prarie dogs with .22 lr ?

[2XS]

So I found some private land to hunt p dogs but I saving to buy a scope. So will 22 lr work on prarie dogs. I know it works on other furry critters just wasn't sure how tough p dogs are ?

[buffalobo]

Never had any problem whacking them with 22.

High center mass hits often result in back flips.

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[Great-Kazoo]

The only issue with 22, is availability. What kind of scope you looking for? i have a container full.

[sniper7]

I've killed hundreds, if not over a thousand prairie dogs with a ruger 10/22. You don't get the explosions, the rolls, the flying limbs etc. but well placed shots drop them where they stand/crouch. Gut shots get a resounding THWAAAPP! But they usually make it back to their hole in that case unless you hit the spine. Then it is fun to watch them crawl back in front wheel drive as you finish them off.

[2XS]

I was thinking of a vortex viper 6x24x50. But what do you have ? Sounds like maybe I will go whack so dogs soon then.

[blacklabel]

.22 and .17HMR is all I've hunted p-dogs with.

[buffalobo]

I was thinking of a vortex viper 6x24x50. But what do you have ? Sounds like maybe I will go whack so dogs soon then.

, make the drive, kazoo sell you lots of stuff you didn't know you needed.

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[RCCrawler]

Where I go I can only use .22 or .17. For the past year I've used nothing but .22 sub sonics through my suppressor. I regularly get them out to about 250yds, but honestly they only drop where they stand about 50% of the time. Where I go I am keeping them off of a specific piece of property for the owner so we're not totally concerned about blowing them to smithereens. Not a big deal if they go back into the hole and bleed out.

[newracer]

22 just limits your range but if it is private land that is not shot much it shouldn't matter.

[Buckaroobonsai]

Longest Pdog I've dropped with a 22 LR was at about 150 yards. That was the exception. Most times it had to be under 100 yards and a head shot with HP 22 LR ammo. However, if you can get your hands on some Remington Viper ammo, I've flipped many a Pdog and bunny right out of their holes! At average cotton tail distances, (25-75 yards), the 22 LR works very well, albeit boring.

Now, if you can use 17 HMR, you'll notice longer ranges, and nice bleed outs from quarter sized exit wounds. I blew up a cotton tail once with a 17 HMR at about 75 yards, and even got my first jack rabbit with a 17 HMR headshot at 150 yards. Dropped right where he stood.

Worse part of all rimfire rounds are how easily they are affected by the wind. Big time. Yes, I've seen a friend hit a Pdog with a 17 HMR at 206 yards in 10+ MPH winds, but that too was the exception, not the norm.

That being said, the 22 LR is fun to shoot, doesn't scare the Pdogs as much as centerfire calibers, affording you more follow up shots, and I too, still love the "Thwapp" upon impact!