.177 12fpe Spring Gun efficacy. (Update w/vitals shot)

I saw the same thing years ago when using my HW55 in 177 and my sone using his hw70 in 22. We were shooting pigeons off the pilings along Puget Sound from our little whaler type boat. The 177 killed them dead faster than the .22 even though his hit harder. We always marveled at that . Nick 

There's something to be said about penetration vs caliber of hole. I do believe that, at a certain point, the energy can be low enough that penetration is far more important. That can even be extrapolated to PB vs airguns. We rely on pellets/slugs to penetrate to vital organs, whereas PB use hydrostatic shock to a large degree. Which is why a PB rifle in .17 caliber can do as much, if not far more, damage than airguns can with a much larger caliber.

I agree. I have dropped them stone dead with my 97 in 177 at 25 yrds. It’s crazy accurate so placement is so easy.  

Good gun. Good pellet. Good shot. All three are required when hunting with a 12 FPE .177.

Well done.

my hat off to PCP hunters who hunt with low power , I just started shooting a 12fpe 22 cal in my leshiy , It has opened up a whole new sport for me , where as you must be exact and they do well , I am still learning the trajectory curve of the 12fpe but I did pop a squirrel 60 yards with a 16 gr Hades and he dropped instantly . I was using a atn thermal , this is a tougher setup for 12fpe but it is deadly ,

LOU