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22 mag The Biggest? #13653076 03/13/19
Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 629 GFBC R Ranting OP Campfire Regular
OP Ranting Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 629 GFBC	Whats the biggest Game you would shoot with the 22 MAG? - your thoughts?

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Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653090 03/13/19
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OP Ranting Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 629 GFBC	I was thinking to add hmr.17 >>but that's garbage!>>just a paper puncher! so we will stick to the great 22 mag!Enjoy

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653283 03/13/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	I think these varmints would disagree about the .17HMR being "garbage" and a "paper puncher." Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653294 03/13/19
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio B Bocajnala Campfire Regular
Bocajnala Campfire Regular B Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,430 North East Ohio	They'd be embarrassed to admit that they were put down by such a puny little bullet -Jake Last edited by Bocajnala; 03/14/19. Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner. If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough. In God We Trust.

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Bocajnala #13653323 03/13/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Yup,just downright embarrassed. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

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Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653351 03/13/19
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,694 K Ky221 Campfire Tracker
Ky221 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,694	Used the 17hmr on 2 fox hunts. I no longer own a 17hmr. I do however own a couple 22mags......I’d say coyotes out to 75 yardsish

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653445 03/13/19
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,147 Likes: 11 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,147 Likes: 11 In the Swamps	I dunno. Dinosaurs have been gone awhile ya know. Mebbe a cape buff if I had some FMJ ammo. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653613 03/13/19
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,803 Likes: 1 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana
Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,803 Likes: 1 Southern Oregon USA	my Marlin 25MN, is one I've since 1980.... It has spent a lot of time in my 4 Runner, in my travels... over that period of time, it has dispatched about 10 deer that had been hit by a car... head shots with the old CCI 40 grain FMJ, out to 125 yds, with a rest off the hood... dropped them like a rock... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13653841 03/13/19
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deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,042 Likes: 1 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	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 ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13654103 03/14/19
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viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,142 Likes: 4 MonDak	I thought there was some guys that have shot hogs with the 22 magnum, not head shots either.

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Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13654191 03/14/19
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Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 5,024 Likes: 1	A 22 mag will kill animals that are bigger than what is legal to use it on. Precise shot placement is required.

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13654330 03/14/19
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,994 New England K kragman1 Campfire Regular
kragman1 Campfire Regular K Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,994 New England	I really don't know but heres some food for thought... I once shot a steel spinning target (basic store bought type, maybe 5/16" thick) at 75 yards with a 34 grain Win Supreme load. The little bullet mushroomed perfectly and pushed the front of the steel disc back to a ways past where the back face had been. Maybe another 1/8" or so. Its worth noting that the target didn't have any dents in it from constant use at much closer range from plenty of HV 22lr. Plus the disc was free to move with the impact, and this was a light hollow point. I have to think that it would be no problem to get through a deers ribcage at the same distance, and I wonder what a standard 40 grain solid would penetrate. Not the most humane kills without a headshot, but deer are definitely on the 22 mag's menu. There's a reason they have a reputation as a poachers gun. Just my .02 Work is what you do to finance your real life.....

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Hogwild7 #13654432 03/14/19
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,201 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,201 OMAHA	Originally Posted by Hogwild7 A 22 mag will kill animals that are bigger than what is legal to use it on. Precise shot placement is required. .22 MAG is legal for hunting deer in Maine.

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? kragman1 #13654443 03/14/19
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,201 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,201 OMAHA	Originally Posted by kragman1 I really don't know but heres some food for thought... I once shot a steel spinning target (basic store bought type, maybe 5/16" thick) at 75 yards with a 34 grain Win Supreme load. The little bullet mushroomed perfectly and pushed the front of the steel disc back to a ways past where the back face had been. Maybe another 1/8" or so. Its worth noting that the target didn't have any dents in it from constant use at much closer range from plenty of HV 22lr. Plus the disc was free to move with the impact, and this was a light hollow point. I have to think that it would be no problem to get through a deers ribcage at the same distance, and I wonder what a standard 40 grain solid would penetrate. Not the most humane kills without a headshot, but deer are definitely on the 22 mag's menu. There's a reason they have a reputation as a poachers gun. Just my .02 The 10/22 MAG is, or was, a favorite of fish/game/parts departments for use by conservation officers who were assigned to do crop damage or herd reduction shooting.

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13654460 03/14/19
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,805 Likes: 2 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,805 Likes: 2 West of the Blue Ridge	Had a couple, but neither were really accurate, though plenty for the stuff I'd hunt with one. Got a Hornet, which makes a good .22 mag if you leave out some if the powder. Biggest critter I ever shot with the maggie was a fat barn pigeon I took with a Single Six. Sure made him pop! What fresh Hell is this?

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13654992 03/14/19
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kragman1 Campfire Regular K Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,994 New England	22 mag is deer legal in Maine? I had no idea and I'm pretty surprised... Work is what you do to finance your real life.....

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13655007 03/14/19
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,784 Likes: 1 Wyoming	elk are those ground squirrels or tree squirrels..???? Molon Labe

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Seafire #13655022 03/14/19
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,132 Likes: 1 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by Seafire my Marlin 25MN, is one I've since 1980.... It has spent a lot of time in my 4 Runner, in my travels... over that period of time, it has dispatched about 10 deer that had been hit by a car... head shots with the old CCI 40 grain FMJ, out to 125 yds, with a rest off the hood... dropped them like a rock... Works well at night, aiming between two bright, shining eyeballs... Or so I've been told. The round's a given, candlepower's the issue... DF

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? WyoCoyoteHunter #13655063 03/14/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter elk are those ground squirrels or tree squirrels..???? Ground squirrels. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: 22 mag The Biggest? Ranting #13655080 03/14/19
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johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,597 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by Ranting Whats the biggest Game you would shoot with the 22 MAG? - your thoughts? Monopoly maybe? Rockem Sockem robots was a hoot with the Daisy... "Chances Will Be Taken"

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