Thread: 22lr vs pcp

The advantages of PCP are:
* Quieter with no recoil.
* Good for shooting birds (less risk of stray bullet).
* Cheaper to shoot if you shoot a lot and only use high end ammo.
* Higher scores shooting Field Target.

The downsides are:

* For the same money, 22LR rifles are more accurate than PCP. you cannot gets PCP for 1300 that is as accurate as T1X. Most decent PCP are abut 3~4k, for that money you can get Anshuctz 1712.
* Even with accurate PCPs, they can only hang with 22LR up to maybe 80m. Beyond that 22LR is better and the gap gets bigger as you go further. 40 grain > 20~30 grain, laws of physics.
* PCP also requires you to keep a tank and buy air, extra cost and hassle.
* PCP guns are heavier, bulkier, and more delicate so IMO they are less practical for hunting.

Over the years I have contemplated buying PCP many times, I just cannot bring myself to the trouble of fiddling with air and tanks. With 22LR, you pick up the gun and shoot, and you go home and put it into the safe. Dont have to think about a thing.