my adopted son consistently drops deer under hunting conditions with the 17hmr. i killed a big coyote with a 17.
so i guess i'd have no qualms using a 22mag on a deer. under kiss me conditions i am sure it would kill an elk. but it would have to be protecting my sweet young body to try it. oh wait i am a sour old fudd. guess the elk could have its way with me.

the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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