Quote Originally Posted by gsxrman View Post
OP statement was .20 the best sub 12 CAL.
not FAC or do you like your .20 gun.
Simple answer is no, it is not the best all round calibre at sub 12
That is why there are limited guns and limited ammo cos of one simple thing, lack of demand.
now they have been around a long time and plenty of people have tried them s as no took them out peering or to the club where others see and have a go
Then most go what’s the point, I don’t get it, and stick to .177 of .22
So the vast majority of people can’t be wrong
Simple really, and as .177 is more versatile at sub 12 than .22, the best all round cal dub 12 is obvious.
Oh, back to points that are regularly addressed

.20 is the best sub 12 HUNTING calibre,
if you only shoot paper/tin as many club shooters do, then .177 is easier to judge range differences, easier to get higher scores, for those that worry about such things, so yes there's no point

There are limited guns purely down to a mix of economics & catch-22,
If there were equal numbers of .20 on the shelf, they would sell
but when only a few brands make them & those brands that do are special order, cost more & then take months to arrive it's hardly a surprise that there's limited take up,

Without more take-up they won't make more rifles, but without more rifles there cannot be more take-up = Catch 22

Limited ammo isn't an issue, because I've never heard of a .20 barrel that isn't bang on with either H&N's or JSB's,
there might be 100+ brands of .177/.22 ammo but half of them are pointless garbage, & the other half are badged variants from the same 2-3 manufactures.

The vast majority of people can be, & are, wrong on a daily basis , a look at the pap people watch on TV, popular social media, or the mediocre cars on the top seller lists.

.177 isn't more versatile, it's just 'small & light', so can shoot faster & flatter when governed by the sub 12 law, it has nothing else going for it in the slightest.