Take a look at winchesters website, look at the the 333 pack of .22 lr lubaloy plated. Under the "suggested use" it says varmint, small game, plinking, target and THIN SKINNED BIG GAME. Wow, you would think a big company like Winchester could get it right. What if someone who doesnt know better saw that and tried to shoot a deer?
Winchester .22 lr 333 packs for deer and bear.
- Thread starter skokie
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They likely couldn't read anyways,
or else they would have seen in the hunting regs that it's illegal.
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
Thin skinned big game to USA are squirrels, possums and Raccoons.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
Nice way to sneak in a bear defence thread.
Thin skinned BIG game. Their wording. Big squirrels?
"Ah, the black bear. I took him down with a winchester .22, range -3 feet. I had to insert the rifle rectally three feet before I fired. On the upside, no hole for the taxidermist to patch. I stalked him for three days until he went to sleep.True story."
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
Hunting from a stand and bear defence are two different things.
even though it illegal nowadays, one of my grandfathers freinds use to hunt deer with a .22lr up till about 15 years ago when he finally got a high powerd rifle. my dad took his first deer down with a old winchester pump .22 back in the 70's, just he was a bad shot so it took 18 rounds. it is considerd a weak caliber for deer and stuff so now its just legal/used for small game here in canada
even though it illegal nowadays, one of my grandfathers freinds use to hunt deer with a .22lr up till about 15 years ago when he finally got a high powerd rifle. my dad took his first deer down with a old winchester pump .22 back in the 70's, just he was a bad shot so it took 18 rounds. it is considerd a weak caliber for deer and stuff so now its just legal/used for small game here in canada
what!
Hundreds of thousands of beef cattle and hogs were shot with .22's when the time came to slaughter them. Also, an awful lot of moose were shot with .22's (most of them were snared at the time). For farm animals, they were head shots at close range, and for moose, it's all about bullet placement, and giving the animal time to die. A regular velocity .22 solid will penetrate quite far. far enough to kill most animals. Not saying it's ethical, but it is possible.
mudgunner49
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He was not alone. I have several uncles who did the same, especially during the Depression.
I witnessed several moose taken by FN hunters in the James Bay area, shot in the ear with a .22 while swimming, and they were almost always allowed to get close enough to shore to minimize the work after the shot...
It's been 5 minutes I'm still laughing
Now thats funny, I don't care who you are, how did you get the bear to hold still for all that and you either have a very long barrelled .22 or you got your hands dirty! ;0)
blasted_saber
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- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
But does he kill them?
