Shooting grouse with a .22 rifle

[Special T]

Best all round  gun EVER! 22lr 20 ga. Only one that would come in a close second would be .223 12 ga... But not very many of those wer made and are getting expensive... I would LOVE one for calling predators!

[bloodhound]

yeah i use my proctor and gamble bolt action single shot for grouse. thing is deadly even with open sights i cant miss.

[MtnMuley]

I switched to the 17hmr years ago from the 22lr, and couldn't be happier.  Had a few grouse run/fly off with shots to the head and neck with the 22lr, and haven't had one with the 17hmr.......except the ones I missed, lol

[flinter]

If you shoot em with a 22 make sure you aim for head or neck. You will lose lots of them trying for body shots, not enough shock to put em down every time. If you must aim for body use a mag. or .17, but be prepared for some meat loss!!!

[dscubame]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

[Special T]

Hell ya i shoot em on the ground! or on a tree branch! Ove shot them on the wing with the shotgun, standing with the 22 pistol or rifle  and once running with my bow! 

[JimmyHoffa]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

I shoot them off the ground quite often or from trees.  .22 with a scope and shoot them in the head or lower neck.  sometimes while they are walking. It's kind of like shooting prairie dogs that you can eat.

[rasbo]

Im a ground slucing head shooting sonagunna with the 22mag,no bbs in my birds and and great meat to boot

[MtnMuley]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?

[h20hunter]

You can shoot turkeys in the roost easy with a .22 or .17!!!

 


Easy everyone...............easy.................making a joke!

[jeepasaurusrex]

I've tried to knock the heads off of em with the .270 a few times..... When you aim low, its like hitting a feather pillow with a M80... POOF!

[JLS]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?

In MT you can use a rifle during the fall turkey seasons.

[Bob33]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

I wasn't aware you could shoot turkeys with rifles such as the .22lr or .17HMR?

Sure you can.  Now if you're asking if it's legal, that's another question.

[Greg30-06]

Ruger10/22 is all I use anymore

[bobcat]

Don't you guys find it hard to shoot them on the fly with a .22?  Surely your not shooting them stationary on the ground... or in the tree like a turkey in the roost... or like a duck sitting on a pond? 

It's better sometimes to shoot them before they fly. Once they fly, you can't see them anymore in all the brush. I will shoot them on the ground or out of a tree with a shotgun and have done it many, many times. But a .22 is more challenging. I've used both a 22 rifle and a 22 pistol. But I have killed far more grouse with a shotgun than anything else. 20 gauge is my favorite! I've also killed grouse with a 264 Win Mag, a 270 Win, a 30-06, and a 54 caliber muzzleloader. Oh, and a bow!