colorado: if i wanted to pack a .22 or an air rifle with me on my mule deer hunt

[Marble]

I've got an aluminum framed .22 Pistol I've carried there for years. Killed tons of grouse with it.

It's totally legal. Just have to be choose when you actually use it because the more gun shots the animals hear...


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[Southforkguy]

Imo the subsonic rounds don't have enough oomph. I would rather load it with .22 super extra shorts and have a little pop. Shouldn't spook all the game off the mountain any worse than your spike camp

 

[Rich M]

Sub sonic rounds don't do anything when used without a suppressor.

???

I know there's a big diff between long rifles and shorts, CB, or BB cap 22s.

 

[Dead eye BT]

This all sounds like fun, but I’ve hunted deer and/or elk in a couple of units in Colorado where I haven’t seen a single grouse the entire hunt. And I’m not interested in eating squirrels.
I’d rather pack a couple small game heads for flinging arrows at the occasional small game critter than pack a 22 all week that never gets used. YMMV.

 

[Marble]

This all sounds like fun, but I’ve hunted deer and/or elk in a couple of units in Colorado where I haven’t seen a single grouse the entire hunt. And I’m not interested in eating squirrels.
I’d rather pack a couple small game heads for flinging arrows at the occasional small game critter than pack a 22 all week that never gets used. YMMV.

I sometimes see a couple dozen in a day...guess it matters where you're at. Probably altitude too.

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[fmyth]

Imo the subsonic rounds don't have enough oomph. I would rather load it with .22 super extra shorts and have a little pop. Shouldn't spook all the game off the mountain any worse than your spike camp

I agree. I lost a couple grouse using Aguila super quiet shorts. Switched to cci's and had much better luck.

 

[Southforkguy]

I agree. I lost a couple grouse using Aguila super quiet shorts. Switched to cci's and had much better luck.

Yea I shot a grey squirrel in the ribs and watched it die for 5 minutes..... not too impressed with em except for the neat little pop.. and those spruce grouse are fairly large critters, even q regular 22 short would be better

 

[sram9102]

What 22 subsonics are you guys using that you don't think have enough power for small game? I've shot plenty of squirrels in the 75 to 125 range and they die just as quick as the sub 50 yard ones? Are you using the 700fps rounds that aguila puts out?

 

[rclouse79]

I have carried a sling shot with me during archery season. I ended up killing a squirrel and eating it a couple seasons ago. Didn't seem worth taking its life for a bite of meat. A grouse on the other hand is another story. I would much rather lob a steel ball up into a tree than an expensive arrow. I got surprisingly accurate with a little practice. I would say I was hitting a tin can over half the time from 20 yards. It would also be much easier and lighter to pack without a big boom to scare away animals you are hunting.

 

[tracker12]

Sub sonic rounds don't do anything when used without a suppressor.

Subsonic rounds are slower and way quieter. Now a suppressor does northing without a subsonic round.

 

[gigandet642016]

Imo the subsonic rounds don't have enough oomph. I would rather load it with .22 super extra shorts and have a little pop. Shouldn't spook all the game off the mountain any worse than your spike camp

you dont think a subsonic could drop rabbit or grouse under 20 yards?

 

[gigandet642016]

What 22 subsonics are you guys using that you don't think have enough power for small game? I've shot plenty of squirrels in the 75 to 125 range and they die just as quick as the sub 50 yard ones? Are you using the 700fps rounds that aguila puts out?

you are dropping squirrels from 125 yards? thats some good shooting lol

 

[fmyth]

I shot a blue grouse out of a tree with .22 subsonics. It dropped 20' out of the tree and landed with a thump. Then it flew away. I lost 2 more before switching to CCI Mini Mags. Didn't loose a single grouse shot with a CCI Mini Mag.

you dont think a subsonic could drop rabbit or grouse under 20 yards?

 

[Southforkguy]

you dont think a subsonic could drop rabbit or grouse under 20 yards?

Using the Aguila sub sonics, I had a grey squirrel rib punched in my yard that suffered for a solid 5 minutes until it dropped.. Not thinking

 

[cmankingsley]

I shoot cottontails all the time with Remington subsonic hollow points. I’ve never had an issue with them.


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[sram9102]

you are dropping squirrels from 125 yards? thats some good shooting lol

Not with the pistol lol. Anything outside of 75 if missed they usually just stand there and I get a second shot. Suppressors are basically cheating for squirrels.

 

[Southforkguy]

Mini mags are sweet, but I really love the CCI Stingers. I actually got lucky and nabbed 500 rounds this winter. I'd be confident in taking a Coyote or coon with them

 

[tracker12]

you dont think a subsonic could drop rabbit or grouse under 20 yards?

I hunt exclusively with Winchester sub sonic hollow points. Many a squirrel and raccoon have fallen to that round.