He shot wild hog with .22LR

[newbie1234]

Forward to 11:20 to see he shot wild hog with marlin-60B. I thought .22LR never can kill a hog.
Edit: The rifle is Marlin-60B , Not Ruger 10/22.

https://youtu.be/1OCFXkIk1Kw?si=77HPg-dkRqKF-BLe

[sealocan]

I'm pretty sure that was not a Ruger 10/22 but something similar to a Marlin model 60, going by the ammo "magazine" tube below the barrel.

And the 22 long rifle coming out of a rifle barrel at a range where you can basically put the round into the brain or head of something big like a hog that is fish stuck in a barrel will do the job.

Lots of big animals have been dispatched with a .22 to the brain.

And I'm not putting them down because I know things can be destructive to their own environment because they prolific breeders and might not have any predators in that area bringing down their numbers naturally. So it's something that needs to be done and there's the benefit of the meat as well.

[theLBC]

prolly going for the heart and not the head.

[Imageview]

A 22 is more than adequate for harvest of confined medium game with a CNS hit. It can be used on large animals like cows, but isn?t reliable and would not be my choice. When harvesting animals like that, over penetration is actually a big concern depending on where you are at because it can introduce brain tissue and fluid into the body cavity which can cause contamination concerns depending on what diseases are in your region. Regardless, picking the right shot is the key. It can take a while until you are sure you?ve got it.

In the UK for dispatching cattle they actually recommend #5 or 6 birdshot out of something like a 20 gauge at very close range (no more than a yard) for cattle, which makes a 22 cal projectile seem huge. Just vaporizes the brain and leaves the rest of the carcass untouched.

Garand thumb, not my favorite youtuber but the feed still serves him up sometimes, recently did a ?test? with 22 lr on a ballistic dummy. A contact shot penetrated from the rear of the skull and exited out the front before being trapped using just a 4? barrel. That?s way less velocity than the 19-22? barrel that model 60 in the video was generating. Also that video makes me want a model 60, just a great gun.

[SunnySky]

Many big animals have been killed by a 22 with the right shot placement. A grizzly bear was even killed by a 22 in 1953.

[newbie1234]

I'm pretty sure that was not a Ruger 10/22 but something similar to a Marlin model 60, going by the ammo "magazine" tube below the barrel.

You are RIGHT. RUGER 10/22 has a rotary magazine. That was Marlin 60-B, I have both, my bad.

[newbie1234]

... Also that video makes me want a model 60, just a great gun.

The only bad thing on new Malin-60B is the trigger guard is plastic, but it can be swap to aluminum trigger guard easily, the very old model had aluminum trigger guard.
Other than that it is a great .22 rifle for 100 yards or less and the price is very cheap too.

[CartridgeCalls]

Not surprised at all. Seen many finished with a .22lr.

[Jeepergeo]

Forward to 11:20 to see he shot wild hog with marlin-60B. I thought .22LR never can kill a hog.
Edit: The rifle is Marlin-60B , Not Ruger 10/22.

https://youtu.be/1OCFXkIk1Kw?si=77HPg-dkRqKF-BLe

And the point?

Just because something might sometimes work does not mean it is effective, smart, efficient, or humane.

[newbie1234]

And the point?

Just because something might sometimes work does not mean it is effective, smart, efficient, or humane.

My point is : I thought .22LR never can kill the wild hogs. I always though that I need something bigger than .22LR for anything larger than a rabbit, I was wrong.

[AR22]

The only bad thing on new Malin-60B is the trigger guard is plastic, but it can be swap to aluminum trigger guard easily, the very old model had aluminum trigger guard.
Other than that it is a great .22 rifle for 100 yards or less and the price is very cheap too.

I think DIP sells a aluminum Trigger guard.

Yes I know of many larger animals humanely dispatched with the "lowly" .22 round.. I have not personally done it..But I personally have seen Deer drop in their tracks after a shot from a .22 Rifle..

I no longer Hunt myself. Did a lot in my youth.. But I am also not a critic of how one chooses to do so..

[PoorRichRichard]

As a kid, I had the privilege of watching a local butcher in Iowa go from a live cow to two big cleaned halves. He used a 22lr to quickly and calmly dispatch the cow with a head shot.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

My point is : I thought .22LR never can kill the wild hogs. I always though that I need something bigger than .22LR for anything larger than a rabbit, I was wrong.

Years and years and years ago, there was someone who killed a deer by shooting it with a .22LR from the bed of a moving pickup, killing it with a single shot. His Mother was sooooo proud that the story was told years later. (No. It wasn't me.)

Hunting game, any game, with a .22LR is a little like that scene in First Blood...



There are those who think it ain't no good for nuthin', those who think you can hunt 'anything' with it, and those who make it work when they want or need to.

[RandyD]

My grandparents were cattle ranchers, and they used a .22 LR semi-auto handgun to slaughter their cattle. They did this for decades with 100% success.

[Zenderfall]

Of course,

.22LR is real firearm round, not a BB gun.