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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:45 pm 
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I bought a Savage model 24, 222 over 20 gauge and wondered if anyone had any reload info on the 222 for raccoons. Or is it just to darn big of a caliber?


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:58 pm 
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id say a bit overkill for treed coons. nice rifle though. i have a .22mag over 20 gauge. never used it coon hunting but will try it sometime.

.22lr or mag is all you need for coon hunting.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:07 pm 
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I have seen some really nice 22mag over 20g but nothing that I want to pound through the woods. This one I picked up pretty cheap and was hoping I could make it work. Thanks for the reply.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:18 pm 
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i know what you mean, my mag/20 gauge is pretty nice so i dont take it out much. what did you give for the .222/20 gauge??? i hear them guns are bringing a little money.


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I had been looking for about a year and found a few that were in the three to four hundred range. I carry a youth model 22lr now and it works great if the coon cooperates and will show me an eye. If they won't I'm launching a few rounds up trying to get them to move to catch an eye. I don't like doing that!
My nieghbor just happened to have and wanted to sell this one. I paid $175 for it. It has a fox on one side and a pheasant on the other. I put auto clear coat on the stocks to help with the abuse it will get if I can find a load.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:22 pm 
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good buy, my boss just bought a .22 20 gauge that is well used for $300. i thinks its called a trapper. quite a bit shorter than mine and in terrible shape. LOL.


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Maybe he wants to trade! LOL
I'm going to try it, I have about 800 223 cal military brass that I'm going to neck down and then I dont have to look for my empty brass after each shot. The lowest load I have found is 2100 fps (almost twice as fast as the 22Lr) and give it a try.
Thanks again for your response


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I have loaded them way down using Blue dot powder and light bullets. The lightest load I have used is 7 grains of BD and a 35 grain vmax. You can barely hear the shot and it kills good.

I would personally use a 22 lr, or a 22 mag with FMJ or soft point bullets. Those Savage OU are bigger and heavier than I would want to hunt with. I like the youth rifles in 22 rimfire.

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