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Should 22 cal centerfire be legal for deer

Yes
47 (35.1%)
No
87 (64.9%)

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Offline kentrek

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #45 on: December 19, 2016, 11:06:55 PM »
Here is a good read for those interested in learning about this stuff....kind of dry but lots of good information on ballistics and animals

http://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-tech/ballistics/methods.html

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #46 on: December 19, 2016, 11:17:55 PM »
Here is a good read for those interested in learning about this stuff....kind of dry but lots of good information on ballistics and animals

http://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-tech/ballistics/methods.html

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #47 on: December 20, 2016, 09:56:29 AM »
Forget the 22 min  Arizona allows air rifles

Forget the air rifle,New Mexico allows for spear.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #48 on: December 20, 2016, 09:58:18 AM »
There are some really powerful air rifles out there.  Not all air guns are .177 cal, some are .357 or larger.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #49 on: December 20, 2016, 09:59:02 AM »
Weren't we arguing about this last week. 
this argument had become the topic "de jour" lately..must be post-hunting season's again Bone😏

I know you and I can kill a deer or elk with a .22 or a pellet rifle, but some of these yayhoos, I wouldn't trust them with a .375  :chuckle:

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #50 on: December 20, 2016, 10:14:10 AM »
WWEKD?
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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #51 on: December 20, 2016, 10:18:15 AM »
WWEKD?

What would Elmer Keith do???
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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #52 on: December 20, 2016, 10:48:18 AM »
223 caliber can and will kill deer.There are a lot of YouTube videos.Fish and wildlife dept. In other states are just a lot smarter then ours.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #53 on: December 20, 2016, 10:51:40 AM »
WWEKD?
I suspect he'd move to a state with no restrictions so he could blaze away with his Red Ryder.
Nature. It's cheaper than therapy.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #54 on: December 20, 2016, 10:55:07 AM »
WWEKD?

Elmer would want something big... probably at least .33 caliber for deer.  A .33something OKH.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #55 on: December 20, 2016, 11:40:16 AM »
This is not the first time that the State of Washington has visited minimum caliber restrictions.   Back in the 1960's the M1 Carbine was pretty available and the ammo was everywhere.  Pretty much the same arguments that are being made for using 223 are what was being advanced by proponents of using 30 Carbine on deer back when I was a kid, particularly that 30 Carbine it is legal and is an effective deer cartridge in other States.

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #56 on: December 20, 2016, 10:16:42 PM »
Weren't we arguing about this last week. 
this argument had become the topic "de jour" lately..must be post-hunting season's again Bone😏

I know you and I can kill a deer or elk with a .22 or a pellet rifle, but some of these yayhoos, I wouldn't trust them with a .375  :chuckle:
yep. Lol, very true!
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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #57 on: December 20, 2016, 10:23:58 PM »
Question is why would you think about this question In the first place?

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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #58 on: December 20, 2016, 10:33:02 PM »
223 caliber can and will kill deer.There are a lot of YouTube videos.Fish and wildlife dept. In other states are just a lot smarter then ours.
just as long as it's not fired from an AR-15
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Re: 22 cal for deer
« Reply #59 on: December 20, 2016, 11:30:16 PM »
223 caliber can and will kill deer.There are a lot of YouTube videos.Fish and wildlife dept. In other states are just a lot smarter then ours.
just as long as it's not fired from an AR-15
I will legally hunt with my ar15,sks,bolt action,9mm,or whatever I feel like as long as it 24 caliber or larger.this topic is a dead horse , and more :beatdeadhorse: :beatdeadhorse:

 


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