In Matts new videos which i’m sure many of you saw, towards the beginning he briefly explains why he thinks the 22. is the best long range caliber out of all the other small bore calibers such as 25. and 30. To me, I wanted to purchase a 25. cal for long range because of the extra power and potential of having to shoot a coyote every once in awhile. But watching the video made me realize that in 22. with 34-40 grain slugs he was achieving around 80 foot pounds of energy, which is more than most 25. produce stock and even tuned up a little bit. Obviously 25. can be tuned to create more power, but do you really need any more than 80 foot pounds when hunting pest and small game? I’d feel pretty comfortable taking a coyote out to 50 yards with a headshot if I knew my gun was creating 80 fpe. He also briefly covered how the ballistics of the 22 caliber is better and how that’s another reason he prefers that caliber for long range. Before watching this I was 100% set on buying a 25. for my long range set up but after this am leaning towards a 22. Curious as to what others have to say on the topic.
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