Small game with .22
- Thread starter cote_b
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- Just West of the GTA
my vote is for neither of those. I would use copper plated solid such as CCI mini mag.
I always used hollow points, but I shot a lot of groundhogs and stuck with one type of ammo.
Anything will work but if you use a solid you will not mess as much up if you hit edible areas.
I wonder what the rules are for 22 rimfire and copper solids for hunting?
Anything will work but if you use a solid you will not mess as much up if you hit edible areas.
I wonder what the rules are for 22 rimfire and copper solids for hunting?
Hey there cote b. Definitely go with the non-hollowpoint ammo. As I'm sure you're well aware, shot-placement is everything. A hollowpoint hit will kill but if not hit in the head, you'll have a mess of un-edible meat. At least with the solid bullet you'll get a second chance if not hit properly. Plus, solids used to be cheaper...
My hero.
I put a shot through the wing of a grouse a couple weeks back with a hollowpoint. The bullet exited through the ribs, and the hole wasn't blown apart. A little torn up around the edges, but still useable.
Both those animals, at least the kind we have around here, tend to kill very easily with a 22. I wouldn't be that concerned with the type of point. If you hit a grouse in the breast, it does some damage, but at least with a round nose its just a bloody hole in the meat and doesn't do any real damage. If you hit it solid, it will drop. The rabbits I shoot in the snow tend to be at close range, like 20 feet, and they just lie where they are hit.
