Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Small Game What is your favorite 22LR ammo for small game?

Thanks for the tip!
I do appreciate it, as were good to go at this Time!

White box Winchester 36 grain HP's because they are absolutely decisive on the red squirrels around the cottage. I don't like to see stuff kicking around in the leaves after I shoot it and I just want those red squirrels gone and buried. The wife won't eat anything that doesn't come from the store, so everything else gets a pass.

Huntersdog: I really like the Winchester 40 grain hollow-point Power-Points".
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VarmintGuy

Eley and RWS subsonic hp's

My favorite is the cheapest ,22 LR I can find at the store.

CCI subsonic or Quiets. Want to try the segmented subsonics but haven't been able to get any yet

The most accurate ammo that my rifle likes. Typically that’s standard velocity and usually solids. If head shots are used it really doesn’t matter what ammo is used - like others have said.

PennDog

CCI Subsonic HP, Aquila Standard Velocity(really good in my new Bergara BMR) really like shooting suppressed so I don’t use HV to much. Really liked the CCI subsonic Segmented and may have to try to get some more.

Grandpa's old Savage Model 19 loves the CCI SGB round. The Marlin 39a likes the CCI short HPs. If I can't find them, I shoot whatever rather than stay home.

Federal value pack works for me

cci mmhp

SK subsonic, works very well. I will also use CCI mini

I’ve always used CCI Minimags in my 452, but my 457 MTR shoots the Norma TAC-22’s so well, I’m going to try them out on squirrels when I get a chance to site my 452 in for them.

It’s amazing how much better the subsonics usually shoot, for anybody that hasn’t done much testing- when prices come down to somewhat normal levels- you owe it to yourself to try a few different flavors!

+1, they kill, love shooting sparrows with them out of the feeder, not much to find

The old winchester Power Points were my favorite, the newer ones don't shoot as well. I killed a bunch of small game and one wounded whitetail with the old ones, Generally for bunnies I use CCI standard vel hps. now For prairie dogs I shoot whatever available ......

I like Winchester Wildcat 40gr plated dynapoints. Cheap, accurate enough at 50 yards, fairly fast, nice hybrid expansion profile.

I use CCI MiniMag solids or Federal High Velocity lead solids (the bulk kind in the blue box).

Federal HPs for me.

The one that shoots the most accurately in the rifle I use..

Same here. I get excellent 50 target groups with this ammo.