.22 more energy efficiency from the powerplant and more knock down power on small game , also better
selection of pellets and cheaper pellets and more widely available , in a lot of places you wont find the .20 at all ..good marketing ploy by Doc Beeman though.
.20 cal in a air gun is an good Idea...Given the choice,I would take any springer 54-48-350-patriot...you name it in .20 over any other calibre. It will give a lot better energy at target than .177 with a flatter trajectory, much higher velocity than .22 and better penetration. The only time I would prefer a .22 would be in a PCP like the Dominator, where you can push it out around 1250 FPS...Even at about 650 fps MV and 50 YDS, squirrels HATE my C-6 Sheridan.....