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And sometimes it's just the ammo. This was a solid hit with my G44, that's why I said I'd rather have a revolver in 22 LR.

A good lotion will take care of those dick beaters in no time..

[quote=TWR]And sometimes it's just the ammo. This was a solid hit with my G44, that's why I said I'd rather have a revolver in 22 LR.

Aha!!!

So the G44 IS unreliable...

No, 22lr in general is unreliable.

Sure enough grizz slayer!

Not that I’d be anxious to try it. 😬

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/bella-twin-little-woman-little-gun-big-bear-cold-front/

For the record, those were Federal bulk pack shells that I practice with.

And man hands don’t care. 😎

I've seen a pile of cows become beef and a bunch of pigs, pork, all from a 22.


And, I've seen a few rodeos where it just didn't work.
One old cow took 3 or 4 from a 22 mag before she would
consent to a sticking.

Saw a cow take 6 from a revolver, hitting the floor with each.
She would get up bawling each time.

A 38 calmed her down.

Sometimes cows and hogs get a super thick skull. I have seen it,
We always cut it open to get the brains.

Buddy ran a custom butcher shop for years.
Kept 2 guns there. A Marlin 22 was the primary kill gun.
One shot, almost always. A second put it up to dam near
every single time.


But.

A single shot 12 gauge hung on pegs.
Loaded with 1 1/4oz #4's it was the emergency kill room decider.
They would shove it into the ribs and pull the trigger.
Game over. Everytime.

Saw your video.

Wouldn't argue with you about it, with out it.

And it's typical with a decent shot.



But it doesn't work that way every time.

Occasionally, it just don't seem to bother them much.



Most guys I know that kill a lot, use a 22.
And most of them that have done it long, have a backup.

Dead truck that would come around always had a killing gun behind the seat for cancer eye cows and broke legs. The one time I saw them break it out it was a 12ga H&R with slugs. Took the old boy a couple to get the job done and I think he was hurting worse than the cow.

A guy next to our range came over to see if anyone could come kill his steer. He and his brother had it loaded in a trailer and shot it in the head with a 38. It got pissed and walked out of the trailer and was running with its twin around the guys pasture.

I had a 243 AI with me and a 105 Amax did the job on the 8-900 lb steer.

Cattle don’t always cooperate but careful shot placement is always needed no matter the caliber.

where was your careful shot placement?

CNS

thru the ribeyes?

I had the same thing happen with a small mule deer yearling that had been hit by a car and had a broken leg. Could not have weighed 75 pounds. I walked up to it with a 12 gauge loaded with a slug, stuck the muzzle between its eyes and pulled the trigger. I remember it didn't even blink. A 3/4" hole appeared at the bridge of its nose and it just looked at me with a stunned expression. I had missed his brain by and inch. Had to run back to the truck and get another shell. This was witnessed by my brother and a Colorado game warden. So much for the awesome knock down power of a 12 gauge with slugs.

Through the ears

In the packing house, when they shot the cow with the .22 pistol, the USDA inspector was right there to condemn that head for any possible meat product. There is quite a bit of usable sausage meat on a cow’s head. The pneumatic knocker or the .22 maybe even didn’t actually kill the cow, it just knocked them out long enough to get hung on the rail by their back leg where the next guy down the line cut their carotid arteries.

That's one thing that gets a lot of people when putting down a hog or cow.

They shoot between the lookers.

and worse on horses. the brain is pretty high up.....

X...eyes to opposite ear. I'm pretty sure I read that on this site. I'm glad someone posted it as I'd likely have gone between the lookers.