D.B. Cooper
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Thinking in the context of a homestead, off-grid living, farm life, which long gun would you prefer in the role of small game (hares, grouse, squirrel) forager: shotgun or 22LR?
I think the answer to this is shotgun with at least mod and cylinder chokes and #6 to 7-1/2 shells. But one then loses the option of taking game at 40-50 yards (thinking of a scoped rimfire rifle here) and one definitely loses the option of stealth. (Friend of mine took some birds with his 22 pistol while we were caribou hunting, and the ricochets were louder than the gun shots. A suppressor would facilitate this even further.) The only other advantage to the rimfire I can think of is cost, size, and weight of ammo.
Any thoughts on this?
I think the answer to this is shotgun with at least mod and cylinder chokes and #6 to 7-1/2 shells. But one then loses the option of taking game at 40-50 yards (thinking of a scoped rimfire rifle here) and one definitely loses the option of stealth. (Friend of mine took some birds with his 22 pistol while we were caribou hunting, and the ricochets were louder than the gun shots. A suppressor would facilitate this even further.) The only other advantage to the rimfire I can think of is cost, size, and weight of ammo.
Any thoughts on this?