Hunting with a 10/22

TwoTone said:
Wingshooting is merely shooting at a bird in flight or at a flying target.

That would be quite a trick to pick where you're going to hit a bird using a shotgun.
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Not out here it isn't. it's taking the birds in the wing, especially those that have set their wings to land in your decoys. :D

Lots of game shot with a 22.
 
My 10/22 was my first rifle. It's over 20 years old now. I'd never sell it.

I shudder to think of how many rounds has been through her and she is still ticking.

Many gopher have fallen to her.
 
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Reasonable question, but it's a sad state of affairs when someone has to ask if a .22 is a legitimate hunting rifle! It used to be the rifle that everyone learned to hunt with. I must be approaching Fudddom! I have taught a lot of new hunters and mentored a couple each of the last several years, and I refuse to take new hunters big game hunting until they have a reasonable amount of experience on small game with a .22. It is far less than ideal for beginners to grab a centerfire rifle and start hunting big game with it with no other experience, and small game hunting with a .22 is a worthwhile, lifelong pursuit in it's own right. I suppose as society becomes more and more urbanized the few days big game hunting is all many people get... but most rural people still know that a .22 is a vital part of a hunters essential equipment, and they use them a lot!
 
grouse, rabbits, paper, cans , clay pigeons, plastic bottles, and thousands of gophers.
( clay pigeons on the ground!!!!!)
 
Wing shooting......


To shoot on the wing - bird in flight.


The practise of a wing shot - shooting for the birds wings.


maybe this is worth of a pole? I know that the Brits refer to "the practise of a wing shot"
 
I never hear of such a thing... mind you I have shot many birds in the wing, but never intentionally. I always go for a head shot on flying birds. Surprisingly few have been "shot up" with the shotgun.

Hunting with a .22 is limited on PEI as you can rarely find a mile of land without a human on it. We are limited by law to bunnies and vermin. I have hunted a bit with the .22 but really makes sense to hunt with a shotgun here as I hate letting a grouse walk away.
 
I know the definition, and I am not disputing it.

But in hunting Canada geese, it's what we try and do. I would assume lots of guys try and do it. Much harder to accomplish on teal that are moving very fast.
 
219F said:
are you sure that this is safe? You must be in the middle of no-where but even then.:eek:
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Yes... really out in the middle of nowhere. I live in BC. the middle of nowhere takes 10 minutes from here and I was farther than that.

Yes I shot it flying, the bullets went into the bank and thick jackpine trees, I wasn't shooting straight up or out into a valley or anything. It was maybe 8 feet off the ground flying right to left, gaining altitude to get the hell out of there.

I have had the gun a year and a half and I've put about 4-5000 through it. It points nice, shoots nice.. it's light and quick and I really like it. Damn, I might go out today and shoot it. I've been playing center fire a lot lately...
 
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