I shot 11 grouse this fall with a Rossi '92 carbine in 44-40, all of them head shots. I bought the gun for CAS and it proved to be a tack driver. I was carrying it looking for deer when the grouse started showing up, so I thought - why not?
No pellets to bite down on and the birds drop like a stone.
We kill a few grouse every year with our house. The birds fly up from the lake and crash into our living room windows. It then becomes a race to see if I can get to it before the dogs claim it. I used to feel bad about this, but the fact is I see many more grouse killed by vehicles than I hear about people shooting them. I hit one that destroyed the oil cooler and rad of my Toyota Tacoma to the tune of $1850.
Who needs a gun?
