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17 HMR vs 22 mag
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<blockquote data-quote="gonehuntingagain" data-source="post: 45938" data-attributes="member: 1206"><p>I guess we will have to go shoot a yote with my 22 mag and see what it does.</p><p></p><p>Bullet selection has a lot to do with it. A hit in the shoulder with an explosive varmint bullet does nothing to the yote - the yote just stood there looking around until I hit it with the 300 mag. The 22 mag bullet had no penetration, the bullet hit looked like it just broke the skin. I have not hit one with a different bullet. I would venture to guess that a shoulder hit with another type of bullet may not be too good either, and a heart/lung shot would be like shooting a deer in the same spot with the 300 mag at 430 yards where the deer runs 20 yards and topples over. </p><p>The selection of 22 mag bullets has come a long way in the last few years, so it may be better to use now.</p><p></p><p>Price of the ammo may be a consideration. $10/box for .17 or $6 per box of 22 mag. Heck, he should just get a 223 since the ammo isn't much more than a box of .17 ammo. Maybe you could sell him your mini 14, then you could use the proceeds to buy an AR15 <img src="http://images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[ 11-03-2004: Message edited by: gonehuntingagain ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gonehuntingagain, post: 45938, member: 1206"] I guess we will have to go shoot a yote with my 22 mag and see what it does. Bullet selection has a lot to do with it. A hit in the shoulder with an explosive varmint bullet does nothing to the yote - the yote just stood there looking around until I hit it with the 300 mag. The 22 mag bullet had no penetration, the bullet hit looked like it just broke the skin. I have not hit one with a different bullet. I would venture to guess that a shoulder hit with another type of bullet may not be too good either, and a heart/lung shot would be like shooting a deer in the same spot with the 300 mag at 430 yards where the deer runs 20 yards and topples over. The selection of 22 mag bullets has come a long way in the last few years, so it may be better to use now. Price of the ammo may be a consideration. $10/box for .17 or $6 per box of 22 mag. Heck, he should just get a 223 since the ammo isn't much more than a box of .17 ammo. Maybe you could sell him your mini 14, then you could use the proceeds to buy an AR15 [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [ 11-03-2004: Message edited by: gonehuntingagain ] [/QUOTE]
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