etc etc blow .20 out of the water.

Yes, each to their own but don't tell others there blinkered when the facts are quite clear.

[the growler]

My two fac .20 air rifles use 15.9grain jsb. Absolutely accurate on bunnies and less wind drift and more power retention than the 22jsb 15.9.

[oneseven]

I love my .20 rifles. I'm just not shooting distances where the trajectory loss makes a massive difference against .177. The only frustrating thing is when I grab a pocketful of pellets for a .22 rifle and then watch one fall down the barrel because I've picked up .20! I've done this a surprising number of times!

[the growler]

I love my .20 rifles. I'm just not shooting distances where the trajectory loss makes a massive difference against .177. The only frustrating thing is when I grab a pocketful of pellets for a .22 rifle and then watch one fall down the barrel because I've picked up .20! I've done this a surprising number of times!

Same here.

[HW777]

I spoke to UK Neil many moons ago about the possibilities of making a sizing die to take .22 pellets down to .20

His reply was that he had already been asked about this, I kick myself for not following it up but do wonder if the sizing dies were ever made ?

Given the do's and don't and narrow view's of some, the simplistic choice of choosing not to having the hassle of pellet selection comes with .20

.20 has 5 good pellet designs to choose from, no head spin really, buy a .20 rifle you may just be surprised by this cal