Stopping power...
by Paul 
, Sunday, May 01, 2016, 08:47 (3131 days ago) @ uncowboy
interesting about not stopping a sparrow. They did in the huge rats we had at ranges well over 10 feet, probably about twice that at times. I remember when Dad shot the outhouse one time, the pattern covered it from top to bottom and side to side and there were gaping holes in the pattern. Shooting shot through a rifled barrel is not conducive to tight patterns, for sure. Inside the house they were very effective, although there was always danger of a ricochet. Dad shot Mom one time. Killed the mouse but got a holler out of Mom because one of the pellets bounced her way and got her on the leg. She seemed quite disappointed that it only left a red spot, no blood.
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- All the talk about squirrels made me remember 22 LR Shot -
Paul,
2016-04-30, 21:22
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- We finally got several boxes of the Federal .22 LR shot - Hobie, 2016-04-30, 21:42
- All the talk about squirrels made me remember 22 LR Shot -
Catoosa,
2016-04-30, 22:09
- That is a popular use and I thought I was the only one -
Hobie,
2016-04-30, 22:32
- That is a popular use and I thought I was the only one -
uncowboy,
2016-04-30, 23:02
- My grandfather would kill red squirrels that got into his - Hobie, 2016-04-30, 23:53
- Stopping power... - Paul, 2016-05-01, 08:47
- That is a popular use and I thought I was the only one -
uncowboy,
2016-04-30, 23:02
- That is a popular use and I thought I was the only one -
Hobie,
2016-04-30, 22:32
- we used to take out pigeons in a barn with them. One shot -
stonewalrus,
2016-05-01, 07:19
- we used to take out pigeons in a barn with them. One shot -
Catoosa,
2016-05-02, 10:39
- we used to take out pigeons in a barn with them. One shot -
Art,
2016-05-03, 16:41
- If a fella should have a temporary gastric-crainial event.. -
Hoot,
2016-05-03, 20:38
- If a fella should have a temporary gastric-crainial event.. -
Art,
2016-05-04, 06:48
- If a fella should have a temporary gastric-crainial event.. - Otony, 2016-05-05, 11:31
- If a fella should have a temporary gastric-crainial event.. -
Art,
2016-05-04, 06:48
- If a fella should have a temporary gastric-crainial event.. -
Hoot,
2016-05-03, 20:38
- we used to take out pigeons in a barn with them. One shot -
Art,
2016-05-03, 16:41
- we used to take out pigeons in a barn with them. One shot -
Catoosa,
2016-05-02, 10:39
- Funny you mention that... -
rob,
2016-05-07, 09:54
- The downside is... - Paul, 2016-05-07, 10:22