Comments on: The 22 caliber deer bullets http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/2007/07/04/the-22-caliber-deer-bullets/ Where bullet and shafts lead us Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ponykilr http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/2007/07/04/the-22-caliber-deer-bullets/#comment-1305 ponykilr Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:34:35 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/?p=10#comment-1305 "No offense but this is my opinion, I have personally seen what a misplaced 22 round does on a deer and it is not right. That caliber is only good for one thing and it is not deer." Well, I have seen misplaced bullets of all sizes fail to do the job. A gut shot deer doesnt care if it's a .338 or a .17 fireball. The .222, .223 and 22-250 have taken trainloads of deer. They work not just ok, but very well. Deer are not hard to kill, hogs are a little tougher, but a .223 partition or TSX stops them dead every time, as long as the shot is good. The magnum mania continues.... everyone knows a .270 is minimum on a average deer and a 300wsm is really the best. ;-) “No offense but this is my opinion, I have personally seen what a misplaced 22 round does on a deer and it is not right.
That caliber is only good for one thing and it is not deer.”

Well, I have seen misplaced bullets of all sizes fail to do the job. A gut shot deer doesnt care if it’s a .338 or a .17 fireball. The .222, .223 and 22-250 have taken trainloads of deer. They work not just ok, but very well. Deer are not hard to kill, hogs are a little tougher, but a .223 partition or TSX stops them dead every time, as long as the shot is good.

The magnum mania continues…. everyone knows a .270 is minimum on a average deer and a 300wsm is really the best. ;-)

]]> By: Rick http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/2007/07/04/the-22-caliber-deer-bullets/#comment-5 Rick Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:41:48 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/?p=10#comment-5 Mike First I want to say welcome to the skinny moose team. I hope you enjoy working with us. Second I just want to say I don't believe in using 22 caliber on deer. For one it is too small, to much room for error, illegal in the Connecticut, should only be used for varmints. No offense but this is my opinion, I have personally seen what a misplaced 22 round does on a deer and it is not right. That caliber is only good for one thing and it is not deer. Really though I want to say welcome to the team. Rick - Tails and Trails Mike
First I want to say welcome to the skinny moose team. I hope you enjoy working with us.

Second I just want to say I don’t believe in using 22 caliber on deer. For one it is too small, to much room for error, illegal in the Connecticut, should only be used for varmints.
No offense but this is my opinion, I have personally seen what a misplaced 22 round does on a deer and it is not right.
That caliber is only good for one thing and it is not deer.

Really though I want to say welcome to the team.

Rick - Tails and Trails

]]> By: Salvage33 http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/2007/07/04/the-22-caliber-deer-bullets/#comment-4 Salvage33 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:41:56 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/smokenfeathers/?p=10#comment-4 First, glad to see a new blogger here. Second, thanks for the reinforcement of an ongoing argument on centerfire 22's for deer and hogs. I've used it on both, with great results, and my younger brother uses a 223 exclusively on deer, and has for about 15 years. No lost game. Due to the rifling twist in my rifle, the largest bullet I use is a 55 grain unit, and have found that the Sierra HPBT works really well on deer. It is a fully jacketed hollow point, gives great penetration and expansion, and hammers them to the ground....dead. Hope to read more of your experiences. First, glad to see a new blogger here. Second, thanks for the reinforcement of an ongoing argument on centerfire 22’s for deer and hogs.

I’ve used it on both, with great results, and my younger brother uses a 223 exclusively on deer, and has for about 15 years. No lost game.

Due to the rifling twist in my rifle, the largest bullet I use is a 55 grain unit, and have found that the Sierra HPBT works really well on deer.

It is a fully jacketed hollow point, gives great penetration and expansion, and hammers them to the ground….dead.

Hope to read more of your experiences.

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