Subj : Re: Rossi .22 Lever
To   : kf5qeo
From : Tracker1
Date : Fri Aug 13 2021 11:59 am

On 7/31/2021 8:41 PM, kf5qeo wrote:
 >>
 >> If you're hunting Duck with a .22, good on you.
 >
 >      I prefer a Double Ought Six!  I mean, sure theres not much left
 > for supper, but your chances of hitting something is increased
 > tremendously!  And for Blue Jays and Wood Peckers, You gotta use the
 > 50 Cal!  Nut for those, you'll want to aim for the body.  If you aim
 > for the head, you may not be able to properly identify it as the right
 > bird or not.  And, if you aim for the feet, you may end up causing the
 > poor bird to suffer a slow agonizing death as he looses all his blood
 > from the legs....  Now that I think about it, aim for the feet, and
 > cross the streams!  Crossing the streams is a good thing!

The comment was mostly about hitting a duck with a .22 in flight is a 
pretty good shot, in contrast with say, a shotgun, which AFAIK is much 
more appropriate (and legal).  But whatever.

IIRC, it's illegal to use a rifle to shoot birds with rifles in most 
locations.
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