.22 Birdshot

[lucky07]

this stuff flies all over the place and makes holes the size of pinpricks. Good for hunting chickadees tho.... oh wait, can't hunt those ... mice then

 

[londongunguy]

I shot two gophers. One at about 15 feet. It was a good thing that there was a "normal" round, next in the magazine because he would have died a slow, painful, death.
The next was at about two feet. He was dispatched nicely.

Wow...how do you get that close? At the distance, a steel toed boot would do the trick.

 

[stv44]

The best 22 birdshot is the CCI stuff that has the shot in a blue plastic capsule. It is expensive, around $10 for 20 rounds. The late gun writer Bob Milek of Guns & Ammo used the load for shooting rattlesnakes on his ranch. I`ve got half a box of Winchester LR loaded with No 12 shot, a older friend gave it to me and he used it to kill squirrels in his barn. He said getting close was necessary.

 

[zywina]

I have never seen this before, my Opa has birdshot for his .22. I'm pretty reluctant to put this stuff through my .22 as I can't see how a bunch of bouncing shot would be safe in a rifled barrel.

Am I being overly paranoid? I also have some doubts that this stuff is effective in the first place.

Krashed this shot shell is very effective for shooting mice in your hunting cabin, but not much else.Give it a whurl see how it works in your gun it wont hurt anything. Dale in T-Bay