Thread: 22 magnum on reds

One of the yarns my old man brought back from Africa was of an elephant poacher who was shooting them with a .22lr, he would wait for the beast to step forward with the front leg an pop one through the soft skin into a major artery and follow it till it bled out...

That poacher must've had bigger balls that the elephant to follow up a wounded one

Originally Posted by Barefoot

That poacher must've had bigger balls that the elephant to follow up a wounded one

I have heard that story too, although the version I heard was it was an experienced PH doing it as a bet, think it may be a bit of an urban legend.

Karamoja Bell however did shoot and kill over 1000 elephants with a 7x57 Mauser with military ball ammo, do believe he wounded a shitload too!

Its in one of a very popular African hunting writers books of a boy downing a elephant on the spot with a very lucky 22lr pill down the ear canal.
Not recommended from memory he got a hiding from the old man.

The suggestion was to get feedback on anyone who actually stalks deer to within 20 meters don't get bitchy if you ain't in the club and don't like the bush hunting, handle it

Iv shot deer with 22lr 222 223 243 etc etc
Not knocking it but dont recommend it.
Allways wanted to touch a wild deer, got to within a hairs breath of slapping a hind two years ago close enough? I have seen fawns wild on public land I could probably have picked up but growing up on a deer farm knew to leave them the hell alone.

Originally Posted by lloydcj

The suggestion was to get feedback on anyone who actually stalks deer to within 20 meters don't get bitchy if you ain't in the club and don't like the bush hunting, handle it

How many times could you have shot this humanly with any type of firearm?
I was carring a 308 of course and she wasnt on the menu.

Hind in NZ native forest. - YouTube

if you touch deer and write it on here the anti touch the deer tards will re school you on morals.............bunchof fucking high and artificially mighty cocks on here at times!.......were hunters......we kill.........ethicly or not its a dead aninal and there is a miss or gut shot just waiting to happen no matter what caliber .......keep that in mind.

I thought the discussion was carried out quite calmly with some good points on both sides, the point of a forum is to discuss different people's opinions and views.
Sorry, didn't realise that expressing your opinion was getting high and mighty, will keep that in check in the future.

Only now afer 37 posts has it started to get a bit insult slinging.

lloydcj your original post said stuff all about enjoying bush hunting, to come and say that now is ridiculous.

Carry on boys, 22s on scrub bulls sounds great!

It trust many hunters out there having an oppurtunity present itself within 50 yards, a rimfire rifle in hand, would give it go (hopefully they know there rifle and own capabilities). In saying that probably not the best to encourage Joe Blogs to pick up his $50 plinkster and venture off into the Fiords to take down a Wapiti Stag.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

How many times could you have shot this humanly with any type of firearm?
I was carring a 308 of course and she wasnt on the menu.

Hind in NZ native forest. - YouTube

good skills in the video, you must more or less take deer when ever you want.

Sat one day on one side of a toi toi with a spiker on the other side, could only see its tips so couldn't identify it for a shot, but only a few feet between us. It seemed to take for ages till he got a whiff and was gone. Good skills on that one Cam, there are times they earn their freedom

Does anyone recommend me using spitwads on deer?

Just because you've seen me do it doesn't mean you should, I'm pro. Stick to your slingshot