Thoughts on .177 vs .22 air rifles

[Talon]

Well if it's a shtf scenario I'm not restricted to current firearms laws so I would go for .22 running around 18 ftlb's in my HW80.If I was not comfortable with tuning I would stick to .177 and still feel perfectly happy taking game with it.

Years ago I bought a Spitzer mould and did some experimenting with casting my own pellets.Accuracy was very poor at anything other than very close range.Considering the fact that pellets are still relatively cheap I would much rather stock up quality pellets that suit my rifle than try to reshape or cast.

Hunting for survival would be challenge enough,I would want the odds in my favour as much as possible.Trying to hunt with a home cast or modified pellet makes no sense to me.