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.22-250 Enough For Wolves?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 840977" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>That is all well and good but at what range ? Try killing a wolf at 700 yards with a 22 hornet.</p><p> </p><p>So by that theory a knife is a good weapon to take Wolves as long as you don't mention or discuss the range . </p><p> </p><p>I could kill a wolf with a baseball bat but would it be a practical hunting weapon . I think not. </p><p> </p><p>What about a bolt gun in an abattoir it can kill the biggest Ox in the paddock at about zero range. </p><p> </p><p>You can not ignore the terminal ballistic capabilities of a cartridge at range when discussing the suitability to hunt certain game in certain conditions , they all work if you can get close enough and place a perfect shot .</p><p> </p><p>The 22-250 will do the job at average hunting ranges but it still has range limitations and bad wind bucking ability compared to bigger cals that will do a better job and that goes on and on up the cartridge performance ladder but at some point practicality steps in and things like recoil , weapon weight , weapon cost , ammo costs , weapon portability , hunting style , terrain conditions , personal abilities , dictate the biggest practical cartridge for the job . </p><p> </p><p>A 22 Hornet is more towards the least suitable end of the scale than the most suitable in my book .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 840977, member: 17844"] That is all well and good but at what range ? Try killing a wolf at 700 yards with a 22 hornet. So by that theory a knife is a good weapon to take Wolves as long as you don't mention or discuss the range . I could kill a wolf with a baseball bat but would it be a practical hunting weapon . I think not. What about a bolt gun in an abattoir it can kill the biggest Ox in the paddock at about zero range. You can not ignore the terminal ballistic capabilities of a cartridge at range when discussing the suitability to hunt certain game in certain conditions , they all work if you can get close enough and place a perfect shot . The 22-250 will do the job at average hunting ranges but it still has range limitations and bad wind bucking ability compared to bigger cals that will do a better job and that goes on and on up the cartridge performance ladder but at some point practicality steps in and things like recoil , weapon weight , weapon cost , ammo costs , weapon portability , hunting style , terrain conditions , personal abilities , dictate the biggest practical cartridge for the job . A 22 Hornet is more towards the least suitable end of the scale than the most suitable in my book . [/QUOTE]
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