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Old 03-13-2008, 04:51 PM   #1
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Favorite .22 squirrel and rabbit round?

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Old 03-13-2008, 05:00 PM   #2
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They say subsonic .22 is supposed to be the most accurate, and it doesn't hurt my ears as much when I take my shot! Whatever subsonic hollow point I happen to have on hand has worked just fine in the past for me.

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Old 03-13-2008, 05:01 PM   #3
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Old 03-13-2008, 05:14 PM   #4
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rocks- i use my left hand tho i tare them up to bad with my right
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They say subsonic .22 is supposed to be the most accurate, and it doesn't hurt my ears as much when I take my shot! Whatever subsonic hollow point I happen to have on hand has worked just fine in the past for me.

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Interesting article about subsonic ammunition. Thanks for providing the link. But tell me, why do you prefer HP? I find solids do less damage but also kill no less.

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Old 03-13-2008, 05:59 PM   #6
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old habit. I read somewhere that HP .22's grab a ball of air on their nose and are more accurate. As such I tend to have a lot of them lying around waiting to be shot.
.22's are so inherently accurate anyway it is probably not noticeable at the ranges I take small game.
I am also not sure they ever open to tell you the truth, recovering a .22 when looking for a rabbit is hard to do. But point noted, I will invest in a box of ball/roundnose next time I go looking for a rabbit.
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Old 03-13-2008, 06:28 PM   #7
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I like the lead ones that go fast enough that I can't see them
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Old 03-14-2008, 04:27 AM   #8
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CCI Mini-Mag .22LR CRN 40 grain solids.
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Old 03-14-2008, 09:48 AM   #9
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Thanks for the replies! I thought it might be fun to see how many different kinds people use. I do believe subsonic is best, but I don't always use it. Keep posting! I like mini-mags best.
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Old 03-14-2008, 10:53 AM   #10
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im a big fan of minimag, but it wold be a lie to say i sed it all the time, mostly i use cci blazer becouse its cheap and has allways done the job for me.
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Old 03-14-2008, 04:45 PM   #11
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My favorite .22 LR round are the CCI Stingers, they move 32 grains at 1640 f.p.s very fast. They tear small game up!
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Old 03-14-2008, 06:13 PM   #12
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I too am a big fan of the stingers mainly due to some really bad luck dropping big jackrabbits out in the desert! HV .22 HP's weren't getting the job done and back then Stingers were brand new on the market so I tried em out and was immediately impressed! Can't go wrong with em, but I wonder why anyone thinks the tiny pop of any .22 from a rifle is loud??? Of course then again I didn't find the report of a 5"/38 Naval cannon to be to uncomfortable either... LOL
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Old 03-14-2008, 07:19 PM   #13
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Eley Subsonic HP for squirrels.
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Old 03-14-2008, 07:34 PM   #14
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After thousands of rounds out of my Ruger 1022, I have elected to use sub-sonics. I always shoot for the head and these shoot more consistantly. But I guess it's what ever round your rifle likes.
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Old 03-15-2008, 02:44 PM   #15
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Winchester Power Points. They shoot the most accurately out of my CZ 452. I only take head shots though. Mostly because I prefer the challenge, but also because the Power Points are very destructive on body shots.
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Old 03-15-2008, 05:44 PM   #16
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am i the only person in the world that uses a shotgun? i have always used a shotgun especially for rabbits, still go for headshots but thats all ive ever known. squirrels is usually 22 sometimes shotgun there too tho....i don't know what kind of rabbits everyone else has but hittin the ones i hunt with a rifle would be a bit hard....
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Old 03-15-2008, 06:41 PM   #17
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be carfull with the cci stingers. I only shoot them out of bolt action rifles. I used to love them but first they cracked the breech on my 10/22 (the 3/8" piece that the bolt rides on top of.) Ithought it was a fluke but then i was shooting my pump rossi and the big firing pin broke and flew back in my face!! no more stingers!!!!
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am i the only person in the world that uses a shotgun? i have always used a shotgun especially for rabbits, still go for headshots but thats all ive ever known. squirrels is usually 22 sometimes shotgun there too tho....i don't know what kind of rabbits everyone else has but hittin the ones i hunt with a rifle would be a bit hard....
Not at all, Sell. But, the question was "what is your favorite .22 round" (or something to that effect.) My favorite shotgun load is #6 in 20 ga. followed by #6 or #7 1/2 in .410. Yep! I hunt squirrel with shotgun, too.

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Old 03-15-2008, 10:01 PM   #19
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whatevers at walmart in the 550 round pack usualy the hollowpoints they are cheap
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whatever costs less than a pack of gum at walmart
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