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Who's planning on using a 22 cal?
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<blockquote data-quote="NMcCullough" data-source="post: 776150" data-attributes="member: 24642"><p>I'll be honest with you and say that I don't think the average hunter does much, if any, research on bullet selection. I'll admit this comes just from some casual observation, but I still think it's true. The type of hunter that participates in these online forums is more interested in these matters, I figure. I would put my main hunting partner in this category, in fact. He shoots a 270 mostly, so when it's time to buy ammo, he goes to Wal-mart and buys what's on the shelf, which happens to be designed for deer sized game. It all works great. Medium game worthy 22 cal ammo is much rarer and not the stuff you'll find most places. I think WY got it right. </p><p></p><p>I will agree with you that most wounded animals are likely due to poor shooting, but I also would say we shouldn't make the situation worse by making poor projectile choices too easy to unknowingly make.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of poor shooting, I hear guys talk all the time about how they killed animals and such and such range by just lobbing rounds in. They didn't have rangefinders and didn't know their rifles ballistics but just held over and started shooting. It actually surprises me how often I hear stories like that and makes me wonder how much game is wounded and lost by irresponsible hunter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NMcCullough, post: 776150, member: 24642"] I'll be honest with you and say that I don't think the average hunter does much, if any, research on bullet selection. I'll admit this comes just from some casual observation, but I still think it's true. The type of hunter that participates in these online forums is more interested in these matters, I figure. I would put my main hunting partner in this category, in fact. He shoots a 270 mostly, so when it's time to buy ammo, he goes to Wal-mart and buys what's on the shelf, which happens to be designed for deer sized game. It all works great. Medium game worthy 22 cal ammo is much rarer and not the stuff you'll find most places. I think WY got it right. I will agree with you that most wounded animals are likely due to poor shooting, but I also would say we shouldn't make the situation worse by making poor projectile choices too easy to unknowingly make. Speaking of poor shooting, I hear guys talk all the time about how they killed animals and such and such range by just lobbing rounds in. They didn't have rangefinders and didn't know their rifles ballistics but just held over and started shooting. It actually surprises me how often I hear stories like that and makes me wonder how much game is wounded and lost by irresponsible hunter. [/QUOTE]
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