22 short dispatch round

[tex92]

Some of the old time trappers I have learned from over the last few year's have talked about 22 shorts being better for dispatching animals in traps over a 22 LR. Anyone got any experience with this? Looking for some insight. And yes my single shot 22 badger will shoot and function with 22 shorts.

[trigger7mm]

Originally Posted by mattgoulding

Some of the old time trappers I have learned from over the last few year's have talked about 22 shorts being better for dispatching animals in traps over a 22 LR. Anyone got any experience with this? Looking for some insight. And yes my single shot 22 badger will shoot and function with 22 shorts.

I use 22 shorts to dispatch coyotes in traps all the time. Perfect for that application. Quiet and very efficient.

[Big Grey Wolf]

I like the 22 short, more than adequate to dispatch any animal at close range without ripping big hole in skull. If the little lady from Slave Lake could kill the largest grizzly bear ever shot in Alberta with 22 longs the shorts are more than capable to kill any animal in our traps.

[TrapperMike]

I think both work equally well for animals in a trap. My preference is the 22 long because my rifle is in my truck permanent as I trap 12 months of the year. The rifle is not only used to dispatch trapped animals but to shoot beavers 30 yards out in the pond. My rifle has a clip and it doesn’t work with the shorts.

[Big Grey Wolf]

Trappermike, I agree with the clip problem with shorts and beaver needing little more hitting power. However we are suppose to nail a beaver with only one shot.

[Dean2]

If you have trouble getting shorts to feed try the CCI Quiets. They are 700 fps so perform like a short but also come in LR so will feed great. They are quieter than most shorts, actually quieter than most air rifles.


https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/c...-1759732p.html


https://www.cabelas.ca/product/10138...-22-ammunition

[Ursuskoolus]

Good choice

[H380]

17 hmr thru the shoulder of a coyote ..pinhole in and very rarely any bloodloss, muscle refills the hole.

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[KegRiver]

When I trapped I used shorts more then longs or LR.

But I didn't use them a lot for dispatching trapped animals. I seldom found an animal alive in a trap.

I did use them on Coyote which I only trapped in late fall but not on anything else.
We don't have a lot of coyote up here. Not even close to the numbers I see down south.

What I used them for most was hunting squirrel and grouse.

I preferred LR or Hyper velocity LR rounds for Beaver hunting. But not trapping since I used drowning sets exclusively when targeting beaver. Mostly snares.