.22 lr bird shot

[Mark_P]

Has anybody used these before and are they any good, or did I just waste 12 bucks at cambodian tire for nothing? I was going to take them to the range tomorrow and test them out.

 

[longknife]

.22 shot

it is extremely fine and VERY range shot...about size 11.....I have used it in a .22 revolver for grouse at very short range and for rats.....basically it is almost a waste of money...

 

[Longwalker]

They are very useful for pest control inside buildings, ( think haylofts) rats, english sparrows, even pigeons at "flashlight after dark" ranges. Useless as any possible load could be for shooting "at the range" !
.22 Birdshot is MUCH more effective ( better patterns) out of a smoothbore gun. I have a .22 smoothbore, it can cleanly kill sparrows / starlings at about 50 feet. A normal rifled bore spreads the shot in a spiral, 15-20' is about as far as it is useful out of a rifle. It is not humane to use on grouse, rabbits or feral cats. It will not normally operate a semi. Clean the rifling well with solvent and a wire brush after shooting birdshot out of a .22 rifle.

 

[Odinson]

Some folk call them rat shot. They will punch holes in cardboard out to about 8 yards. They are not an effective hunting round except for rats (at close range) and mice.

 

[Odinson]

Geeze, I gotta learn to type faster!

 

[Odinson]

Knew a Mark P in Manitoba about 10 years ago? You from Manitoba?

 

[Mark_P]

It looks like i should just take these thing back instead and not bother shooting. I have a 10/22 and if they won't cycle the action then there is no point in shooting them.

No I am not from Manitoba, i'vd lived in BC my whole life

 

[gunasauras]

It looks like i should just take these thing back instead and not bother shooting. I have a 10/22 and if they won't cycle the action then there is no point in shooting them.

No I am not from Manitoba, i'vd lived in BC my whole life

You can't return ammo......might as well shoot 'em now....

 

[Killer Kanuck]

The shot will riccochet like crazy if you shoot it in a barn. Believe me, I know.

 

[Gatehouse]

I've used it for killing pack rats and mice at close range.

 

[cyclone]

The shot will riccochet like crazy if you shoot it in a barn. Believe me, I know.

Good advice for any indoor shooting, but I've fired it outdoors at 10 feet without much rick o'shea concern (or target penetration on a plastic bottle) - colour me foolish?

 

[overthetop]

gotta try them out...

 

[ratherbefishin]

I once saw a 22 smoothbore set up for a miniture skeet shooting outfit-sort of a backyard thing

 

[hakx]

There are pretty much for mice in a barn. That's it.

 

[Killer Kanuck]

Good advice for any indoor shooting, but I've fired it outdoors at 10 feet without much rick o'shea concern (or target penetration on a plastic bottle) - colour me foolish?

I used to do the same thing, until I caught a pellet in the eyebrow. Lesson learned.

 

[pottsy]

Tried it... lethal on a moth at 12".

 

[K98]

They work good on swarms of black flies and mosquitos.

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

They are for shotting mosquitoes on the wing, but you have to move up to #10 shot for wasps there the dangerous game of the bug world.

 

[cyclone]

And for bees?

 

[K98]

For bees you'd have to use bee bee shot.