Which rimfire has killed the most vermin?

[John Gryphon]

I will throw up 'the lithgow'.22.

They accounted for tens of millions of rabbits..more than likely billions. They didnt have the modern stuff back thenbut they had more rabbits. Even today these boys are into them.

"We're shooting over a wide area. Some places [rabbits] are more dense than others, but it's at least a couple of hundred per night and we might get upwards of 1,400 to 1,500 on a big night."

'Moving ground' of rabbits as professional shooters kill thousands each night

Good rainfall in recent years leads to an explosion of rabbits on NSW farms, leading to some farmers employing professional shooters to cull the numbers.

www.abc.net.au

 

[gixer1]

That really would be a waste of time, the answer is .22 LR by a country mile!

Apparently that would also be the highest count for the cartridge that has killed anything - humans included, I always thought it would be 7.62 or something like that but apparently .22LR is the clear winner.

 

[wytonpjs]

Ruger 10/22 my first .22LR and I’ve still got it 35 years later.

 

[andy R204]

It won't be a Ruger 10/22...the thing would be jammed or fell to bits

 

[25 Sharps]

Apparently that would also be the highest count for the cartridge that has killed anything - humans included, I always thought it would be 7.62 or something like that but apparently .22LR is the clear winner.

Yep I’d say so.

 

[25 Sharps]

So apparently the Marlin mod 60 has been the most widely produced .22LR since its introduction in 1960 with over 11 million guns sold. I’d reason that by volume alone it’s got to be a top contender. However it’s not on the above list….

Don’t reckon so, the cartridge was around for 73 years before that rifle, Stevens, (who invented the cartridge according to Wicki) BSAs etc. would have accounted for a hell of a lot of game, and people, before that rifle came about.

That said, Marlin could be a strong contender as the 1891 was produced from 1891, 4 years after the cartridge was introduced.

 

[Beagle boy]

I will throw up 'the lithgow'.22.

They accounted for tens of millions of rabbits..more than likely billions. They didnt have the modern stuff back thenbut they had more rabbits. Even today these boys are into them.

"We're shooting over a wide area. Some places [rabbits] are more dense than others, but it's at least a couple of hundred per night and we might get upwards of 1,400 to 1,500 on a big night."

'Moving ground' of rabbits as professional shooters kill thousands each night

Good rainfall in recent years leads to an explosion of rabbits on NSW farms, leading to some farmers employing professional shooters to cull the numbers.

www.abc.net.au

I’d love to go lamping for a few nights in oz. Looks an incredible night I couldn’t imagine shooting that many rabbits
Cheers Rob

 

[John Gryphon]

I’d love to go lamping for a few nights in oz. Looks an incredible night I couldn’t imagine shooting that many rabbits
Cheers Rob

Oh yeah,the rabbits are there in places today but nothing like they were up till the 50`s.

 

[John Gryphon]

Looks an incredible night I couldn’t imagine shooting that many rabbits

and the foxes,cats and hares while you are doing it. I saw a photo the other day where the lads had been out and knocked about30 hares.

 

[8x57]

I’d love to go lamping for a few nights in oz. Looks an incredible night I couldn’t imagine shooting that many rabbits
Cheers Rob

Yea, but it takes you a fortnight to gut the buggers after a single night out.

 

[John Gryphon]

Yea, but it takes you a fortnight to gut the buggers after a single night out.

yeah there be some gutting time for sure

 

[wytonpjs]

Ruger 10/22 my first .22LR and I’ve still got it 35 years later.

Not mine

 

[kenbro]

My first .22RF rifle was bought new in 1960s from Stensby the Gun Maker (That’s how they answered the phone) in Manchester.
It was a Beretta semi auto.
I can’t recall the model but it was the most simple to strip for cleaning.
At the back of the action (On top) was a piece with lines milled across it. Pushing forward on this with a thumb and then pushing upwards release all the bolt assembly. No tool needed.
It also had a very nice walnut stock.
I do remember it wasn’t a popular choice at the time.
Ken.

 

[Beagle boy]

Oh yeah,the rabbits are there in places today but nothing like they were up till the 50`s.

Wasn’t it all the rabbits in oz from 12 rabbits or something like that?
I remember my grandad telling me about the rabbits numbers in the uk in the 50s. Couldn’t imagine what it was like in oz mate

Cheers rob

 

[John Gryphon]

Wasn’t it all the rabbits in oz from 12 rabbits or something like that?
I remember my grandad telling me about the rabbits numbers in the uk in the 50s. Couldn’t imagine what it was like in oz mate

Cheers rob

Tom Austin released 24 rabbits in the 1850`s. The rest is history.
Places poisoned up to an almost unbelievable 400,000 in ONE night. Eric Rolls "they all ran wild"

 

[Rake Aboot]

You missed out Westley Richards .22 LR 'Best Quality' Bolt Action

I imagine every boy had one back in the day

 

[sauer]

Apparently that would also be the highest count for the cartridge that has killed anything - humans included, I always thought it would be 7.62 or something like that but apparently .22LR is the clear winner.

Watched a documentary on london Scotland yard on BBC years ago and they had a bloke from one of the murder units ...and he said that for shootings or sanctioned hits used by gangs/ underworld type killings preferred calber by a country mile was .22lr

I had left hand cz452 .. should never have sold it

Paul

 

[303British]

.22lr

 

[Rake Aboot]

.22lr

Oh you’ve missed the point(lessness) completely

 

[Sonicdmb73]

Watched a documentary on london Scotland yard on BBC years ago and they had a bloke from one of the murder units ...and he said that for shootings or sanctioned hits used by gangs/ underworld type killings preferred calber by a country mile was .22lr

I had left hand cz452 .. should never have sold it

Paul

Not just gangland hits. OSS, SOE, CIA, MOSSAD to name a few.
Apparently the fact that (iirc but don't recall the source(Book I read)) a snub nose revolver in 22lr would put a round in the skull but not through it, and be barely hear above street noise made it popular.
What I took from that more than anything else was you need to give it some respect. Because it is a capable little round.