.22 Cal with the same power (or greater) as a .22 LR. It would be great if the gun was light and relatively silent.
You can find some powerful airguns, but you won't come close to finding one in .22 caliber that is anywhere near as powerful as a .22LR firearm. You would need to look at the big bruiser air rifles.
Something like this:
http://www.airgunstyle.com/big-bore-dragon-claw-pcp-pellet-air-rifle-050-cal-p-23946.htmlPellets for it are NOT cheap though:
http://www.airgunstyle.com/air-venturi-5...nly-p-2341.htmlAnd you'd have to find a setup to charge it with.
Powerful air guns are not silent by any means. A subsonic .22LR round in a rifle is quieter than many high power airguns. However you can get some precharged pneumatics with silencers built in.
Like this one:
http://www.airgunstyle.com/airforce-talon-ss-pcp-pellet-rifle-022-cal-p-793.htmlBut this Talon model is not in the power class you are wanting.
I would recommend you just get a .22LR firearm. Air rifles are fine for hunting squirrels and such, but if you want to go much bigger than a small rabbit without upgrading to exotic air guns, you're really in firearm territory.