.177 vs .22 Trajectory Test at 12ft/lbs over 20, 30, 40 & 50 Metres
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Published 2021-01-08
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This time we're comparing the trajectory of .177 vs .22 rifles at 12ft/lbs over 30M, 20M, 40M & 50M. The rifles we're using are the BSA R10 MK2 as our .22 and then the HW100 Sporter model as our .177 - both rifles are zeroed at 30M.
This is a follow-up video to a previous .22 trajectory test we did comparing 12ft/lbs vs. 30ft/lbs at a range of distances too:
Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā 12ft/lbsĀ vs.Ā 30ft/lbsĀ atĀ 30M,Ā 40MĀ &Ā 5...Ā Ā
Presented by Richard Saunders from Alpha Militaria - an air rifle review and information site. Richard, has been shooting air rifles for nearly forty years. Today he hunts and carries out pest control on more than a thousand acres spread across different locations in the south of England. He is a regular contributor to Airgun Shooter magazine, writing mainly hunting features and product reviews, as well The Airgun Show on YouTube.
For more information on the rifles do check out our guides:
BSA R10 MK2: alphamilitaria.com/air-guns/air-rifles/pre-chargedā¦
HW100 S / Sporter: alphamilitaria.com/air-guns/air-rifles/pre-chargedā¦
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All Comments (21)
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I hope the folks who watch your videos realize how challenging and time-consuming it is to set up film and edit a test like this. As a shooter in the US, I donāt often think about the challenges of sub 12 shooting. For non-sub 12 shooters, this video very clearly explains where the idea that .177 is flatter shooting than .22 comes from. I enjoy when you post new content, thank you for taking the time to put these videos together.
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As a new starter this is golden thank you šš½. I really fancy a .22 but realistically the .177 just makes more sense š¤
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Imagine using jsb heavy with the .22. They wouldn't even reach the target.
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Another well done film. Thank you for your continued education. I really like my hw80 in .177. I was surprised to be able to stop a pest at almost 80 yards. Great round.
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Those HW100s are beautiful guns. Robust, fabulously built and incredibly accurate with good setup and practice.
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Good video thanks Richard i have always favored the .177 after owning a hw77 in the eighties all my friends had 22 but couldn't hit anything past 40 meters some didn't even get that far lol ! How ever i was hitting holes through coke cans out to 60 meters with a duplex scope to
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Great video, always wanted to see a practical demonstration of this. 177 for me from now on.
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Top post,have known the 177.for years but never explained it like you have thanks (y)
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I think that the 12ft/lbs restriction means too little power for the heavy 0.22 pellets at longer distances.
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The video/visual support in your calibre trajectory comparison... is EVERYTHING! Verbal comparison alone doesn't properly do this topic justice!
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A great video, Rich. šš Iām still favouring.177 for itās flatter trajectory.
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very good. would like to see the experiment with two of the same rifles eg a hw97k in 177 and 22 or tx200 in 177 and 22.
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Thanks for all of your hard work doing this test. As a point of interest, here is a suggestion. Instead of arranging your distance targets horizontally, if you draw them, say left to right, then after the test you can connect the groups and get an image of the trajectory of the pellet.
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Muchas gracias por hacer este tipo de videos llevando a la prƔctica lo que algunos que reciƩn empezamos, debemos tener en cuenta.
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Good comparison, would have liked if the difference was also explained in how both equate to mil dots at say 10x mag. š
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Excellent and very interesting presentation for both cal. , thank you for your time to give us supporting knowledge!
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Tbh I donāt shoot anything with my UK legal air rifle, over thirty yards, field craft and accuracy are a lethal combination.
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Very well described and very easy to understand. Great video and thank you for spending the time to do it.
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Thanks for taking the time to do this comparison, guess I'm going for a .177 fot the next pest controller !
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So glad I chose a .177 for my hunting for the reasons shown in this very useful video (thank you). Most of my hunting is done between 15yds to 30yds. With the zero at 21yds I can aim dead on between 15yds and 25yds and only a half and inch hold over at 30yds one inch at 35yds and two inches at 40yds. No hold under required. A flatter trajectory for me is much easier to work with.
