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Friend of mine grew up really poor. He has a 22 he said they shot more underwater than on top.
Shot fish to stun them in the creek on their farm. He wold also climb up in trees and shoot down at them when the fish came to the top addled they would jump in and grab them.

Was walking out the back door with my 22,
saw a sparrow land on the firewood pile.
Offhand, about 50 yards, I took the shot, the bird flew away.


Mom's clothesline, between me and the bird, went "TWANGGG" and fell.
I still hear about that 35 years later.

I shot 2 cats off the barn with one shot. They were sunning themselves. I aimed for the head on the cat on the left, bang. A cat to it’s right, jumped and tore into the cat on the left.. in a split second they both slid off the barn, limp.

I guess the hollow point glanced or turned, lunging the cat on the right.

My best had to be a little over 100 yards on a dove off hand with a Marlin 39A.

Shot a rabbit when I was a kid that didn't make a hole.
Bullet went in one eye and out the other.