Are springers not good at being .25 caliber?
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The .25 is capable at low velocity to reach with power and accuracy. It is the truth in any .25 air rifle. Fascination at the destiny of that big pellet and what it does when it hits.
Anywhere it hits makes enough upset to track adjusting sights like mortar fire across an open field. Once the pellet is figured to land in the cross hair at whatever range it stays there shot after shot.
I've shot in wind seeing both .177 and .22 drift and lose the "group accuracy" test; but in .25 that never happens no matter how low powered my springer is. In .25 you can solve all sorts of problems and never need anything smaller in caliber.
Can I shoot my HW80 .25 to hit something at 50 yards?
Hemingway xmas I could hit at 50 yards with my HW98 in .25.
Anywhere it hits makes enough upset to track adjusting sights like mortar fire across an open field. Once the pellet is figured to land in the cross hair at whatever range it stays there shot after shot.
I've shot in wind seeing both .177 and .22 drift and lose the "group accuracy" test; but in .25 that never happens no matter how low powered my springer is. In .25 you can solve all sorts of problems and never need anything smaller in caliber.
Can I shoot my HW80 .25 to hit something at 50 yards?
Hemingway xmas I could hit at 50 yards with my HW98 in .25.
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I think 25yds and in it’s a great caliber for small game. I’ve got a HW95 in .25 and it’s an amazing shooter with the GTO 16.54gr. It’s pushing them at 682fps. I bought mine mostly for rabbits and plinking steel but like others have said it’s got a pretty good arc at 50yds and beyond. With a good dope card you should be good to go.
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I can see four possible uses for a .25 springer.
1. It could be fun learning the trajectory.
2. Older shooter with dexterity issues.
3. Small yard pesting if that’s your jam.
4. You just want one because you can.
1. It could be fun learning the trajectory.
2. Older shooter with dexterity issues.
3. Small yard pesting if that’s your jam.
4. You just want one because you can.
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4 perfectly valid reasons for owning a .25 airgun. Absolutely. I'd say probably #4 is the most relevant-people like what they like. There should not be any issues with that.
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I only have ones in .177 & .22, but I have been wanting something in .25.....just because. I have been pretty disappointed, at what is "in stock", with some of the suppliers though. I have been wanting a little "higher end" rifle in .25, but it seems like all they have in stock is the lower priced options.
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I was shooting back when my lake was frozen. The last target before the far bend is 75 yds. I had a piece of 1/2 “ on stake. 
‘I wish I kept the pictures. I hit 75 yards with my .177 FBW it hit the plywood and landed on top of the snow. Could not see where it hit the plywood. Now with my HW 80.25 when it hit the plywood it blew through it.
Had my HW 97KT .25 out today, very sweet gun, lethal again at 40 yards. Crow
Had my HW 97KT .25 out today, very sweet gun, lethal again at 40 yards. Crow
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You missed a couple.
5. A perfect rifle for shooting squirrels in heavy timber.
6. A perfect rifle for hunting small game in heavy brush.
7. A great caliber if you want to anchor squirrels with body shots instead of watching them run away to die with your 0.177 because you placement wasn't quite perfect or a gust of wind caught your pellet.
8. A perfect caliber for stand hunting anything at known ranges., Holds it's energy farther than any lesser caliber.
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This is for you non believers. I have the HW97 in .177, .22 and .25. When I hit a Varmint of equal size, with each HW, there’s no contest, the .25 destroys.
Even as 2 posts up I spent time comparing accuracy at distance with .177, .22 and .25. If there was any breeze at all the .25 smoked the .177. Being on lake I see a lot of breezes.
I really questioned the slower speed but mass takes over.
I wear steel toed boots in case I drop a pellet.
There’s no doubt if I’m going for a Varmint it will be a.25 over .177.
Crow
Even as 2 posts up I spent time comparing accuracy at distance with .177, .22 and .25. If there was any breeze at all the .25 smoked the .177. Being on lake I see a lot of breezes.
I really questioned the slower speed but mass takes over.
I wear steel toed boots in case I drop a pellet.
There’s no doubt if I’m going for a Varmint it will be a.25 over .177.
Crow
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Thanks for adding to the list. Those are very good reasons as well. The European videos I’ve seen they swear by the .25 even at sub 12 foot pounds. I seen a video where someone dropped a groundhog with a low powered .25 and I’ve heard many times that they are a death ray on squirrels.
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Adding to the .25's prowess is what happens to the pellets when they slam into my steel trap targets. The .25 HN Field Trophys and the heavier pellets (Barracudas and Kodiaks) all smash into a hot pancake form with a spread diameter .75"!
It is a killer machine in the Theoben Eliminator Gas Ram. Anything I hit with it was dead as if the ground slipped under.
It is a killer machine in the Theoben Eliminator Gas Ram. Anything I hit with it was dead as if the ground slipped under.
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I'm curious if you or anyone else has shot the same weight pellet out of two or more calibers of the same make & model of springer?
Like 13 grain in 177 & 22, or 25 grain in 22 & 25 or even 16 grain in all three calibers?
Which calibers shoots that weight the fastest? Which is quietest?
I'm thinking about getting a spinger dedicated to shooting rabbits at close range out of my bedroom window. The droopy trajectory of 25 or heavier 22 is not a problem & if anything is an advantage as it brings the PBR in closer.
Quieter is always nice.
I realize the results with one make & model won't necessarily translate to all makes & models but I saw the quoted text above & it made me wonder.
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I haven’t compared guns shots weight for weight but I’ll check tonight to see if I can match pellets that compare and I’ll do it as soon as I get a chance.
As for rabbits I would get a HW97.25. Crow
As for rabbits I would get a HW97.25. Crow
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Scouty I have a crapy Caldwell Chronograph, it doesn’t want to work. My second one. Until I get a replacement I won’t be able to give you this information. I sure someone here could tell you that. Curious myself. Crow
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I think 25yds and in it’s a great caliber for small game. I’ve got a HW95 in .25 and it’s an amazing shooter with the GTO 16.54gr. It’s pushing them at 682fps. I bought mine mostly for rabbits and plinking steel but like others have said it’s got a pretty good arc at 50yds and beyond. With a good dope card you should be good to go.
So the conclusion is the .25 is certainly a winning spring air rifle in any quality springer regardless of muzzle velocity.
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