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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:31:17 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
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On the box, they used to say that a .22 bullet out of a
rifle can travel a mile and a half.

My opinion says about a mile and a half.

I'm surprised nobody has brought up .22 rat shot. Close up it hits as
hard as a CB cap but 30-40' away it will barely penetrate halfway
through a corrugated box.

The rat shot won't do much damage to the Woodchuck at more than a few feet.
Too hard to get that close to one.
Even the larger shot from a 38 caliber shot shell will not be effective at
more than a few feet.