Thread: 22 magnum on reds

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

All you ALL talking to me??
you have to read all of my posts in context of what they were replying to.

I said, at 75 metres you cant kill a deer reliably with a bow because you cant hit the damn thing. I am well aware however that an arrow from a longbow will go through four inches of oak at 100 metres. My point is that I can still head and neck shoot a deer at 75 metres with a .22 and he will expire with alacrity.

I doubt he'll go down so happily! I consider myself handy with a .22 but I wouldn't be confident of shooting deer in head from 75 m shot after shot. A slow, light projectile like that can be blown a mile by the wind over that distance and only needs to move a couple of inches if you are perfectly still to cause an agonizing death and not an instantaneous kill.

If you think people can't shoot with a bow out to that far you've never heard of Tm Wells my friend. This guy is my hunting idol.

New Zealand Tahr, Relentless Pursuit - YouTube

Classic Grizzly Hunt, Relentless Pursuit - YouTube

Kill of the Week 5 - Mid-Air Head Shots! (Argentina Hunt) - YouTube

Tim Wells -- Long Shot -- Hunting Alberta Mule Deer with Trophy Hunters Alberta - YouTube

Some go for a while so skip through if you want but there is good stuff in there, I have 6 of his DVD's at home