.22 shotshell

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I've read about some folks using these in thier .22's I was wondering what you use em for seems like it'd have a rather small payload of #12 shot. What type of game would you harvest with that?? and is it harmfull to the rifling of the barrel to shoot alot of these throug a particular firearms?? And while I'm on the subject of .22's does anyone have any experience with the aguilla subsonics???
 
In my experience the 22 shot is pretty much worthless. It might take out chipmunks or small birds from close range, but thats about it.
 
Shotshells for pistol calibers are called rat-shot, and that's basically what they can be used for. .38, .357, 9mm and .45 shotshells are ok for hunting snakes and rats, though might not work fast enough for defending yourself against them.

.22 shotshells have enough power for hummingbirds and dragonflies, nothing more. All you need to do is fire it at cardboard to see why.

They shouldn't harm the gun, because lead is much, much softer than rifling steel. But don't expect them to cycle in a semiauto. Bolt-actions should work fine. You'll have to try for yourself for lever-actions.

Aguila are ok rounds, but again, a semiauto might hate them.
 
IMO 22lr shotshells are great for snakes out to about 15 ft or so. When I was a kid my grandpa kept me supplied with them to shoot rats in the chicken house and they worked well at close range. Shooting pests inside barns and corncribs and snakes are the only real use for ratshot that I can see. It will not harm your rifling but the rifling does make a big hole in your pattern, makes it look like a donut. Remington and Savage both made smooth bore 22s specifically for shotshells, they were used for indoors skeet shooting with clays about a third the size of regular clays.Chris
 
ilbruche said:
In my experience the 22 shot is pretty much worthless. It might take out chipmunks or small birds from close range, but thats about it.
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I second that. The .22 shot shell is a joke. I once nailed a piece of regluar printer paper to a fence, the .22 shot wasn't able to penetrate the paper at a distance of 18 ft.

The subsonics tend to jam due to the longer bullet. When I/ve used them in the past in my Remington I always took the magazine out and loaded them by hand.
 
the thing about Aquila sub sonics is they won't consistently cycle the bolt on an automatic, which is fine on a crappy Ar-7 but not so good on a nice 10-22.
 
I have killed a lot of snakes over the years with .22 shotshells, all from a revolver 4" & 6" it works great at within 10 feet or so. I have even killed a rabbit with one. I like them & have had good luck with them, within their limits! CCI only!
 
Yea the shotshells arn't that great,though they do have there uses I guess.

As for the aguila's I have shot the super colibra (SP) fun for plinking but there range is much shorter and accuracy much worse than 22cb's from cci in my experiance.
 
"we use the .22 shotshells to shoot bumble bees"

Beat me to it. We used to sit on the deck at the mountain house and shoot those big carpenter bees with a .22 rifle and shotshells. I've used them to kill snakes and pests out of the Single Six. The .22 magnums had a little more shot and power. They do a number on bullfrogs. Mac
 
Aquila 60gr. sub sonic's I've used in two Ruger 10/22's Ruger mk1 and a Colt huntsman all fed from mag's and cycled without problem . problem was that they are almost twice as heavy and moving slower then regular high velocity rounds and shoot to a diffrent point of impact. I like the rounds and could re zero my scope's but i cant think of any real advantage that they would give me that would warrent the almost double cost per box of ammo and they are hard to find in this area I figure if somthing needs to be hit with a heavier 22LR I'LL hit'em twice
 
Yeah I'm mostly concerned with the .22 lr abiltiy to travel a mile and a half, looking for around for plinking and informal small game hunting, bunnies and squirrels... When I hunt I normally just spend time in the woods with a gun but most of the land I hunt on is public hunting land, I'm carefull of my back drops, and am a safe shooter but the thought of a bullet travelling a mile and ahalf scares the crap out of me.
 
RescueRiley said:
Yeah I'm mostly concerned with the .22 lr abiltiy to travel a mile and a half, looking for around for plinking and informal small game hunting, bunnies and squirrels... When I hunt I normally just spend time in the woods with a gun but most of the land I hunt on is public hunting land, I'm carefull of my back drops, and am a safe shooter but the thought of a bullet travelling a mile and ahalf scares the crap out of me.
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If I was drunk enough I'd probably let you shoot me with .22 shot from about 50 feet. I'd want safety glasses though. :D
 
If you're that worried about that, do target loads in a 12 gauge. Ratshot is fairly inhumane for squirrels and the like.

A .22lr may be able travel 1.5 miles, but it probably won't be killing anyone after the first 1000 yards, even if you hit someone directly in the heart (more like over the heart). I doubt the chance of hurting someone by random bullets falling out of the sky is anything to be concerned about as long as you take a reasonable amount of precautions (not firing at a 45-degree angle toward the center of town, etc).
 
I've got seom .22 shot shells to sting some deer and scare them away from my plants without hurting them. Seems to work of but they are to much $$$ for what I use them for.
 
Yeah I'm just worrier though. I've never tried the rat shot, figured it would'nt be that effective, just thought I'd ask, thanks.
 
znode said:
Shotshells for pistol calibers are called rat-shot, and that's basically what they can be used for. .38, .357, 9mm and .45 shotshells are ok for hunting snakes and rats, though might not work fast enough for defending yourself against them.

.22 shotshells have enough power for hummingbirds and dragonflies, nothing more. All you need to do is fire it at cardboard to see why.

They shouldn't harm the gun, because lead is much, much softer than rifling steel. But don't expect them to cycle in a semiauto. Bolt-actions should work fine. You'll have to try for yourself for lever-actions.

Aguila are ok rounds, but again, a semiauto might hate them.
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They do fine in my Henry lever-action.
 
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