What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:54 pm
Just curious, what's the biggest game a .22 rifle will dispatch cleanly.
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What will a .22 drop
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Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:57 pm
Rabbits and squirrels I guess. Not sure if it's a good idea to shoot foxes with them. Most people I know shoot foxes with a 223.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:01 pm
A .22 rifle not an air rifle sorry if I confused anyone. I have heard of small deer being killed with one.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:01 pm
It depends on the distance. It will take rabbits at up to 100yds. Some people have (supposedly - forum 'talk') shot foxes with a .22lr, and I imagine it can be done up to, say, 40 yards, although personally I don't think I'd be willing to take the risk of just injuring it.Sureshot wrote:Just curious, what's the biggest game a .22 will dispatch cleanly.
I definitely wouldn't try it on a deer, not even a muntjac.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:04 pm
Les you are right there. If I cant eat it I wont shoot it. And as for bunny popping. 3 would be good enough for me to shoot.
Shoot them all on the one day and you spend a lot of time at home.
Shoot them all on the one day and you spend a lot of time at home.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:15 pm
Biggest fog fox the farmer had seen dropped like a stone from a broadside chest shot from the .22 BRNO that now resides with Badger
An old FN manual for the .22 take-down model showed an Italian hunter with several swans & geese.
Lots bigger things have fallen to the .22 over the decades.
Check out F C Ness, "Practical Dope on the .22" for more ideas.
The humble .22 is a dangerous cartridge to dismiss as feeble or underpowered.
An old FN manual for the .22 take-down model showed an Italian hunter with several swans & geese.
Lots bigger things have fallen to the .22 over the decades.
Check out F C Ness, "Practical Dope on the .22" for more ideas.
The humble .22 is a dangerous cartridge to dismiss as feeble or underpowered.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:32 pm
Ask the Israelis! 
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:09 am
I read that 40gn is required when culling badgers.Sureshot wrote:Just curious, what's the biggest game a .22 rifle will dispatch cleanly.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:28 am
A well placed .22LR will humanely drop a Fox.
Re: What will a .22 drop
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:42 am
A well placed .22 will drop any land animal on the planet.