I'm thinking of the barnyard variety, probably moving slowly.
Head/neck shots preferred.
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I'm thinking of the barnyard variety, probably moving slowly.
Head/neck shots preferred.
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Why don't you just ring the neck and save the ammo?
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We always just strung them up on the clothes line and cut the heads off. I guess you're probably looking to avoid the chasing and catching the chicken part that has to come before that?
I would think any .22 mag revolver would work out fine and dandy. I've found chickens to be pretty resilient creatures and I would honestly wonder if a .22lr would do the job unless it was a solid hit.
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Ruger Single-Six, Single-Nine, or Single-Ten. If you do you're part they will put the bullet exactly where you aim.
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May I infer by the portion in bold that you don't think .22 bird shot is adequate for chicken?Originally Posted by Tattoonick
We always just strung them up on the clothes line and cut the heads off. I guess you're probably looking to avoid the chasing and catching the chicken part that has to come before that?
I would think any .22 mag revolver would work out fine and dandy. I've found chickens to be pretty resilient creatures and I would honestly wonder if a .22lr would do the job unless it was a solid hit.
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I wouldn't. I even have a couple sleeves of the CCI snake shot stuff, and personally, range is shit, and it is fine, something like #12 shot, I wouldn't use it for anything more than perhaps small mice and small snakes. I've hunted birds in the past that were chicken sized, and even #5 shot from a 20 gauge doesn't always count for a clean kill at reasonable ranges. Same for 12 gauge even. At the range that I would consider the .22lr with shot in it effective, I would rather just go to the solids. That said, I am curious as to the reason/need for a revolver to dispatch chicken.
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A Model 25 or a Super Blackhawk will too; and double the error tolerance. A good gallery load would be just right.
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Any revolver in the world .22 short and up will work just fine.
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Why do you need to ask a forum what 22 revolver is good for chicken? Any 22 revolver worth spending money on. It's not a defensive gun so why does it matter if it's just for chickens? Some basic critical thinking and simple reaserch into what revolvers aren't garbage would answer the question for you.
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I never mentioned .22 in my original question. If you think there is a better caliber, I'm all ears...
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