Successful moose shooting with 22LR

Jack O'Conner · August 4, 2012, 04:20 PM

I shot this moose 20 times with my Henry levergun at 50 yards. No tracking at all.

Magazine and calendar pictures are great fun for plinking!

Jack

Creeper · August 4, 2012, 04:35 PM

Still moving... hit him again with another 20!!!

C

**Bud Helms** · August 4, 2012, 07:41 PM

Moved to the Hunting Forum.

TheNatureBoy · August 4, 2012, 08:53 PM

And he is still standing. Amazing

Creeper · August 4, 2012, 08:58 PM

.22 just don't take down mooses like they used to. I blame... the interweb.

farmerboy · August 5, 2012, 02:28 AM

I like that one cluster that's just behind the shoulders.

math teacher · August 6, 2012, 02:00 PM

How was he for eating?

Scorch · August 6, 2012, 02:08 PM

Careful, they'll charge you if you wound them! Better put another one in him!

g.willikers · August 6, 2012, 05:22 PM

Har,
I do that, too, mostly for air rifles and archery.
There's lots of animal pictures on the web to download, too.
Check out google images and the archery 3d target manufacturers' web sites.
And if you use a poster making program, they can be made any size.
There's free poster software, too - just do a web search for them.

bswiv · August 6, 2012, 08:03 PM

Great idea..............that's what I'll do from now on.

Does cause one problem though. What am I going to do with all these pictures of the sister in law?

mete · August 8, 2012, 08:38 AM

If you want to hunt big game get some animal crackers .50' 22 pistol or longer range for rifles. Cracker Silhouette !!

sc928porsche · August 9, 2012, 10:37 AM

Dont forget to mount that trophy on the wall.

Rachen · August 9, 2012, 01:11 PM

HAHA LOL You got me for a minute!!

I was about to create a whole essay stressing the value of shot placement, and then CLICK

But thats some good shooting right there. I sometimes use old calendar pages as targets too.

aarondhgraham · August 9, 2012, 01:29 PM

A friend of mine buys his grandkids coloring books,,,
Then they use the pages they color as targets.

Aarond

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August 4, 2012, 04:20 PM	#1
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,319	Successful moose shooting with 22LR I shot this moose 20 times with my Henry levergun at 50 yards. No tracking at all. Magazine and calendar pictures are great fun for plinking! Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release. Last edited by Jack O'Conner; August 5, 2012 at 03:22 PM.

August 4, 2012, 04:35 PM	#2
Creeper Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Woooooshington Posts: 1,793	Still moving... hit him again with another 20!!! C __________________ Shoulder Drive Nicholson Club

August 4, 2012, 07:41 PM	#3
Bud Helms Staff Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 12,907	Moved to the Hunting Forum. __________________ "The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion." - John Lawton, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995

August 4, 2012, 08:58 PM	#5
Creeper Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Woooooshington Posts: 1,793	.22 just don't take down mooses like they used to. I blame... the interweb. __________________ Shoulder Drive Nicholson Club

August 6, 2012, 02:08 PM	#8
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 11,029	Careful, they'll charge you if you wound them! Better put another one in him! __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Taylor Machine

August 4, 2012, 08:53 PM	#4
TheNatureBoy Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2007 Posts: 1,085	And he is still standing. Amazing

August 5, 2012, 02:28 AM	#6
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	I like that one cluster that's just behind the shoulders.

August 6, 2012, 02:00 PM	#7
math teacher Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Posts: 241	How was he for eating?

August 6, 2012, 05:22 PM	#9
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,506	Har, I do that, too, mostly for air rifles and archery. There's lots of animal pictures on the web to download, too. Check out google images and the archery 3d target manufacturers' web sites. And if you use a poster making program, they can be made any size. There's free poster software, too - just do a web search for them. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

August 6, 2012, 08:03 PM	#10
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Posts: 1,031	Great idea..............that's what I'll do from now on. Does cause one problem though. What am I going to do with all these pictures of the sister in law?

August 8, 2012, 08:38 AM	#11
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 4,935	If you want to hunt big game get some animal crackers .50' 22 pistol or longer range for rifles. Cracker Silhouette !! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

August 9, 2012, 10:37 AM	#12
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,312	Dont forget to mount that trophy on the wall. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

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Rachen Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: I go where the oilfield jobs go. Posts: 311	HAHA LOL You got me for a minute!! I was about to create a whole essay stressing the value of shot placement, and then CLICK But thats some good shooting right there. I sometimes use old calendar pages as targets too. __________________ http://unnamed-heroes.com MARTYRS: A story about true love. Every man has something that he is willing to fight to the death for. What about YOU? COMBAT BLADES: http://www.knifecombat.wordpress.com

August 9, 2012, 01:29 PM	#14
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 6,356	Fun targets are,,, well,,, fun! A friend of mine buys his grandkids coloring books,,, Then they use the pages they color as targets. Aarond . __________________ Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Combat: "A Silent Cry" Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)