yes but there is a good chance for no exit wound , but a 55gr hornady soft point slipped in the rib cage missing the shoulder at 2680 fps shreads the lungs , makes very short work of the deer but a 20-40 yard bloodless run is very possible .

if your driving thick stuff put a 20ga slug in and bust a shoulder your going to be practically on top of them any way, if you have a clean shot that you know you can make where the deer won't make heavy cover ribs or neck 222.


in old Scandinavian parts of Wisconsin the 222 was revered as an excellent deer gun the triple deuce , but what you learned is they wouldn't have taken a shot that would waste any meat my great grandfather was a big fan of the 22 hornet for deer , he was going to shot it in the neck no mater what, never seen my great uncle shoot a deer anywhere else the neck and they go right down or you let them keep walking and shoot them another day.

A lot of deer have been killed in northern Maine with a 22 rim fire. With the right shot placement you'll be fine.

Is there legal or something up there?

I don't doubt it works but surprised it's allowed.

Do they set up similar to bow?