.22lr vs snapping turtles.

[denit]

when I was 13, my bro in law and I went to see a guy about baling some hay for us. He was laying on the roof of an old shed, shooting a Remington Nylon 66 at the heads of turtles in his pond, 50m or so distant. He was having no success, due to the fact that he didn't know how LONG their neck is. The turtles were slaughering his ducklings and he got po'd. All you have for a target with the 22 is his head and it's a very small mark, drifting a bit, too. He missed a dozen times , went and got his 3006 bolt action and started aiming low and well back from their heads. Then he killed a few of them. At a low angle like that, the 22's pierce almost no water at all before being deflected.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

He should have used a .223.

 

[Vaquero]

Or snuck up closer.

 

[FireInTheWire]

17HMR

 

[denit]

this ws 1965, so the .22 mag was brand new and nobody had thought of any sort of .17. the turtles were staying well out into the pond, there was no getting closer. What he should have done was set out some traps for them. Cut a drum in half, weld some hinges to 3 sides of the open end,. put scrab metal, concrete, etc in the bottom of the drum , Nail some 1x4's to each hinge and nail some fish parts to the boards at the hinge. Set the drum out in the water and turtles will crawl up the "ramps' to get the rotting meat. Have weights on the underside of the boards where they overhang the drum. When the turtle adds his weight to the and of he board, the board tips up and dumps him into the barrel. Traps beat guns for foraging, nearly always

 

[candcallen]

Put the pork chop back around your neck.

 

[Coiled]

Zabookas work well.

 

[jrbfishn]

this ws 1965, so the .22 mag was brand new and nobody had thought of any sort of .17. the turtles were staying well out into the pond, there was no getting closer. What he should have done was set out some traps for them. Cut a drum in half, weld some hinges to 3 sides of the open end,. put scrab metal, concrete, etc in the bottom of the drum , Nail some 1x4's to each hinge and nail some fish parts to the boards at the hinge. Set the drum out in the water and turtles will crawl up the "ramps' to get the rotting meat. Have weights on the underside of the boards where they overhang the drum. When the turtle adds his weight to the and of he board, the board tips up and dumps him into the barrel. Traps beat guns for foraging, nearly always

.22 mag came out in 1959. And we used to shoot turtles on the bayou with .22lr. They work just fine. Body shots too.

Put the pork chop back around your neck.

He's gonna need more of the pig than that.

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[billtool]

So a 22lr won't pierce the shell of a snapper at 50 yards? That surprises me. I'm pretty certain a 22WMR would with no problem.

 

[billtool]

He should have used a .223.

Or a 22 Hornet.

 

[jrbfishn]

So a 22lr won't pierce the shell of a snapper at 50 yards? That surprises me. I'm pretty certain a 22WMR would with no problem.

They will.

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[billtool]

They will.

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Yeah- I figured.

 

[Glenn B]

My heavens, this guy reminds me of Gun Kid!

this ws 1965, so the .22 mag was brand new and ...

The 22 WMR came out in 1959, 6 years before 1965. One of the first rifles chambered for it was the Marlin Levermatic in or about 1959. So, why was it again that he did not think of 22 WMR that supposedly was brand new in 1965?

 

[Hoji]

Stop it. You are ensuring my decent into hell for laughing at retarded people

 

[cycleguy2300]

when I was 13, my bro in law and I went to see a guy about baling some hay for us. He was laying on the roof of an old shed, shooting a Remington Nylon 66 at the heads of turtles in his pond, 50m or so distant. He was having no success, due to the fact that he didn't know how LONG their neck is. The turtles were slaughering his ducklings and he got po'd. All you have for a target with the 22 is his head and it's a very small mark, drifting a bit, too. He missed a dozen times , went and got his 3006 bolt action and started aiming low and well back from their heads. Then he killed a few of them. At a low angle like that, the 22's pierce almost no water at all before being deflected.

Cool story bro

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[AZ Refugee]

What round for turtle then? Asking for a friend

 

[Sam7sf]

Currently I would use nothing less than a 300 ultra mag.

 

[denit]

So a 22lr won't pierce the shell of a snapper at 50 yards? That surprises me. I'm pretty certain a 22WMR would with no problem.

the .22lr wont suffice, not while piercing the water, at a low angle. from 50m. Also, without a scope, it's hard to see what way they are facing at that range, and you can't tell what angle their body is held at under the water, plus there's refraction of the image, even if you COULD see. Their body is 5" or so down from their heads, maybe much more if ifs' a big turtle.

 

[denit]

depends upon the range, the angle of fire, etc. If you really have a problem, make some of the floating traps that I described above. Guns aint the only way to take animals.

 

[Younggun]

Just shoot them in the head.


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