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skeeter1 · June 13, 2007, 09:57 PM

Most of my bushy-tailed rats have probably been taken at 20-40yds, certainly nothing over 50yds. At that range, the .22lr is just about perfect. With a .22Mag, you might be looking at quite a bit more tissue destruction than you want if you're planning to eat them. If you do go with the .22Mag, you'd probably be better off with FMJs instead of JHPs.

June 13, 2007, 09:57 PM	#2
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	Most of my bushy-tailed rats have probably been taken at 20-40yds, certainly nothing over 50yds. At that range, the .22lr is just about perfect. With a .22Mag, you might be looking at quite a bit more tissue destruction than you want if you're planning to eat them. If you do go with the .22Mag, you'd probably be better off with FMJs instead of JHPs.