Gwion wrote:Was always under the impression that 'rat shot' was steel. Might be mistaken. Was always told when I was young that rat shot ruined the barrel so all the farmers where I grew up had a clapped out 22 to shoot it in the shed. Happy to be corrected but still wouldn't shoot it in my new 22lr.
MattyP wrote:.22 mag. Must have Been conceived purely as penis extension to make an inadequate man feel better about himself. Hahaha
Dose nothing more than what you can achieve with the ever dependable .22lr and at double the price. If the rabbit is at 100yards just stalk in a bit. LOL.
Title_II wrote:If you carry a fun in Australia you will go to jail.
Heckler303 wrote:With the invention of CCI stingers, magnum is a waste of time. You need to reach out any further? Get a 22 or a 17 hornet.
bladeracer wrote:Heckler303 wrote:With the invention of CCI stingers, magnum is a waste of time. You need to reach out any further? Get a 22 or a 17 hornet.
Stingers go subsonic by about 70 yards or so and accuracy falls apart. I wouldn't consider Stingers to even come close to the WMR in range or accuracy in my experience, and the lead bullet is lighter and less effective than the jacketed WMR.
Title_II wrote:If you carry a fun in Australia you will go to jail.
Heckler303 wrote:Eh, I hit things past the 70 yard mark with subsonics anyway, and the stinger is more than powerful enough for any rabbit or wallaby (it's best suited on wallaby, just because of the damage it does). I would do as what was said before and just move in closer, come on.
MR. WINCHESTER wrote:A 20 gauge shotgun also seems 'less than adequate'.
I fail to understand the attraction of 'sub-gauges'.
( And, I know some people swear by their 28 gauge guns. )
Please educate me ....
happyhunter wrote:Lots of baggin' out of the 22 magnum. Wonder how many of the haters have owned one?
happyhunter wrote:Lots of baggin' out of the 22 magnum. Wonder how many of the haters have owned one?
MR. WINCHESTER wrote:Fark ....talk about 'cheap arse' !
bentaz wrote:bigtone wrote:12G for anything other than clay targets!
Actually the Bentley pump took that 1 step further. Lost the end of my little finger getting a bit overzealous with the pump!
No way. 12ga is the Swiss army knife of the gun world, it can do anything.
bentaz wrote:Ok so not a long range option, but it will do anything thats within range from quail for the table right through to pigs n buffalo, IMHO its the most versatile round ever made and the furthest from the worst cartridge ever that you can get.
bentaz wrote:Ok so not a long range option, but it will do anything thats within range from quail for the table right through to pigs n buffalo, IMHO its the most versatile round ever made and the furthest from the worst cartridge ever that you can get.
bladeracer wrote:bentaz wrote:Ok so not a long range option, but it will do anything thats within range from quail for the table right through to pigs n buffalo, IMHO its the most versatile round ever made and the furthest from the worst cartridge ever that you can get.
I'm not a shotgun fan. They're terrific at wounding or crippling your target so you can then finish it off with a stick though.
Slugs do a great job, but not as good as a decent rifle in my experience.
bigtone wrote:I don't even rate 12G for slowing down targets. For the same amount of recoil, a 300 winmag has supreme stopping power for Texas heart shots!
bentaz wrote:300 winmag is gay