I have been looking at Hatsan .22 cal rifles. It’s main purposes being backyard shooting along with squirrels and rabbits, but figured I’d be an opportunistic predator having heard porcupines taste like pulled pork, and there’s hit or miss on whether a raccoon tastes good which means I’d have to try it. So I need schooling on pellet designs and weights.
Here’s my thought process. I’m looking at a claimed 1000 FPS/33 ft/lbs output. I would mostly be killing paper or odd targets in the backyard or be after squirrels and rabbits so boring accuracy to 25 yds is sorta nice, but when it comes to slow you want a wide meplat for good killing power. I would think I wanted something with a bit of mass so starting at maybe 18 grns.
Am I wrong in my thinking that I’d want some mass if dealing with larger critters? And are the domes or better yet aerodynamic pellets inferior to the SWC or otherwise wide meplat designs?
If you had a .22 cal rifle pushing 30-33 ft/lbs and wanted great accuracy to 25 yds and also quite capable for larger critter to maybe 15 yds what few pellets would you recommending trying?
I’ve also looked at the models stating 800 FPS and 22 ft/lbs. I’m a head shooter. Would a pellet at these lower figures work on critters messing with chickens or helping themselves in your garden? I’m talking raccoons and possums within 7 yds and braining them. If you had a 22 ft/lb .22 cal rifle rifle what pellet(s) would you use?
Here’s my thought process. I’m looking at a claimed 1000 FPS/33 ft/lbs output. I would mostly be killing paper or odd targets in the backyard or be after squirrels and rabbits so boring accuracy to 25 yds is sorta nice, but when it comes to slow you want a wide meplat for good killing power. I would think I wanted something with a bit of mass so starting at maybe 18 grns.
Am I wrong in my thinking that I’d want some mass if dealing with larger critters? And are the domes or better yet aerodynamic pellets inferior to the SWC or otherwise wide meplat designs?
If you had a .22 cal rifle pushing 30-33 ft/lbs and wanted great accuracy to 25 yds and also quite capable for larger critter to maybe 15 yds what few pellets would you recommending trying?
I’ve also looked at the models stating 800 FPS and 22 ft/lbs. I’m a head shooter. Would a pellet at these lower figures work on critters messing with chickens or helping themselves in your garden? I’m talking raccoons and possums within 7 yds and braining them. If you had a 22 ft/lb .22 cal rifle rifle what pellet(s) would you use?