my objections with .22 centerfires on deer are the same as what others used to complain about with the .243...
if used with the wrong bullet, results can often be other than what the shooter plans on.
too many shooters of the 50s and 60s read about the lethality of the .243 and picked up the cheapest box off the shelf at the co-op to go deer hunting. the results were usually a DRT deer or a total mess.
the DRTs occurred often enough that they got more attention than anything else, but in a lot of peoples memories, the .243 is a useless deer cartridge.
and the .22s in this regard are just like that only more so...
there is nothing wrong with the rifle or the cartridge, per se...
for deer, i was against the .22s for years simply because i deemed them a poacher's choice.
but there are areas that i hunt that if i go back there, i will use a .22 cf...
gotta grab the dinner pail and head out...
