Night critters. I took my civet with the PH’s 22LR. A buddy took his genet with one. Vervet monkeys were also taken. Not much I’d want to risk the $s you have to pay for drawing blood.
This may reduce some replies about the hunting side.
Prohibited acts relating to ways of hunting or catching wild or alien animals.—(1) No person may without a permit— hunt specially protected wild animals, protected wild animals, game or nonindigenous wild animals with— (ii) a firearm which discharges a rimfire cartridge of a calibre of 5,6 millimetres or smaller;
A .22 Savage Hi - Power with 70 grain soft nose rounds is a far better choice and humane too. Of course , Ammunition availability is a big concern. I don't believe Sellier and Bellot or Norma make loaded ammunition for this caliber anymore.
I take my Savage Heavy barrel to the range and use it while I'm waiting for the barrel of my larger caliber to cool down, I also used my 22 to help cure a case of the YIPS I developed a few years back from shooting large calibers
Yes on the .22 for practice. A light bolt action works great from the sticks on steel. I have it zeroed about 2" high at 100, same as the centerfire rifles.
Ditto for a .243 carbine (18" Sako, Mannnlicher stock) that gets put in the rotation at times. The 10" steel plate at 200m fears me.
Lots of practice with a 22 LR, usually a Ruger 10/22 . Off sticks, my back pack frame, resting on the side of a post or tree, etc. etc. Shooting a steel flipper target and often left over pieces of clay pigeons on the range back stop.
.22 win mag.....seen too many guinea fowl keep going and lost with .22lr....francolin and having fun ...and before I am jumped on I know it can kill anything. ...they great fun and everyone should have one or two. ..
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