It seems the .22 cal is taking up all of the real estate on the forums these days. I love my .30 cal. I have a .25 cal setup as well, but the .30 does a much better job at dispatching critters and is typically spot on with accuracy shot after shot.
I went with the .30 M3 because I wanted a sure bet 100 yard (ideally more) shooter. The .30 is known to be great with pellets at long distances, so if I can't get slugs to work well, I will still be good. Also, the role this gun fills for me is a 'more power is better/no downside to power'. So far, 1MOA with pellets @100y in light winds has been pretty easy to attain with minimal tuning. Slugs are still TBD, just waiting on NSA to get back up and running.
I think someone in another thread here said something like: "If you can only have two guns - .30 and .22. If you can only have one gun - .25". I can see that. Already wanting a .22 impact to complement the .30 and set up for pellets in a lower power role.
Edit: One more reason - You can still get a tried and true slow twist pellet barrel for the .30, but you can't for the .25. I couldn't find enough feedback about the superior standard barrel with 25 JSB heavies at 100yards to make me comfortable. Ted posted a VERY brief test of different .25 superior barrels and the heavies were not a slam dunk in the superior standard.
I loveeee my .30 cal impact. Pellets are a struggle right now but I got a couple thousand I had stock piled a while back.
I love my .30 Impact shorty. I wander thru the woods at night with an ATN nightvision scope n hunt with It. I don’t have enough 30 cal pellets to shoot for recreation. I have a Wolverine 30 also but it sees no use due to pellet shortage.
I use my .25 quits a bit. Was going to make it a .30, but pellet prices and availability put a stop to that temporarily. Once the availability goes up, I’ll swap it.
Not impact here, but used to shoot .30 regularly. Arguably my favorite caliber. But use on the dairy I didn't see any better kills on birds than with .22 and shooting a big ol pellet at those speeds, wasn't a fan safety wise. Would love one again someday but see no need for one. If I need more power, I got my Tikka T1X .22lr. But if I had to choose between an air rifle as a .22 slugger or .30 pellet I'd go for .30 pellet. Just my preferences.
I'm still using my .30 cal. I got an Impact Compact and the Uragan King. The compact is my wood walker and the King is for still hunting with a tripod. I found a lot of land that has quite a bit of nut trees.
I went with the .30 M3 because I wanted a sure bet 100 yard (ideally more) shooter. The .30 is known to be great with pellets at long distances, so if I can't get slugs to work well, I will still be good. Also, the role this gun fills for me is a 'more power is better/no downside to power'. So far, 1MOA with pellets @100y in light winds has been pretty easy to attain with minimal tuning. Slugs are still TBD, just waiting on NSA to get back up and running.
I think someone in another thread here said something like: "If you can only have two guns - .30 and .22. If you can only have one gun - .25". I can see that. Already wanting a .22 impact to complement the .30 and set up for pellets in a lower power role.
Edit: One more reason - You can still get a tried and true slow twist pellet barrel for the .30, but you can't for the .25. I couldn't find enough feedback about the superior standard barrel with 25 JSB heavies at 100yards to make me comfortable. Ted posted a VERY brief test of different .25 superior barrels and the heavies were not a slam dunk in the superior standard.