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markhooper reacted to Cantona256's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with
Like. That’s a pretty good question. I know a 35gr slug will chop a quail in half from about 15 yards haha… I see the Utah airguns guys...- markhooper reacted to JungleShooter's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. Rob, this is the science I enjoy as well — terminal ballistics. We're swimming in the same lane. It's just that you're 23 years...
- markhooper reacted to JungleShooter's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. Trevor, you live on the other side of the equator, but I think I fully understand you....! 😆 Here's some food for your murderous...
- markhooper reacted to JungleShooter's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. Yeah, Polymags...! 🤩 Gerry, present right here in the thread, was the nice guy who sold them to me. He must have filled each tin with...
- markhooper reacted to JungleShooter's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. Thanks, Gerry, I just had the opportunity to shoot the Turtle Dirty Thirty — and it's got a lot of vertical stringing and lacking in...
- markhooper reacted to JungleShooter's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. Trevor, help me out to make sure I understand you correctly: ● You're shooting "Franco slugs." ➠ Do you have a link, I have never...
- markhooper reacted to Cantona256's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. I hunt just about everything I can right now but I do love hunting doves. They are very wary, have great eyesight and aren’t as dumb as...
- markhooper reacted to Cantona256's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. All of this is extremely solid advice. For me personally the 30gr Franco slugs are my Swiss army slug precisely because they expand so...
- markhooper reacted to JimD's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. I agree that expansion is desirable for either a fairly high powered 22 (say above 25 fpe) or virtually any 30 caliber (although at...
- markhooper reacted to 6gun's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. Lemme be more useful here. 30 cal offerings I've searched and would try knowing how they work in smaller calibers. Polymags Hybrids...
- markhooper reacted to 6gun's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. Im out in the deserts of southern California and the winds are not ideal here. I rarely if ever have a shot within 60 yards as well. I...
- markhooper reacted to Cantona256's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. That’s a good shout.
- markhooper reacted to Cantona256's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Like. You make really excellent points. Most people don’t ask 1 gun to as many things as I do which is why I run it the way I do. The gun will...
- markhooper reacted to lbc_PSI's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. If your gun will shoot them.. https://www.thepelletshop.com/collections/30-caliber/products/predator-polymag-30-cal-44-75-grains-100-ct...
- markhooper reacted to Gerry52's post in the thread Terminal Ballistics: .30cal or .22cal for Feral Pigeons? with Love. At lower power the 50gr might not A) stabilize too well & B) have a loopy trajectory compared to the lighter 44.75 grain. But, what do I...