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Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734293 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	A 22LR Rifle,prolly takes 95% or better of the victims here. Hint............... Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

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Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734306 04/12/19
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA	There is no game bird that I hate enough to shoot them sitting any more. It is all about what you are looking for. I used to think great big piles of birds was where "it" was at, too. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734313 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	I'd rather knock the head off a Sitter,than dig pellets outta a Flyer. It improves tablefare. Hint.............. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734328 04/12/19
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,635 Anchorage, AK USA	You are supposed to hit 'em?!?! Damn! Wish I had knowed that before hand! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse Sitka deer #13734372 04/12/19
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Originally Posted by Sitka deer I got a 410 O/U for the job... I have about 300 .410rounds. Need gun! Gotta start working yard sales for a cheapie. Single shot would do. That pellet rifle on sitting birds works pretty well. Neither the gun nor I is/am accurate enough for head shot at 30 yards, but I haven't found any pellets in the bodies either. But 5 last fall isn't really that large a sample. Does that qualify as "great piles of bodies"? The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

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Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734375 04/12/19
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska	Salvage and Rossi make combo guns - .22 LR / .410 Best 'o both worlds.

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734389 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	The combos are pieces of schit. A GOOD 22LR is tough to keep pace with. Hint.................. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13734662 04/12/19
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,173 S.E. Alaska	I don't run a combo gun - mostly cuz you can't get one in SS. I run a T/C G1 Custom Shop 221 FB for my needs. Load it down to Horny velocities.

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13735644 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	I've killed 'em with everything. Pass the Vudoo and hold the fluff. Hint.............. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13735945 04/12/19
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 670 Matagorda, Tx AndySpencer OP Campfire Regular
OP AndySpencer Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 670 Matagorda, Tx	Cool, pretty stoked. Now dumb question, will the crack of a 22 clear the area of black bears? Wanna keep the main thing the main thing, but I mean if they are just sitting there.... �Some people hear their own inner voice with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy�or they become legend."--Jim Harrison www.doing-manly-things.com

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Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13735950 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	Bears could give a fhuqk less about shooting. Hint................ Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse AndySpencer #13735960 04/12/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,549 Likes: 6 Paradise,Alaska	Oooopsie! Hint................. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: .22 or 20 Guage for Ptarmigan and Grouse Big Stick #13736363 04/12/19
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Originally Posted by Big Stick Bears could give a fhuqk less about shooting. Hint................ True - but I've found grouse don't like "warning shots" much.... . Even less when they don't get one. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

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