CCI .22 CB long

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Ever wonder if you can dispatch a crow with a .22 CB Long? I know this question has been keeping many of you awake at nights.....

I live on a decent sized rural property, so not surprisingly there are many crows around and they usually don't bothers me at all. However yesterday I noticed three crows walking around in one of my gardens, and wondering what they were up to I took out the binos to get a better look, only to discover that they were pulling the newly sprouting plants!

So off I go to:
1) Unlock a .22 rifle (in this case a C.I.L. / Anschutz)
2) Unlock some ammo from the cabinet (CCI .22 CB Longs)

Surprisingly the birds were still there when I returned. The patio door was opened a little bit (I think my wife opened it for me), the rifle loaded and a crow dispatched with one shot. Nice and quiet, those CB longs. At any rate I'm surprised that the CB longs were so effective - I guess it comes down to effective shot placement. Who needs an air rifle with these things!
 
CB Longs are a very effective quiet[ not much louder than an air rifle] means of eliminating pests-within their limitations.Crows can be tough to kill if shot broadside[tough wing feathers],but a shot from below and in the breast easily kills them.I;ve shot lots of coons bothering my chickens at night by shooting them between the eyes[spotlighted up a tree]
Just watch for richochets,they seem prone to that
 
Nothing more fun than shooting crows. Next time they will be a little harder.
 
ratherbefishin said:
CB Longs are a very effective quiet[ not much louder than an air rifle] means of eliminating pests-within their limitations.Crows can be tough to kill if shot broadside[tough wing feathers],but a shot from below and in the breast easily kills them.I;ve shot lots of coons bothering my chickens at night by shooting them between the eyes[spotlighted up a tree]
Just watch for richochets,they seem prone to that
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This particular crow was shot broadside and through the wings/body. It took one hop up and expired in the field a few yards behind the garden.

Low velocity and round nose bullets certainly do seem to be more prone to richochets. I suspect this is because they are deformed less than high speed / hollow point bullets when they strike a surface. For the ultimate in richocet prone rounds try shooting shoot round ball loads (in .22 rimfire these were called BB caps - not sure if anyone still makes them).
 
bb caps

P.E. Islander said:
This particular crow was shot broadside and through the wings/body. It took one hop up and expired in the field a few yards behind the garden.

Low velocity and round nose bullets certainly do seem to be more prone to richochets. I suspect this is because they are deformed less than high speed / hollow point bullets when they strike a surface. For the ultimate in richocet prone rounds try shooting shoot round ball loads (in .22 rimfire these were called BB caps - not sure if anyone still makes them).
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You can still buy em and another version with a semi wad cutter looking bullet in it
 
juanvaldez said:
You can still buy em and another version with a semi wad cutter looking bullet in it
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I expect that you are referring to the CB short round. Both the CB short and CB long have the same performance, however the CB long will feed thru box mags were the short usually wont. The short is fine for tube mags - and a tube mag will hold quite a dose of shorts!
 
No...I'm talking about Sellier and Bellot .22 Flobert. These are shorter then a .22 short and come in 2 kinds one with a ball looikng bullet and the other with a semi wad cutter.

P.E. Islander said:
I expect that you are referring to the CB short round. Both the CB short and CB long have the same performance, however the CB long will feed thru box mags were the short usually wont. The short is fine for tube mags - and a tube mag will hold quite a dose of shorts!
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I expect that you are referring to the CB short round. Both the CB short and CB long have the same performance, however the CB long will feed thru box mags were the short usually wont. The short is fine for tube mags - and a tube mag will hold quite a dose of shorts!
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Shorts feed in my 1416 Anschutz , box mag , should have gotten the long though, as they have a LR case
 
CB Longs work great on pigeons in my indoor riding arena too. Just wish they made a hollowpoint version. Depending on the angle, they have just enough penetration to go through the pigeon; through the metal roof, and then rattle and roll down the roof outside. Wife isn't too happy about holes in the roof, but my dog thinks that vermin dropping from the sky is just dandy !!!
 
rhs said:
CB Longs work great on pigeons in my indoor riding arena too. Just wish they made a hollowpoint version. Depending on the angle, they have just enough penetration to go through the pigeon; through the metal roof, and then rattle and roll down the roof outside. Wife isn't too happy about holes in the roof, but my dog thinks that vermin dropping from the sky is just dandy !!!
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You could try one of those Paco tools to make hollow points. I've kind of thought they might be nice for gophers.
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Thanks, will order up one. I have one of the Hanned SGB tools that makes flat-nosed bullets, but it only works on .22LR. If this Acu'rizer works as advertised, it will make the CB Long into one of the more useful bullets around the farm.
 
juanvaldez said:
No...I'm talking about Sellier and Bellot .22 Flobert. These are shorter then a .22 short and come in 2 kinds one with a ball looikng bullet and the other with a semi wad cutter.
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Yes, a proper .22 CB is shorter than a short. I was thinking of the CCI product which is the CB level load put in the more common short case.
BTW "CB" stands for conical bullet (the wad cutter looking bullet) while the ones loaded with a ball are "BB" caps (Bulleted Breech) cap.
 
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