.22 Centerfires on Medium to Large game

[Turkeytider]

How 'bout elk at 803 with a 77gn TMK out of a 223 mk12? Pretty sure this exact situation may be the inspiration for this thread.

Rokslide, is that you?

 

[mmgravy]

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[BKMF]

Buddy of mine used to get depredation permits for deer control in the orchards, shots ranged from 20-350 yds. All he ever used was an old Remington 788 in 22-250 with 50 gr. Sierra Blitz. I never seen him ever lose a deer( literally 100's) all shot in the lung area. They were dead before they knew it. Not all perfect shots either, they would get pretty wild pretty quickly. Different world back then, Game Department would issue the permits, and you would dress the deer and they would come pick up for food for the jail…..today with much lower populations they don't do much, maybe put you on a list to get some fencing-maybe….

 

[xsn10s]

This has been pretty well covered on RS. They have a pretty good thread on .223 77gr TMK.

 

[Nimrodmar10]

I think it's time you Nancy Boys quit shooting your wife and kids rifles and grow a pair and start shooting a real big game caliber

 

[Hondo64d]

I think it's time you Nancy Boys quit shooting your wife and kids rifles and grow a pair and start shooting a real big game caliber

How many animals, deer sized and up, have you killed with a .22 center fire pushing 88gr ELD-Ms or similar bullets? How many of those animals that you shot with said combination did you lose? What was the shot placement? How far did they run? I'm very interested in your experience with high velocity, high BC .224 bullets in medium sized game.

John

 

[bultinkle]

I've seen a whitetail deer shot with 77 tmk and would have no problem using it. In fact I may do it a few times this year to get more personal data.

From the gel tests I've seen there is nothing to worry about at any velocity adequate for upset/expansion.

I think people radically over complicate killing a deer

 

[Nimrodmar10]

How many animals, deer sized and up, have you killed with a .22 center fire pushing 88gr ELD-Ms or similar bullets? How many of those animals that you shot with said combination did you lose? What was the shot placement? How far did they run? I'm very interested in your experience with high velocity, high BC .224 bullets in medium sized game.

John

I'm guessing you're not that biga fella

 

[Rosebud]

I helped wildlife biologist in culling and removing body part of deer for testing. Myself and game warden were using 22-250 and 55 grain Vmax to kill the deer. After the fifth deer we brought in we were asked to shoot them with something else. They were having a hard time getting enough clean lung tissue for their test. We went to 308 win and they were happy. Go figure.

 

[xsn10s]

I helped wildlife biologist in culling and removing body part of deer for testing. Myself and another game warden were using 22-250 and 55 grain Vmax to kill the deer. After the fifth deer we brought in we were asked to shoot them with something else. They were having a hard time getting enough clean lung tissue for their test. We went to 308 win and they were happy. Go figure.

Yup it all depends on bullet construction. Not the size of the fella lol.

 

[Beluebow]

I think it's time you Nancy Boys quit shooting your wife and kids rifles and grow a pair and start shooting a real big game caliber

Devil I sure hope that is sarcasm

 

[Hondo64d]

I'm guessing you're not that biga fella

Since you didn't answer the questions I posed, I'm guessing you are posting against something you have absolutely no experience with.

John

 

[HARPERC]

I'm in the I don't, but you do you camp.

Ken Clark started the heavy/fast .224's decades ago. Like everything else the parameters of hunts vary.

 

[Nimrodmar10]

Since you didn't answer the questions I posed, I'm guessing you are posting against something you have absolutely no experience with.

John

Come on, give that 22 cal. rifle back to your kid