.22 Magnum birdshot

minktrapper

Anybody ever come across .22Magnum birdshot. It is manufactured but I have never come across it.

deeksofdoom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058269339/22-magnum-birdshot

I heard of it alright, but from reading about it on other forums I got the impression that it wasn't very effective. When you think of it the size of a .22wmr casing and then add in a wad and a lead pellets... seems to have a max range of about 20ft which is 6metres.

minktrapper

20 feet would be more than sufficient for me. Surely someone with it.

Asus1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119804015#Comment_119804015

What are you going to use it for if you don't mind me asking

Double Barrel

MT

A 0.22 loaded with ( #12 pellet shot), better known as a garden gun and or snake and rat shot, drops in power within a few yards and becomes pretty much worthless beyond 10-12 feet. 

Effective lethal range is more like 5-8 feet.

A 410 bore cartridge loaded with #10 or #12 pellets is effective for greater range ( 10 to 15 yards, maybe up to 20 yards on very small targets).

One has to pretty much roll your own in the 26.

Good luck

minktrapper

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119807944#Comment_119807944

Mink in cages.

Asus1

I don't have a rifle suitable to shoot mink I catch in traps anymore so use the shotgun.I use trap cartridges at 20-25 yards and they don't damage cage but will kill mink instantly.Just make sure of backstop and wear a pair of shooting glasses,even though I never had a pellet come back at me I put glasses on.

minktrapper

The very small bird shot would be a lot more convenient.

Asus1

True but it's an option if you're stuck.How are you dispatching them at the moment.

minktrapper

.410 gauge. I have to pull the cage with the mink on to the field and then dispatch it.