Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd
Originally Posted by JimH
Originally Posted by deflave
JimH,

Do the 25's kill more better than the 22's in your experience?

Never had a .22 air rifle,but the .25 smacks squirrel's noticeably harder than a .22 short,plus they are quieter,more accurate and safer,as the pellet slows down sooner .My marauder shoots a 25-26 grain pellet 850 fps.Sight in at 35 yards and down 1.5"@ 50. Easily shoot 1/2" or better @ 50 yards on a calm day.I own several nice .22 sporters and target rifles and the marauder is the most fun rifle I own.


I have a question: why other than some legal reasons I’m not aware of, use one of these relatively heavy and cumbersome air guns when you can use a light trim 22 rimfire rifle shooting CB Longs which throws a 29-gr bullet (same as the 22 short) at 700 fps?

And very quiet too. Honest question.


Because this is what my Anschutz 1415 will do with .22 CB Longs
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And this is what my .25 cal Marauder will do at the same distance (80ish yds)
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