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Posted: 3/16/2010 10:49:48 PM EDT
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I was reading Chuck Hawk's website and there was this quote
"Within its trajectory limitation of about 125 yards" This seems very low to me. |
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I was reading Chuck Hawk's website and there was this quote "Within its trajectory limitation of about 125 yards" This seems very low to me. Some consider the trajectory limitations based on drop. While the .22 Mag may still have energy out there, it may drop so much as not to be practical. Being a long time ground hog hunter I think in terms of flat trajectories that will allow me to have a good chance of hitting my target. When the bullet is going to drop significantly, or be blown to one side or the other, I don't consider that to be a good round. Shooting beyond 125 yards with a .22 Mag is a possibility. However, doing reliable hits out past that is problematic. Some will talk about shooting .22 out to 500 yards. Not me, I know better! |
| Repeatability may be an issue. Then again, with some luck, a dude at Rimfire Central got some hits on a frozen turkey at about 300 yards for lethality test |
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Effective on paper and effective on critters are two different things.
A .22LR is more than capable of hitting targets at 200 yards if you have sighted in. Hell, there are guys at RFC that shoot at 300 yards with their .22LR rifles. Hunting, however, is very different than shooting on a range. You will be shooting at unknown distances. With a .22LR miss-estimating the distance by ~15 yards at a long range could be the difference between a solid hit, a gut shot, or a complete miss when you are shooting at small critters like squirrels. 125 yards seems pretty good for a rimfire caliber if you are making the assumption that hold-over is a non issue at that range. Keep in mind the size of the target you are shooting at(small game). |
| The Hornaday 30 grain Vmax's have extended the range of satisfactory trajectory to 135 plus for shooting pasture poodles in my area. The PMC and Dyna points are a 110-125 yard round as stated. I have shoot and killed several at over 175 but have to use a couple of mills holdover on my scope. The 22 Mag Hornday 30's have pretty much retired my 22 Hornet. I tried the Hornaday's in a Magnum Research 22 mag to increase my volume of fire at longer ranges but have gone back to a Marlin 925 in laminated stock with Bushnell 6-18 x Buckmaster mill dot scope becaue of issues with the MR. |
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I agree with littlejerry. I can easily shoot and hit a 12 inch metal plate at 200 yards with my .22 bolt action. But, I would never hunt with it at that range. I wouldn't even take anything over a 200 hundred yard shot (on a deer) with my Remington 700 7mm Magnum. And, I know this thing is perfectly accurate at that range (zerod at 200 yards). That's just an awfully long shot to take when hunting. But, shooting from the bench at the range, I can easily put all the rounds into a target the size of a clay pidgeon at 200 yards (with either gun). Hunting and paper ...... two completely different animals.
I would agree that .22 mag isn't effective over 150-200 yards. Now, we all know that a .22 lr will go at least a mile if shot at the propper angle. But, what's possible and what's effective are also two completely different animals. |
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