Thread: 22mag vs 17hmr

I wouldn't ever consider shooting at a deer sized animal with one. I know people have taken deer with a .22 but realistically that's not on.
Goats too push the envelope past 75 80 metres, bodies too thick to reliably get to vitals and head or neck shooting requires perfect coordination and cooperation of the target.
S I Wallabies in my experience don't have the body mass over the vital bits to prevent the bullet getting through. They also "sit" a bit better still id consider the limit to be 100 or 120 yds.
Remember it's not just about being able to hit where you aim, it's also about the bullet arriving there with enough energy to dispatch the animal quickly and humanely and although the 22 mag starts out with nearly 300 ft lbs of energy by the time it's got to 100 it's lost half of that.