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Low recoil deer rig for friend with cancer
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<blockquote data-quote="TX Badger" data-source="post: 1379728" data-attributes="member: 95235"><p>My concern with smaller calibers and lighter bullets is penetration. In the heavily wooded areas where we hunt you do not always have the option of waiting for perfect broadside shots. Also I have never been a proponent of shooting game with the lightest possible round. I read these threads where people say you can kill x animal with x minimal cartridge. And the the BS justification is always well if you have proper shot placement it will work... Sure you could shoot everything in the head with a 22 but I would not recommend it. Of course shot selection and placement are the most important factor, but we do not live in a perfect world so I always leave myself a little margin for error.</p><p></p><p>Sorry ATH, that was not all directed at you. I really enjoy reading and conversing on this site and it is a great resource that I have relied on for years even before I ever made my first post. But this has been a hot button topic for me. I feel it is irresponsible to post things that a inexperienced hunter could take to heart and end up losing game. There is a reason 22 caliber cartridges are not legal for deer in many states and I do not know why anyone would shoot a deer with one when there are so many reasonable options. Again sorry for the rant.</p><p></p><p>As for shooting with a brake out of a box blind, yes I have done this. But I do hunt with protective muffs. Besides being able to hear deer sooner and protecting my hearing, they are great for listening to football games and keeping my ears warm in WI. Also, my brake is the qd mount for my suppressor and is not the most efficient brake. That is to say it does not have angled ports that direct blast at all backwards. With the muzzle out the window do you feel that it is louder than shooting off a bench?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TX Badger, post: 1379728, member: 95235"] My concern with smaller calibers and lighter bullets is penetration. In the heavily wooded areas where we hunt you do not always have the option of waiting for perfect broadside shots. Also I have never been a proponent of shooting game with the lightest possible round. I read these threads where people say you can kill x animal with x minimal cartridge. And the the BS justification is always well if you have proper shot placement it will work... Sure you could shoot everything in the head with a 22 but I would not recommend it. Of course shot selection and placement are the most important factor, but we do not live in a perfect world so I always leave myself a little margin for error. Sorry ATH, that was not all directed at you. I really enjoy reading and conversing on this site and it is a great resource that I have relied on for years even before I ever made my first post. But this has been a hot button topic for me. I feel it is irresponsible to post things that a inexperienced hunter could take to heart and end up losing game. There is a reason 22 caliber cartridges are not legal for deer in many states and I do not know why anyone would shoot a deer with one when there are so many reasonable options. Again sorry for the rant. As for shooting with a brake out of a box blind, yes I have done this. But I do hunt with protective muffs. Besides being able to hear deer sooner and protecting my hearing, they are great for listening to football games and keeping my ears warm in WI. Also, my brake is the qd mount for my suppressor and is not the most efficient brake. That is to say it does not have angled ports that direct blast at all backwards. With the muzzle out the window do you feel that it is louder than shooting off a bench? [/QUOTE]
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