washerboy Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 What other calibers are commonly used for vermin control? Good points and bad please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 .22WMR - better range and energy than .22lr HV - point and shoot up to 100yds - effective range of 120-150 with some practice (much better close range fox round than HMR IMO) .17M2 - not as destructive as the HMR good to 120-130 without hold over- perfect inbetween .22lr/HMR calibre, good rabbit calibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Shotguns......air .177/.22 etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 bewsher thanks, thats the type i wanted to know about. i have shot .22 lr and .177 hmr but nothing then until stepping up to the 22-250 and 308 win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olliesims Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) There's plenty the .17 rem is the one that interests me the most all tho its a centerfire its one hell of a round Edited January 1, 2013 by Olliesims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 17m2 ..is this easyier to silence then the 17 hmr or is it just the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) I use a .222 as a rabbit and fox rifle. Too noisy, too destructive and too expensive for large volume rabbit shooting but very useful where the lie of the land or safety problems like tracks and paths in the bottom of valleys make getting within HMR range difficult. I've cleared out tricky spots with it and having double the range of the HMR makes static sniping more productive in winter when there's not much about. I use 40 grn BTs and out to 300 yds there is little wind deflection unless its really howling. Drops foxes at that range no problem at all. Superb accuracy too. I'd rather have the triple than a .17 Rem. Edited January 1, 2013 by Gimlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 What other calibers are commonly used for vermin control? Good points and bad please I use my .243 quite abit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I use a .222 as a rabbit and fox rifle. Too noisy, too destructive and too expensive for large volume rabbit shooting but very useful where the lie of the land or safety problems like tracks and paths in the bottom of valleys make getting within HMR range difficult. I've cleared out tricky spots with it and having double the range of the HMR makes static sniping more productive in winter when there's not much about. I use 40 grn BTs and out to 300 yds there is little wind deflection unless its really howling. Drops foxes at that range no problem at all. Superb accuracy too. I'd rather have the triple than a .17 Rem. beat me to it have not had my .222 long but love it and had a few long range rabbits colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 The .22 Hornet c/f. Just fine on rabbits if headshot better windages than HMR and much further reaching. Noise levels are very good with a decent moddy (mine is quieter than my HMR was with a SAK). Fully fox capable. A box of factory is 25 for the price of a box of 20 in other c/f stuff and its seriously cheap to handload using around half what a .223 does. Its maybe the perfect Hare rifle if you do much of that Head, neck or chest shots with 45 grn bullets at 2900 fps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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