Haven't used it for hunting in a good many years but for a long time my " go to " partridge, and rabbit, rifle was a Cooey Model 600 I got as a Christmas gift in 1972. Still have it in the cabinet, I can only guess how many rounds have gone through this rifle over the years, many thousands. Still looks fine and still shoots fine as well.
.22lr for partridge hunting ... What are you using?
- Thread starter Tikka223
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What I've tried for grouse :
Savage rascal with red dot. Conclusion: worked poorly if i missed the first shot. And i generally did. Way too muxh fumbling with pockets etc.
10/22 with low power scope: far better. Quick followup shots.
Accurate enough.
452 with scope 6x: too slow on follow up shots. Too much scope to find them quickly.
12 gauge with very tight choke and shotgun scope.
Aiming above the heads i almost never failed to get them with no meat damage.
So I'd recommend a shotgun with very full (turkey) choke and aim above the head so the pattern doesn't hit the breast. Good for up to 30 yds. Just practise beforehand to know where to aim.
Savage rascal with red dot. Conclusion: worked poorly if i missed the first shot. And i generally did. Way too muxh fumbling with pockets etc.
10/22 with low power scope: far better. Quick followup shots.
Accurate enough.
452 with scope 6x: too slow on follow up shots. Too much scope to find them quickly.
12 gauge with very tight choke and shotgun scope.
Aiming above the heads i almost never failed to get them with no meat damage.
So I'd recommend a shotgun with very full (turkey) choke and aim above the head so the pattern doesn't hit the breast. Good for up to 30 yds. Just practise beforehand to know where to aim.
hamilton0729
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- Location
- Northern Ontario (not in Hamilton)
Stevens 300f with a peep sight mag fed so good on the atv for fast loading when getting off the bike.
I have a 1945 Coey with an old 4x Weaver scope that has been used to kill ... loads of grouse and rabbits over the years.
I also have a single shot CIL/Anshutz with a 4x scope that shoots tiny holes at 50 yards. It too has had its share of grouse.
My latest is a Ruger 10/22 with a modified trigger, Shilen Select Match grade 20 inch barrel and A VICTOR CO USA stock. It shoots
.25 inch groups at 50 yards with Lapua 10x ammo, and has a Leupold 3.5-10 rimfire scope mounted on a rail with Warne removable rings. This thing
outperforms anything I have hunted grouse with before, and has taken ptarmigan, sharptail, huns, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, spruce grouse
as well as rabbits. Very fast, accurate and if I leave the scope set to its lowest power with the parallax set to infinity, is hard to beat IMHO.
I also have a single shot CIL/Anshutz with a 4x scope that shoots tiny holes at 50 yards. It too has had its share of grouse.
My latest is a Ruger 10/22 with a modified trigger, Shilen Select Match grade 20 inch barrel and A VICTOR CO USA stock. It shoots
.25 inch groups at 50 yards with Lapua 10x ammo, and has a Leupold 3.5-10 rimfire scope mounted on a rail with Warne removable rings. This thing
outperforms anything I have hunted grouse with before, and has taken ptarmigan, sharptail, huns, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, spruce grouse
as well as rabbits. Very fast, accurate and if I leave the scope set to its lowest power with the parallax set to infinity, is hard to beat IMHO.
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I'm now torn between a DAR-22, the Ruger 10/22 VLEH and the CZ 455 standard or lux. They are all about the same price.
- Location
- Northeastern Ontario
... What is this stuff?
It's Lapua cases and powder with Eley Bullets. (insert sarcasm here)
