Which .22 ammo for surviving in the woods?

I'm for CCI all the way!!!

For larger game I actually prefer Velicitors, and for smaller Stingers. When I want a quieter shot CB's. Great ammo!!
 
I just pl;ayed around until I found a brand that shot well in my gun. I think they are Federal. They come 400 to a little carboard carton. I didn't Chorograph them yet but I will soon.
 
Aren't Stingers and Velocitors overkill at +1400 fps for small game like squirrels and rabbits?
 
You betcha. That's why I (and at least one other person) have commented that you need to try for a head shot.
 
I would agree with most and say CCI minimags. When i was younger i watched my grandfather take deer, coyotes and many other animals out with the minimags. I took a coyote out one time that was chasing the family cat with Minimag
 
In my tests on various game, wet-lap boxes, and at the range, I settled on Winchester Super-X High Velocity Hollow points. It killed game on the large end of the spectrum better than lower velocity loads, penetrated better than hyper velocity loads, and shot better than anything other than match ammo that is harder to find. 3/4" groups at 50 meters off a bench allow for head shots on small or larger game regularly. That load has been very good to me!
 
I downed quite a few racoon s with Stingers. They make a distinct slapping/whomp sound when they hit.:thumbup::D. I shoot them out of a Marlin model 60.
 
Well, on the CBS Jericho web site, I was told that I couldn't hunt with a 22.
That I needed to get a 12ga shotgun.
So, I never posted there again.
 
Different states have different laws, and some of them can get, well, pretty squirrely (pun intended). Check with someone who knows the law where you live to be sure.
 
I had no problem dropping a 25 pound groundhog at 80 yards with CCI subsonic lead HPs. If you have a suppressor (or bottle) the subsonic rounds are quiet. 22 long CBs out of a rifle barrel are also quiet and will do the job out to 25 yards with a decent shot. Out of a 5 inch barrel they still make a nice bang. 22 long CBs are nice to have on hand since they don't make everything in the area run for the hills from the noise. Good for takin' out squirrels. Stingers are nice for reaching out, but don't forget to zero in for the different load.
 
Samael said:
Different states have different laws, and some of them can get, well, pretty squirrely (pun intended). Check with someone who knows the law where you live to be sure.
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No, they meant that I couldn't kill anything with a 22. One guy said he had to shoot rabbits with a 45 in NM. When I told them my grandpa and dad shot rabbits with 22 pistol, I was almost called a liar. I tried to go back and see if things had changed and now that forum is gone. Now it's a wiki?
 
Those people are just plain fools. Of course you can use a .22 on small game. Sure, if I was starving to death, a 12-gauge would be a lot more reliable game-getter, but a well-placed .22 shot gets the job done just fine.

Good riddance to whatever forum was feeding you this BS - the world is better off without it.
 
bltjr1951 said:
No, they meant that I couldn't kill anything with a 22. One guy said he had to shoot rabbits with a 45 in NM. When I told them my grandpa and dad shot rabbits with 22 pistol, I was almost called a liar. I tried to go back and see if things had changed and now that forum is gone. Now it's a wiki?
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WHAT! There is virtually no animal on the planet that hasn't been killed with a .22. But, it was made for killing small varmints and game animal like rabbits and squirrels. There always was the concern with squirrel hunting that firing shots at a high angle like that is dangerous. A miss could travel a mile or so and still kill when it comes down. But shooting them on the ground has no such issues.

If you weren't misunderstanding what they were saying then I would have to agree that they don't know what they were talking about.

KR
 
The .22 will kill at a longer range than a shotgun, it is quieter, the ammo is lighter, and you aren't leaving as much lead behind in the environment when you fire a shot (assuming the shotgun has lead loads). And the .22 is a heck of a lot quieter.

I've killed small game with a .22, along with goats, hogs and one deer.

If I had to pick one rifle for all the hunting I do, it would be a .22.

I own a nice shotgun, but I seldom use it.
 
CCI Mini Mags, Solid or hollowpoint you pick. there the cleanest shooting .22 ammo I've found. try this test, pull a bullet out of your favorite ammo,(seperate the case form the bullet as it where) then do the same thing with as many different brands you can find. now dump the powder on your DRY sidewalk in nice neat seperate piles now light them, note almost all will leave a gummy nasty residue, however CCI will leave only ash. I have tried this and encurage all folks who HATE cleaning there weapon to try it. CCI Mini mags is all I'll put through my small furry woodland creature killin rifle
 
In my experience, Stay away from most of the Bulk boxes for survival use.

I have had one or two misfires with Remington Golden bulk pack, and probably 6 misfires with Federal bulk pack out of about 1k rounds each. Iv had no problems with Winchester Super X, and i think they are the best of the bulk boxes.

CCI is my favorite 22 ammo period. its really good. never a misfire.

Fiocchi is also very good ammo. They have a high velocity round that is not quite as fast as the CCI loadings, but more punch than the standard velocity. unlike the CCI though, it IS available in packs of more than 100 rounds. Its about the same price as the CCI. Very clean, very reliable, and available in larger quantities than CCI.
 
I have always had great consistency with CCI and Federal but the Colibri SSS is what I lean towards nowadays for time in the woods. They have a 60 grain bullet that hits hard and penetrates without blowing up. It's a heavy for caliber thing like a 220 grain in a 30-06. You'd have to try it in your gun since it really prefers a faster twist barrel (and the trajectory needs to be accounted for), but it's accurate in my guns. A couple of weeks ago I put 4 into a 2" group at 100 yards with my Ruger 77/22. I can't always do that but under 50 yards it's plenty accurate for hunting.

If quiet is a primary issue, CCI CB longs are my first choice.

The thing with all .22 rimfires is see what your firearm likes and practice careful shot placement.

Have fun.
 
Did anyone ever try the CCI shotshells for 22? I used to carry my pistol loaded with one, just in case of snakes. The rest of the mag was stingers. And the shotshells worked on snakes. Shot a bull snake by mistake in a dim lit barn. Shouldn't have stuck his head out and scared me while I was drinking a cold one.
 
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"The .22 will kill at a longer range than a shotgun, it is quieter, the ammo is lighter, and you aren't leaving as much lead behind in the environment when you fire a shot (assuming the shotgun has lead loads). And the .22 is a heck of a lot quieter.

I've killed small game with a .22, along with goats, hogs and one deer.

If I had to pick one rifle for all the hunting I do, it would be a .22."


A Nylon 66 Remington rifle only weighs 3 lbs, is very accurate out to 50 yards, holds 14 long rifle rounds, and has no recoil.

The only problem I have ever had with mine is they are a PIA to clean in the field. Still some carb cleaner, a bit of silicone spray, and a barrel rod with some brushes and wipes would go a long way.

Easy to mount a decent scope on the things but the normal sights would work 99% of the time in a survival situation.

OMT
 
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