hunting w/ 22 rim fire?
04-03-2009, 02:39 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,093
RE: hunting w/ 22 rim fire?
ORIGINAL: mauser06
even if legal, where the heck are you going to have her aim???
a turkeys head is small and ALWAYS moving...
a 22 rim fire to the body will just lead to a wounded and never found turkey...
sure it MIGHT work with a perfect shot...but i would never recommend it...
lots of ways to make a shotgun not recoil much...
or at the very least you could pattern the gun, teach her how to properly hold it and shoot it..let her shoot some really light field loads...then put the real turkey loads in when shes hunting...she wont notice the recoil when shes hunting if shes holding the gun right and it fits her...(that would be with a youth 20ga...) the big thing with kids is the stock is usually too long (stocks are cheap enough you can buy one and have it cut down to fit her) and the gun doesnt fit the kid and the kid doesnt hold the stock properly and it knocks the snot out of them...same with adults...ive watched alot of grown mean get the poop knocked outta them from guns that they shouldnt have...holding it properly and having it fit properly is 90% of the battle....i watched a 20yr old guy get whacked in the face over a 243 this rifle season...bloody face and all...but ive seen him shoot before...hes afraid of recoil and doesnt hold the gun properly so in turn, he makes the matters worse by not holding it right...
even if legal, where the heck are you going to have her aim???
a turkeys head is small and ALWAYS moving...
a 22 rim fire to the body will just lead to a wounded and never found turkey...
sure it MIGHT work with a perfect shot...but i would never recommend it...
lots of ways to make a shotgun not recoil much...
or at the very least you could pattern the gun, teach her how to properly hold it and shoot it..let her shoot some really light field loads...then put the real turkey loads in when shes hunting...she wont notice the recoil when shes hunting if shes holding the gun right and it fits her...(that would be with a youth 20ga...) the big thing with kids is the stock is usually too long (stocks are cheap enough you can buy one and have it cut down to fit her) and the gun doesnt fit the kid and the kid doesnt hold the stock properly and it knocks the snot out of them...same with adults...ive watched alot of grown mean get the poop knocked outta them from guns that they shouldnt have...holding it properly and having it fit properly is 90% of the battle....i watched a 20yr old guy get whacked in the face over a 243 this rifle season...bloody face and all...but ive seen him shoot before...hes afraid of recoil and doesnt hold the gun properly so in turn, he makes the matters worse by not holding it right...
04-03-2009, 04:40 AM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Posts: 65
RE: hunting w/ 22 rim fire?
Just what type of .22 rimfire are you talking about here? I would not recommend a .22 LR, however if you happen to be talking about the .22 WMR the result will be bang/flop. Now i'm not trying to ruffle any feathers here i'm just stating that it will get the job done. I personally hunt with a shotgun because that is what i prefer to use, but if your looking for a tool to get the job done with virtually no recoil the .22 WMR will work nicely. Choose a heavy bullet (there are plenty to choose from), limit your shot range to that of a conventional shotgun, aim at the chest and let'er go! I'm confident you'll be pleased with the result.
04-03-2009, 09:23 AM
#14
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: hunting w/ 22 rim fire?
Geta Sims Vibration Labs butt pad for whichever gage shotgun you choose, I have one on my Mosin Nagant M91-30, it shoots a 7.62x54mm centerfire round(.31 cal). If it can make a mule kicker like that a pleasure to shoot then a shotgun will feel like a .22 to her. Well worth the $20, and you can get it at any Wal-Mart.
