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22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« on: March 05, 2013, 02:03:04 PM »
this gun shoots great but have been thinking do i want to fuss with having to load a second round in the dark if i even get the chance. opinions and findings please.
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2013, 02:47:30 PM »
Just don't miss. Ima love my Hornets and K's... 40 VM and LG does em' in every time! Sure you wanna do it, plus a full case of TB will do better than most would think... it has done in many coons and foxes for us... have yet to try the TB on a yote but LG has accounted for a few.
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2013, 03:39:44 PM »
that is what i am using 13 grains lil gun under a 40 grain hollow point that were made with jackets intended for higher speed .22 calibers. shooting the center out of a bull today at 100 yards. Sighted it 3/4 high should be good to just hold the crosshairs on to about 175 which i will never be shooting at night at that distance anyway. my first time out so ordered my night eyes lights today. hit the range for the last time. got some #4 buchshot just in case they are real close. One shot should do I hope or my partner will get them on the second.
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2013, 03:50:36 PM »
That's a good load and you have your "eyes" coming in... sounds like you are all set... good luck!
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2013, 04:38:09 PM »
I have hunted a lot at night and generlly there is no second shot. I load my 22-250 down to 2400 fps with a 45 gr. Hornet bullet and it does a fine job on any coyotes around my chicken coup.
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 04:32:19 AM »
Im thinkin' no second shot for you either way, your best second shot is the partner.
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 05:18:50 AM »
Funny you said that i was just talking to the guy i am going with and we talked about the same thing being that we have two shots one from each of us.hornet it will be
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 08:07:25 AM »
Quote from: gcrank1 on March 06, 2013, 04:32:19 AM
Im thinkin' no second shot for you either way, your best second shot is the partner.
The coyote may be faster than your partner, and Handi's are not the quickest for follow-up shots... but you should still take the second one at the yote, rather than at your partner... you'll run out of partners fast like that!  ;)
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 10:40:30 AM »
And after you shoot your first partner it will be tough gettin another!
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 11:59:13 AM »
Ummmm......let me rephrase...... :P ;)
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2013, 07:22:36 PM »
The ONLY time you SHALL HAVE a Partner when hunting is with Polar Bears on the ice, on foot.

If you first few shots don't stop him, he'll charge you....    your ONLY option is to shoot your partner in the knee...
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Re: 22 hornet handi and night time yotes. Good or bad idea?
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2013, 03:34:43 AM »
Or you could hunt with a fat partner and conserve ammo.
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