.22LR

[Patrik D]

Is .22LR used för hunting anything in Africa today?

Do you use a .22LR for practise?

 

[Ridgewalker]

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.

 

[Nkawu]

I’ve shot heaps of Francolin (called spurfowl now) and guineafowl for the pot with a 22lr.

I also practice shooting off sticks with a .22 zero’d at 100 m.

 

[BRICKBURN]

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;


I use a 22lr all the time for practice.

 

[Hoss Delgado]

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.

 

[Rob404]

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

 

[shootist~]

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.

 

[Ryan]

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.

 

[DLRX]

It is illegal to hunt anything with a .22LR in South Africa.
Perfect to practice with....

 

[spike.t]

.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. ..