I spend more time reading about guns than shooting them. I've read that the 19/20 caliber is superior to 22 or 17 caliber because of the physics involved. So, I head over to ammoguide.com and read up on various loads.
To compare ballistics, I look at 17 Ackley Hornet vs the 19 Calhoon, and the 17 Remington vs he 20 VarTarg. In both cases, the 20's go faster with similar bullet weights.
I think I'm leaning towards a 22 Hornet based cartridge that is smaller than 22. I want the best trajectory as my first priority. My second priority is to have good barrel life. Third is to have moderate loads that don't wear out brass very fast. Which is a better caliber to invest myself in?
To compare ballistics, I look at 17 Ackley Hornet vs the 19 Calhoon, and the 17 Remington vs he 20 VarTarg. In both cases, the 20's go faster with similar bullet weights.
I think I'm leaning towards a 22 Hornet based cartridge that is smaller than 22. I want the best trajectory as my first priority. My second priority is to have good barrel life. Third is to have moderate loads that don't wear out brass very fast. Which is a better caliber to invest myself in?
