Thread: .17 too small for Wallabies?

Have shot shit loads with a 22lr around the Rotorua lakes

Originally Posted by Gunzrrr

I was about to say that the .17HMR (20gr load) is fine as I have used them heaps around Rotorua but I see you are from Dunedin. If you are shooting down there, you tend to shoot way longer distances and bigger animals. Even though wallabies don't have a big engine, no one likes seeing an animal limping off to find cover. Sounds like the perfect excuse to get a .204 or .223 ... keep safe in the hills.

a 223 shld be standard issue in every gun cabinet in the country



Tim

I just brought a 223 for wallabies. its lambing so i cant get on to the farm to use it yet

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

Have shot shit loads with a 22lr around the Rotorua lakes

Bet they don't grow to 30kg up there though

Originally Posted by username

I just brought a 223 for wallabies. its lambing so i cant get on to the farm to use it yet

I thought you bought that RUM for the wallabies

I will definitely be exploding some roo's with that too!

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

Have shot shit loads with a 22lr around the Rotorua lakes

I agree with the post above and think a .22lr is too small. Put it this way ... would you like to be shot with a .223 or a .308. Or put it another way ... less weight wasn't the only reason why the US military adopted .223 ... it took 2-3 guys to carry the wounded.

The ones around Roto Vegas are tiny... We shot some last year and even the Hm2 was plenty on them.

The Wallabys down south are much bigger and unless you are within a reasonable range then it's a touch too small... They also look a lot flightier than the ones in Vegas that sit there whilst you reload....

In aus it's a 222 minimum. but lets just say that a lot of people have been known to use a .22 with plenty of effect

17hmr is plenty for the ones around Tauranga.just loads of little ones. Anything bigger a .223 or .243 would be more ideal.