08 January 2007, 19:29
loucfirAt Gumboot 458's request!!!
I sure like using a 22 short on the deer of Prince of Wales Island....Oh sure I sometimes sneek out the long rifle when it's a big one!
Never had to use a mag though...22 mag that is.
Hope we get off the bear stuff too.
TB
I like a man who smiles when he fights. Winston Churchill
09 January 2007, 01:17
Harry C.Are those hollow points or solid points...expansion or penetration...semi-automatic or...

Oh never mind
Hope you all are having a GREAT WEEK!!
Respectfully,
Harry C.
09 January 2007, 06:30
surestrikeWell the .22 short uses very effcient case. But the new .22 Ruger is by far and away the most effcient .22 short that's ever been designed.
Of course you should only use a .22 in mauser style action. You just can't be to careful in big bear country.

14 January 2007, 19:03
jstevensHarry
As a former deer poacher of some experience. Use .22 solids only for deer, and yes CRF only.
15 January 2007, 05:30
Harry C.Hi Mr. Stevens,
You serious response brought back something my Grandpa told me many years back. He was a meat hunter and thought very highly of the .22 as a meat gun. He was a strong proponent of the solid point and lung shots. He also liked that you could carry 50 arounds of .22 in the same space and weight of several 30-30 rounds. I miss the old guy.

Respectfully,
Harry C.