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By L. A. WILKE
V ARMINT shooting, together
with calling, has become a
spring and early summer sport, not
only in Texas, but everywhere. In
Texas, however, a great deal of the
varmint shooting has been done
with small caliber ammunition, espe-
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...and Shooting
This Month: Varmints
Now there are two more calibers
with appropriate guns, which fall
into the real varmint-shooter classifi-
cation. They are the .256 Winchester
magnum, and the .22 Remington
Jet. As has been reported before,
these are two loads that were devel-
Marlin Levermatic
cially in the variations of the .22. oped long before guns were ready
The .222 Remington long has been for them.
a favorite for those who want to Now there is a real handy rifle
reach way out to bust a coyote. chambered for both these cartridges.
Ammo for this gun, except in the It -is the well-known Marlin Lever-
case of reloads, gets a little expen- matic. The model 62, as illustrated
here, comes equipped with a Marlin
sive, however, so many have turned variable scope and a sling.
to the .22 Winchester Magnum. This load in this gun provides
superior accuracy for varmint shoot-
Woodd Mks-$ Eggs $00 D oz. ers. Because of its side ejection, the
Expect to have a number of surplus ducks scope can be mounted very low.
for sale for September delivery.
29 Species of Ornamental, Wild and Im- The Levermatic also is made to
ported Ducks, 2 Species of Doves, Some
Pheasants. handle the .22 magnum and the
JOE W. CALDWELL famous trio, short, long and long
521 Lamar
Paris, Texas rifle.
Altn A. French
-o.n.r
For a comparison of the shooting
qualities, you might be interested in
the following figures:
.256 Magnum
.22 Jet
.22 Magnum
.22 Long Rifle
.22 Long
.22 Short
Even though
Muzzle Muzzle
Velocity Energy
2800 f/s 1040 f/p
3000 800
2000 355
1335 158
1240 90
1125 81
the .22 short is far
behind the others ballistically, don't
take a chance on it. It is a deadly
little bullet and certainly dangerous
to shoot at random. Mainly now it
is gallery ammunition, but many
squirrel and rabbit hunters use it.
None of the above calibers should
ever be used on deer. All will kill
deer, when the shot is placed right,
but there is too much chance for
a cripple.
The top three, however, are
powerful for varmints, up to and
including coyotes, within range.
That range can be stretched to 200
yards, but it would be better to
call the animals much closer, if
possible.
Marlin is the first shoulder arm
to be made for these two high-
power varminters. Originally the
jet came out for pistol use. Although
very accurate in a heavy pistol, they
have a terrific muzzle blast and too
much flash to suit target shooters.
In the rifle, the story should be dif-
ferent. **
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