Best .22 LR groundhog ammo?

nc.hunter · 04-01-2008, 03:05 PM

Hey guys, I am finally going groundhog hunting, There are quite a few of them that live in a field just below my house. The gun I will be using is a mossberg/cbc .22 LR. Most of my shots would be between 15-30 yards, although my gun is accurate to about 50 yards. What in your oppinions would be the best ammo for groundhog hunting? I have a box of cci stingers, how would they do on some groundhog at 15-30 yards? Thanks,nc.hunter. ps. My .22 is semi-automatic.

Pumpkinheaver · 04-01-2008, 04:54 PM

Use the most accurate ammo you have for your gun and then go for head shots. You should be able to make them at 30 yards. I have seen many groundhogs run off after being shot in the chest with a .22LR.

Taurus Fan · 04-01-2008, 09:08 PM

The Stingers you have should be great.

andrew cochran · 04-02-2008, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taurus Fan

The Stingers you have should be great.

That is what they were first created for if you read Cci web site. They work great for ground hogs!

sell33 · 04-03-2008, 02:09 PM

I shoot them with a 22 with the cheap 40 gr hps and they work, sometimes just takes a follow up. main reason we shoot them is farmers hate them so even if i miss the second the thing isn't gonna go all that far. Although there is usually 2 of us and we hit him at the same time and hes done. semi auto is good for gh tho cause they don't sit still after they are hit! lol

Bookman · 04-03-2008, 06:38 PM

+1 to Pumpkinheaver. I've seen the same thing.... groundhogs hit solid in the chest with a .22 run off to die later. Stingers in the head will do the job.

shjf · 04-07-2008, 06:17 PM

nc.hunter have you tried CCi's Quik-shok ,they're hyper velocity and frag into three sections on impact.Been useing them for years on groundhogs with great success,head ,neck and upper shoulder area.

petemi · 04-08-2008, 02:09 PM

.22-250 they go nowhere. My 10/22 stays home.

mitch_mckee · 04-08-2008, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nc.hunter

Hey guys, I am finally going groundhog hunting, There are quite a few of them that live in a field just below my house. The gun I will be using is a mossberg/cbc .22 LR. Most of my shots would be between 15-30 yards, although my gun is accurate to about 50 yards. What in your oppinions would be the best ammo for groundhog hunting? I have a box of cci stingers, how would they do on some groundhog at 15-30 yards? Thanks,nc.hunter. ps. My .22 is semi-automatic.

Yup, Stingers.

rondog · 04-08-2008, 03:13 PM

Mmmmmmmm......

7mmremmag1995 · 04-08-2008, 03:42 PM

CCI stingers. i remember once i shot a ground hog at about 350 yds with a .243. it took 3 shots before it stopped moving.

vikingpreacher · 04-08-2008, 03:58 PM

I highly reccomend for any 22 LR hunting CCI Velociters. They are not as fast as Stingers but are 40 grains and they are effective! My friend shot a skunk with a Velociter and it went clean through and left a 1/2 in. exit hole, that is some serious 22 LR power! I am going to try and use them for coyote this Fall/Winter.

andrew cochran · 04-10-2008, 12:17 PM

I love velcitors! Yep use those!

TXplt · 04-10-2008, 12:22 PM

Did most of my Groundhog hunting on my folk's farm in PA as a kid............Stingers worked great. I'll go +1 to velocitors -- didn't have these when I was a youn'un.

LakerDad · 04-22-2008, 09:37 PM

I used the old Western Auto, 35 cent box of long rifles that were at best 1000 fps [more like 950] Back in the 60's along with shorts, longs and the CCI mini mags. I used a Mossberg bolt .22 for many groundhog kills. I have liked the hollow points but the solid point are good too.
Understand your enviroment, remember speed, mass and placement are your main concerns. You have a very good round in the CCI stingers.
You'll have fun and that a gar-ron-tee as Justin Wilson would say

)))

petemi · Yesterday, 06:14 PM

I'm sorry, but I disagree with .22 rimfires on woodchucks. Yeah, you'll kill them, but a lot of them will dive in their hole and slowly die there. Please, use a real cartridge, all of the center-fire .22s and anything you like larger. Kill them where they stand, don't just mortally wound them. Be responsible. A good hunter doesn't inflict suffering on an animal.

A few years ago, I shot a chuck with a Marlin .22 WMR. The farmer, landowner I was with told me the shot was 225 - 250 yards. The critter was sitting on top of a pasture rock pile. I rested on the hood of the truck and let it fly. OH Yeah, I got him, but he left an inch and a half wide blood trail going down his hole. That was a .22 magnum. I still wonder if I just blew a front leg off, maiming the critter. I guess what I'm trying to say, is what I say all along, Hunt any game with a bullet designed to take that game. I don't understand the fixation some folks have to take the largest game with the smallest bullet. When I shoot anything, I want it knocked off its pins, dead, there.

04-01-2008, 03:05 PM	#1
nc.hunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Forsyth county of north carolina Posts: 128	Best .22 LR groundhog ammo? Hey guys, I am finally going groundhog hunting, There are quite a few of them that live in a field just below my house. The gun I will be using is a mossberg/cbc .22 LR. Most of my shots would be between 15-30 yards, although my gun is accurate to about 50 yards. What in your oppinions would be the best ammo for groundhog hunting? I have a box of cci stingers, how would they do on some groundhog at 15-30 yards? Thanks,nc.hunter. ps. My .22 is semi-automatic. __________________ I'M A SOUTHERNER THROUGH AND THROUGH!

04-01-2008, 04:54 PM	#2
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,188	Use the most accurate ammo you have for your gun and then go for head shots. You should be able to make them at 30 yards. I have seen many groundhogs run off after being shot in the chest with a .22LR. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

04-08-2008, 02:09 PM	#8
petemi Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Engadine, Upper Peninsula, MI Posts: 81	.22-250 they go nowhere. My 10/22 stays home. Last edited by petemi; 04-08-2008 at 02:12 PM.

04-08-2008, 03:13 PM	#10
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 706	Mmmmmmmm...... __________________ What she doesn't know about, doesn't piss her off.....

04-08-2008, 03:42 PM	#11
7mmremmag1995 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,056 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 1	CCI stingers. i remember once i shot a ground hog at about 350 yds with a .243. it took 3 shots before it stopped moving. __________________ pain is just weakness leaving the body

04-01-2008, 09:08 PM	#3
Taurus Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cobra Command Headquarters Posts: 404	The Stingers you have should be great.

04-03-2008, 02:09 PM	#5
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 710	I shoot them with a 22 with the cheap 40 gr hps and they work, sometimes just takes a follow up. main reason we shoot them is farmers hate them so even if i miss the second the thing isn't gonna go all that far. Although there is usually 2 of us and we hit him at the same time and hes done. semi auto is good for gh tho cause they don't sit still after they are hit! lol

04-03-2008, 06:38 PM	#6
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 726	+1 to Pumpkinheaver. I've seen the same thing.... groundhogs hit solid in the chest with a .22 run off to die later. Stingers in the head will do the job.

04-07-2008, 06:17 PM	#7
shjf Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 25	nc.hunter have you tried CCi's Quik-shok ,they're hyper velocity and frag into three sections on impact.Been useing them for years on groundhogs with great success,head ,neck and upper shoulder area.

04-08-2008, 03:58 PM	#12
vikingpreacher Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 223	I highly reccomend for any 22 LR hunting CCI Velociters. They are not as fast as Stingers but are 40 grains and they are effective! My friend shot a skunk with a Velociter and it went clean through and left a 1/2 in. exit hole, that is some serious 22 LR power! I am going to try and use them for coyote this Fall/Winter. __________________ Join the cartridge comparisons group! http://gunandgame.com/forums/group.php?groupid=3 Last edited by vikingpreacher; 04-08-2008 at 04:03 PM.

04-10-2008, 12:17 PM	#13
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,054	I love velcitors! Yep use those! __________________ Just an old hillbilly, who can still shoot the eye off a flea!

04-10-2008, 12:22 PM	#14
TXplt Lost in the Ozone Again Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,174 Images: 4	Did most of my Groundhog hunting on my folk's farm in PA as a kid............Stingers worked great. I'll go +1 to velocitors -- didn't have these when I was a youn'un. __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas

04-22-2008, 09:37 PM	#15
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 123	I used the old Western Auto, 35 cent box of long rifles that were at best 1000 fps [more like 950] Back in the 60's along with shorts, longs and the CCI mini mags. I used a Mossberg bolt .22 for many groundhog kills. I have liked the hollow points but the solid point are good too. Understand your enviroment, remember speed, mass and placement are your main concerns. You have a very good round in the CCI stingers. You'll have fun and that a gar-ron-tee as Justin Wilson would say )))

Yesterday, 06:14 PM	#16
petemi Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Engadine, Upper Peninsula, MI Posts: 81	I'm sorry, but I disagree with .22 rimfires on woodchucks. Yeah, you'll kill them, but a lot of them will dive in their hole and slowly die there. Please, use a real cartridge, all of the center-fire .22s and anything you like larger. Kill them where they stand, don't just mortally wound them. Be responsible. A good hunter doesn't inflict suffering on an animal. A few years ago, I shot a chuck with a Marlin .22 WMR. The farmer, landowner I was with told me the shot was 225 - 250 yards. The critter was sitting on top of a pasture rock pile. I rested on the hood of the truck and let it fly. OH Yeah, I got him, but he left an inch and a half wide blood trail going down his hole. That was a .22 magnum. I still wonder if I just blew a front leg off, maiming the critter. I guess what I'm trying to say, is what I say all along, Hunt any game with a bullet designed to take that game. I don't understand the fixation some folks have to take the largest game with the smallest bullet. When I shoot anything, I want it knocked off its pins, dead, there. Last edited by petemi; Yesterday at 06:57 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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