Because I'am novice, I just wondering a few things.. and I don't know how to ask so you all will understand what I meaning and maybe these are really stupid and useless questions..
but..okay.. I try..
Why .22 cal is more common choice than .25, is the reason, accuracy, ballistic, hit energy combination or something else?
....how you must to choose caliber and bellet / slug weight?
I have .25 FX Impact MK2 PP, with 600mm slugliner and I bought this gun because I think that, bigger is better and I use 38.5gr slugs ....why? Because I think that was a better option so that the animals don't suffer at all and the hit would be immendiately killed. (more weight --> more hit power --> more lethal hit)
But is it that so simple? More weight needs more speed, if you want to good ballistics and shoot the longrange, but maybe this not possible if you can't increase speed...
and on the other hand, lighter slugs you can increase speed, but where does the right compromise go between speed and impact energy?
How to find and choose right weight / power / ballistics ration? Must I only compare hit accuracy or what? After all, was my caliber choice wrong for long distances?
Or is this an old fashioned way of thinking, because we now also have PowerPlenum and now we can also get so much more speed and power with bigger bullets..
And maybe .22 and .25 differences are not that big anymore.. and I can get good hit power and ballistics with heavy slugs, or can I?
Is there any indicative ballistics chart or good lesson video for different bellet or slugs where I could see the impact energies and accuracy for different speeds?
but..okay.. I try..
Why .22 cal is more common choice than .25, is the reason, accuracy, ballistic, hit energy combination or something else?
....how you must to choose caliber and bellet / slug weight?
I have .25 FX Impact MK2 PP, with 600mm slugliner and I bought this gun because I think that, bigger is better and I use 38.5gr slugs ....why? Because I think that was a better option so that the animals don't suffer at all and the hit would be immendiately killed. (more weight --> more hit power --> more lethal hit)
But is it that so simple? More weight needs more speed, if you want to good ballistics and shoot the longrange, but maybe this not possible if you can't increase speed...
and on the other hand, lighter slugs you can increase speed, but where does the right compromise go between speed and impact energy?
How to find and choose right weight / power / ballistics ration? Must I only compare hit accuracy or what? After all, was my caliber choice wrong for long distances?
Or is this an old fashioned way of thinking, because we now also have PowerPlenum and now we can also get so much more speed and power with bigger bullets..
And maybe .22 and .25 differences are not that big anymore.. and I can get good hit power and ballistics with heavy slugs, or can I?
Is there any indicative ballistics chart or good lesson video for different bellet or slugs where I could see the impact energies and accuracy for different speeds?