Subj : Re: Rossi .22 Lever
To : kf5qeo
From : Tracker1
Date : Fri Aug 13 2021 11:59 am
On 7/31/2021 8:41 PM, kf5qeo wrote:
>>
>> If you're hunting Duck with a .22, good on you.
>
> I prefer a Double Ought Six! I mean, sure theres not much left
> for supper, but your chances of hitting something is increased
> tremendously! And for Blue Jays and Wood Peckers, You gotta use the
> 50 Cal! Nut for those, you'll want to aim for the body. If you aim
> for the head, you may not be able to properly identify it as the right
> bird or not. And, if you aim for the feet, you may end up causing the
> poor bird to suffer a slow agonizing death as he looses all his blood
> from the legs.... Now that I think about it, aim for the feet, and
> cross the streams! Crossing the streams is a good thing!
The comment was mostly about hitting a duck with a .22 in flight is a
pretty good shot, in contrast with say, a shotgun, which AFAIK is much
more appropriate (and legal). But whatever.
IIRC, it's illegal to use a rifle to shoot birds with rifles in most
locations.
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