Hi Magnum1,

I think I' d agree with TScottW99 on this one! Turkeys can be fairly tough birds and will carry a bad hit (especially from a .22 rimfire) off to die a slow death. Even " marginal" hits with rimfires will probably leave a lot to be desired.

Something on the order of a .22 Hornet would be more appropriate. (Or even a pistol caliber carbine using an appropriate load.) I know some parts of Pennsylvania allow rifle hunting for turkeys in the Fall only. I have a Ruger chambered for .22 Hornet that I would have absolutely no compunction using with a 45 grain soft point, (just do not shoot through the breast). Either hit it at the butt of the wing from the side, or where the neck meets the body. Some of the other intermediate cartridge rifles/carbines also work well. (.25-20, .32-20, .30 Carbine, or even a .357 Magnum sighted with .38 Specials SWC.) Also any of the smaller cased centerfire .22' s with the " right" bullet, (ie. NO VARMINT BULLETS), all work fairly well. If you handload you can use most other calibers as well. But you should work up a low to midrange velocity load that shoots well in your particular rifle. Once again....stay off the breast....and pick a bullet that does NOT expand explosively. For example using a .308 Winchester, shooting a 100 grain Speer Plinker bullet at between 1000-1500 fps. The trick is to find a load that shoots well in your rifle, (and insure you understand " powder detonation phenomenon" in " reduced loads" cartridges). If you do NOT understand it....you SHOULD NOT LOAD AND SHOOT REDUCED LOADS!!!!! At any rate...stick to loading manual loads!!!

But back to the original post....I would NOT personally use a .22 LR for turkey hunting!