.22 mag from a 4" barrel for grouse

[dudley2112]

I'm getting a insert for my o/u 20g and was told that a 22 mag out of a 4" barrel would be about the same as a 22lr from a rifle barrel. What do you guys think if i was using fmj 22 mags would it be over kill?

 

[Levi Garrett]

No on the game, yes on you, GOOD plugs a must, or you will do damage
make sure your legal to hunt with that, it won't be accurate..
LOL, sorry , it won't be bad from a 20 barrel, and accuracy will be so so, 10 meter maybe.

 

[dudley2112]

No on the game, yes on you, GOOD plugs a must, or you will do damage
make sure your legal to hunt with that, it won't be accurate..
LOL, sorry , it won't be bad from a 20 barrel, and accuracy will be so so, 10 meter maybe.

lol let me clarify the shot gun has 26" barrels the insert will have a 4" barrel NOT THE SHOT GUN ITSELF lol

 

[Gatehouse]

I know for a fact that a 22LR form a 4" barrel will kill a grouse. I also know that a 20 guage is a great grouse gun, and dont' know why you woudl want to mess with inserts for it in the first place

 

[Levi Garrett]

you know , that will sound pretty sweet, high velocity thru the pipe, could be fun to see how ..... a good front sight, and a plastic notch rear in epoxy above the chamber (old gun, beater only) may help accuracy .

 

[Levi Garrett]

I know for a fact that a 22LR form a 4" barrel will kill a grouse. I also know that a 20 guage is a great grouse gun, and dont' know why you woudl want to mess with inserts for it in the first place

well let me help, how much does a 50 20's weigh?

 

[dudley2112]

well let me help, how much does a 50 20's weigh?

lol thats not the problem i had lets say an "issue" involving a grouse in a tree last year that made me wish i had a 22 handy (blew the top half of him off) and so i looked at combo guns but i figured throwing a decent insert in my ithaca 500 would be cheaper. I was looking at the magnetic hi-viz front and reat sights for half decent accuracy.

 

[Gatehouse]

Just aim higher next time.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Should have flushed it , and set it up .

 

[dudley2112]

it did flush the previous 4 time........ it was really thick cover ok but seriously would the 22 mag be over kill considering its only comming from a 4" insert or not

 

[sunray]

"...out of a 4" barrel..." Evil handgun.

 

[dudley2112]

"...out of a 4" barrel..." Evil handgun.

ughhhh seriously anyone have anything to say interms of whether or not it would be an ok cartridge or not.

 

[Wrong Way]

Ummmm......a BB gun will kill a grouse...they arent hard to kill. Stick with a 22LR.

 

[Pathfinder]

I also had the same accident involving a 12 gauge. As said before just aim higher, you're not going to shoot any better by using an insert in your shotgun.