I find the 22lr to be very versatile for many things. For small game hunting, birds, varmints and even small feral swine. Also for putting down farm animals before butchering, great for pigs up to 300lbs.
I live in Wyoming, and we have similar landscape to you in much of our area. Shots can go long, and I often shoot varmints (jackrabbits and prairie dogs) out to 200 meters with my CZ452. The CCI Velocitor and Winchester Power Point have proven to perform best for me when shots are "way out there". They are accurate in my rifle, and because they are heavier than the hypervelocity rounds, the bullets drift less in the wind, and once past 100 meters or so, they actually have less drop and more velocity than some of the feathery bullets that start out faster. For coyotes (similar in size to dingoes) I prefer the 22 Mag with 40 grain or heavier bullets if I'm using a rimfire. Not sure if it's legal to hunt them there, but here, coyotes are considered a predatory species and it's okay to take them.
I do like to use the CCI velocitor as well as the Browning BPR 22lr ammo for small game when using my CZ 452, or Winchester Wildcat. I use to use a lot of CCI stinger ammo when I was younger, and at the time a bit more naive about how hypervelocity rounds acted. I predominantly use my CZ 512, chambered in 22mag, for small game hunting now. I am from New Zealand and we do not have coyotes. We do have wallabies though that we sometimes shoot with rimfire rifles if we can get close enough, but we predominantly use an intermediate centerfire cartridge for wallabies. I use a Howa Mini 1500 chambered in 7.62x39 for wallabies.
@@bendoingthing Sorry for mistaking you for an Ozzie, partner. My ears are too ruined to pick up the nuances in your accent that should have told me that. And thanks for telling me about the wallabies...I had no idea, but doing a little research I see they are an introduced species and can be real pests, and it looks like Australia is resistant to having them "repatriated". The big ones are about the same weight as a coyote or dingo, but thicker-bodied, so I can see where a more substantial cartridge than a rimfire might be preferred, and the 7.62X39 is a great choice (I've used it with great success on small feral hogs).
@@noahmercy-mann4323 we have the bigger wallabies where I am from. You sometimes can get close enough to shoot them in the head with a rimfire rifle, but usually either at night, or when they are bedded during the day. The wallaby population exploded after 2019 when the government banned the ownership of centerfire semiautomatic rifles for the regular firearms license holder. Some pest controllers can still get them, but this is rarely the case. Because of the damage Wallabies do to farm land Some farmers will hire pest controllers to shoot them from a helicopter. They also do this for pigs, and deer occasionally. None of the animals we hunt here are native.
Velocitors and aguila interceptors, are devastating longer 22lr. My preference for small to mid sized predators.of course shot placement a definite factor with these smaller rounds
Well the anserw is is strong enough for what its ment for, i ussualy shoot rats And pidgeons with it and they drop like rocks about 90%, i only have ever used cci standart velocity and it works great, good enough round even for a adult nutria👍 its does worse then a 22mag but thats to be expected. Also i see that you have a cz512 and i have the same one just in 22lr instead of 22mag.
MAKE THE 32 LR POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BE ARMOR PIERCING. THEN AMER 2:05 ICA WOULD BE BETTER ARMED LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE 22 LR'S. ITS LIGHTER AND EASY TO USE.
