Originally Posted By: Cabin FeverI took the kids (10 & 14) out over the weekend for some squirrel hunting. Although they tried to take head and neck shots, they sometimes grazed the head/neck and hit the squirrels in the shoulder. Anyway, I had to chase some of the squirrels down (tough in ~1' of snow) and bloodtrail with less than perfect shot placement.
We were using regular .22 Remington hollowpoints. I use to use .22 CCI Stingers, that I stopped using because I just ran out one day and started using the Rem hollowpoints. I am thinking of switching back to the CCI Stingers, as I remember them blowing the snot out of whatever they hit.
Are there other .22 longrifles bullets that I should consider? I want a wicked little bullet that will hold them down.
...I have found that some of the standard velocity hollow points don't even open up when body shots on squirrels are taken. The hollow point cavity isn't deep enough, they just act like a solid point. You end up getting a complete pass thru, and if it didn't hit the vitals, they just keep going don't they!!
If the stingers were accurate out of your guns, I would go back to that round. I have found them to be really wicked, even out of my Ruger Single Six revolver (and most accurate if you could believe that!) I have also had great luck with the CCI SGB (small game bullet) out of my rifles. These deep hollow points did open up on the squirrels, I never recovered one, but the exit holes were a lot bigger than the entry holes.
Good luck with the kids! I love going with my son!