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The almighty .22
- Thread starter frigate88
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i have a 75 c.sharps single shot in 22lr,,i use it for off season practice to keep sharp with the tang sights and trigger control,,it's pretty much just like my comp gun i have
i have played with it on the big field many times just to see if it would do the long range
properly set up 3-400 yrds is not a problem,,,200 is a gimme
that little bullet is amazing,,,i will say wen you get out there that far you do have to listen for the bullet to strike,,,,you do have time to listen,,bullet flight time is a few seconds at 400,,,you have plenty of time to get off the gun and raise your head and listen for the strike,,kinda gives me a warm fuzzy when i hear that little bullet ding the steel way out there
my .02
ocharry
i have played with it on the big field many times just to see if it would do the long range
properly set up 3-400 yrds is not a problem,,,200 is a gimme
that little bullet is amazing,,,i will say wen you get out there that far you do have to listen for the bullet to strike,,,,you do have time to listen,,bullet flight time is a few seconds at 400,,,you have plenty of time to get off the gun and raise your head and listen for the strike,,kinda gives me a warm fuzzy when i hear that little bullet ding the steel way out there
my .02
ocharry
Dragline45
New member
I guess it's because I consider any single successful shot with a .22LR on small targets beyond 100 yards to be more luck than skill, due to wind, ammo limitations and other factors.
I completely disagree with this. I set up a 2.5 inch spinner target often at 120 yards and hit it 90% of the time, and I pretty much strictly shoot the walmart Federal bulk packs or CCI Blazer bulk packs. This is of course at bench rest and with a scope, even with my scope zeroed in at 50 yards. Can do this both with a 10/22 and a henry lever action.
phil mcwilliam
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.22lr for Elephant
When I was hunting in Zimbabwe last June my guide told me of a recently convicted Elephant poacher in the Bulawayo area. This poacher would stalk close to an elephant and put a .22lr shot into the lungs, aiming between the ribs & wait some time for the elephant to die & then remove tusks. The game scouts in the area thought the poachers must have been using rifles with silencers, as they never heard any shots prior to elephants being poached. They were all amazed when they caught this poacher that all he was using was a .22lr.
When I was hunting in Zimbabwe last June my guide told me of a recently convicted Elephant poacher in the Bulawayo area. This poacher would stalk close to an elephant and put a .22lr shot into the lungs, aiming between the ribs & wait some time for the elephant to die & then remove tusks. The game scouts in the area thought the poachers must have been using rifles with silencers, as they never heard any shots prior to elephants being poached. They were all amazed when they caught this poacher that all he was using was a .22lr.
Last weekend we were shooting steel with the .22's. Two were using 10/22's and I was using a Savare MkII TR. We all rang the steel at 350 yds., but it took a few shots to get the elevation. The targets at 350 are 6" wide by 3' long. You really had to listen to hear the impact. What surprised me most was how easy it was to hit the steel targets at 200yds.
I have to say this was more luck than skill but I hit a jack rabbit in a dead sprint @ 100 yds. No one was more surprised than myself, it was in and out of sage brush and barely visible, all I could catch was glimpses of it. Pure luck.
I also had a friend hit a robin out of a tree with his Ruger 10/22 at 150 yds. We were both shocked! It made me start to question what kind of distance you could get out to with a 22lr.
I also had a friend hit a robin out of a tree with his Ruger 10/22 at 150 yds. We were both shocked! It made me start to question what kind of distance you could get out to with a 22lr.
Jayhawkhuntclub
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Last February I brain shot (intentionally) a rat at a bit over 50 yards with my open sighted Marllin 39M from a kneeling position with only 1 attempt. It's probably the best shot I've ever made in 40 years of shooting. Fortunately I had a buddy there to verify it. I won't deny there was a bit of luck enovolved, but it was still awesome.