Hunting Humming Birds With a 500 Nitro Express

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Hi everyone, my dad has a nasty humming bird problem, and from what ive been reading on some forums they can be hard to kill. so im thinking of buying a 500 nitro express. Im being sarcastic of caurse. My point is, ive been looking at some of these forums and i think magnum fever has run rampant, ive seen where peaple have posted, anything less than a 38 wont kill a chip munk, thats 1 hell of a chip munk. Anyways all im saying is we all, or must of us started out with 22s, so how did we end up thinking it takes an elephant gun to shoot a rabbit ? Just a thought.
 
Well, Ohio guy, you've been a member here for two days. If you hang around a while I think you'll find your first impression is a bit off the mark. You could always check out www.rimfirecentral.com if you like discussing small caliber firearms only.
 
I dunno where you got that impression, but it's a pretty well known fact that .22lr, .22 long, .22 short, and .17hm2/.17hmr are excellent small game calibers, depending on distance.
 
The reason this stayed open was the question about the fixation on higher powered firearms. Otherwise, it would have stayed disappeared like it was until I reread it.
 
With ammo prices headed the way they are, and the economy on the downturn, the .22 will be getting a lot more attention.
 
Don't shoot the hummingbirds, they are protected by law,as well as being beautiful and amazing creatures.
 
hummingbirds are NOT protected. They are neither game, nor threatened species
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Actually, most hummingbirds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, see 50 CRF 10.13 for the complete list protected species. But this thread really isn't about shooting hummingbirds.

The topic at hand is still "Anyways all im saying is we all, or must of us started out with 22s, so how did we end up thinking it takes an elephant gun to shoot a rabbit ?"
 
No, it is about whether or not a magnum is needed for certain applications. There will be some who will always want the "biggest and baddest," but for me, I just want the appropriate tool.
 
The ones buzzin' 'round my house ain't protected, them little buggers ain't even big 'nough ta carry a gun! Now, on th' other hand, tha onz at grammas house iz protected. LOL
 
It's all a marketing ploy. If you don't have the bigest, newest, hugest new sooper magnum, you can't kill whatever you are hunting. Never mind the 30-30 has been doing it for a long time, it won't work now and you have to go buy a magnum if you wanna eat.

Actually a 45-70 is the smallest cal for hummers in TN. :what:
 
Actually, ya got to follow them back to the nest. Then during the day when they are away. Wrap det cord liberally around the tree, including all the limbs.
Once you get your tree set up for the blast, then lay claymores around the perimeter with the optimum angle of dispersment.

WARNING: "Front towards enemy", means front towards enemy. Make sure you are oriented correctly, or you may have a bad day. :eek:

Wire it all in, and get it ready to go.

Then find ya a kid with a Red Ryder BB gun and a cheap flashlight duct taped to the barrel.

When the birds are asleep, blow up the tree. As they hover- if they still can- confused and looking over the devastation...

Get the kid to shoot them with the BB gun. Works every time. :D
 
Why do some people like 500 horsepower under their hood

when they can only drive 55 maximum speed limit and in total traffic congestion where they live?

Why do some people like such tiny guns that the gun is actually a belt buckle?
 
Yeah, I started out with a .22LR as my first rifle. Biggest I have now is a .30-06.

But yes, some folks insist on killing mosquitos with a shotgun... :eek: :evil: :D
 
I usually find it's the opposite. People around here seem to advocate using cartriges that aren't even legal to use on game, and the .22 or 5.7 for self-defense.
 
See, now you have the whole range from, "Of course people like mega magnums!" to "Folks seem to be fascinated with using pipsqueak rounds!".;)

BTW, how does one have a "nasty hummingbird problem"? They carrying off teeny tiny sheep?:evil:

JohnBT,

Thanks for posting the image of that little jewel!
 
I like using the appropriate tool. I think that anyone in the western hemispere could live their entire life being able to hunt whatever they wanted and defend themselves effectively with only a .22 pistol and a Mosin Nagant. Whatever the .22 is not powerful enough for, the mosin is. Between the two, one could easily kill anything that breathes on this side of the globe, from humming bird to kodiak grizzley.

There are appropriate calibers in between for everything. I think that choosing the appropriate caliber for a situation based on what options you have available is a sign of maturity.

For the record, I don't just have a .22 and a mosin. I'm just making a point.
 
Actually, magnumitis is usually ridiculed and quenched quite rapidly on this particular site. Lots of people "in the know" here.

That Hofer hummingbird has to be among the top 5 most beautiful guns ever.
 
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