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<blockquote data-quote="StumpGrinder" data-source="post: 2020091" data-attributes="member: 114832"><p>It is always possible to loose an animal and we have all had that sick feeling, but you can have that happen with any caliber. I have a friend who believes you have to have at least 30 caliber to take deer reliably. He has lost deer shot with 300 wm and 45-70, although rarely. We live I NC where the Virginia strain of Whitetail run small compared to Kansas and Northern strains. A few years ago NC took off all caliber restrictions for deer hunting. Yes that's right we can and do hunt deer with 22lr!!! I have experimented with this over the past 6 years and have found that deer shot broad side with a solid 40 grain lead or copper washed 22lr get complete pass throughs and seldom go more than 20 yds. Distances must be kept under 75 yds and you can't hit any major bones going in. The 22lr doesn't spook them so they don't tend to run, the just walk around a little and then lay down. I don't use hollow points because you want penetration and the solid bullets tumble. The lunges of the first one I cleaned after shooting this way looked like I had shot it with a high-powered rifle. I have only lost one out of a truck load I've shot with 22lr over the past 6 years. By the way one of my hunting buddies is a Wildlife Officer and he hunts deer with 22lr also!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StumpGrinder, post: 2020091, member: 114832"] It is always possible to loose an animal and we have all had that sick feeling, but you can have that happen with any caliber. I have a friend who believes you have to have at least 30 caliber to take deer reliably. He has lost deer shot with 300 wm and 45-70, although rarely. We live I NC where the Virginia strain of Whitetail run small compared to Kansas and Northern strains. A few years ago NC took off all caliber restrictions for deer hunting. Yes that's right we can and do hunt deer with 22lr!!! I have experimented with this over the past 6 years and have found that deer shot broad side with a solid 40 grain lead or copper washed 22lr get complete pass throughs and seldom go more than 20 yds. Distances must be kept under 75 yds and you can't hit any major bones going in. The 22lr doesn't spook them so they don't tend to run, the just walk around a little and then lay down. I don't use hollow points because you want penetration and the solid bullets tumble. The lunges of the first one I cleaned after shooting this way looked like I had shot it with a high-powered rifle. I have only lost one out of a truck load I've shot with 22lr over the past 6 years. By the way one of my hunting buddies is a Wildlife Officer and he hunts deer with 22lr also!!! [/QUOTE]
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