Beeman for the best.
I have a Beeman C-1 made by Webley.
Powerful, but not near the quality of the German made guns.
I also have a Beeman R-7 in .177 made by Weihrauch.
This ones a real honey!
Excellent light two-lever trigger, beautiful wood & checkering, and more accurate then you can hold!
As for caliber, the old saying is,
".177 for Feathers, .22 for Fur".
The C-1 .22 kills squirrels like lightening, even with body hits.
The R-7 .177? They often get up and run off with body hits.
But it plays heck with Sparrows & Starlings!
Velocity is almost exactly the same on these two guns.
All said and done, I think there is much more variety of .177 pellets & guns that are match accurate, but the .22 just flat out kills small game better.
And the better German made guns ($300 & up) are a cut above anything else in smoothness & accuracy.
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