Im sure it is!

I was thinking a handgun would be handier too. I'm amazed that an alligator is that easy to kill with a 22 rimfire! I would have thought it would take a center fire cartridge for sure.

Trigger?

Bullet was their dog....Trigger was Roys horse...Buttermilk was Dales horse...and rumor has it they loved the Buckeyes...

They do my dad has shot many of them he says you can raise that gator up and he won't thrash around until his eyes come above the surface. He said shoot the gator while he is still an inch underwater and pull it into the boat.

I like watching it, that said I kinda wondered why they wouldn’t choot it right away, figured all the splashing around was for entertainment purposes

I thought the same. Makes you wonder if you couldn't just catch & kill them in a 330??

at ten feet you can kill a 1200 pound steer with a 22. the world record grizzly for years was set by a woman in canada that killed it while trapping with a 22 longrifle. the little cartridge is very lethal at close range with good bullet placement. shooting a motionless alligator at 3 feet would be no different than killing that steer your going to butcher

I'm guessing they basically touch the rifle to the back of the head and pull the trigger when its not for entertainment value, that would be a little close for a handgun.

You must have dealt with a different Savage Customer Service than me. Savage USE to make a good gun. When that company was bought out, it went to the birds.

There is a soft spot about the size of a quarter, at the back of the skull. This is preferred spot to shoot them. Done right, a 22 short will kill them. Most of the hunters use a 22 Mag with FMJ ammo. Anything less that FMJ ammo has a tendency to shatter and split into pieces, going every which way, if you hit the skull.

In Mississippi you have to use a shotgun by law! We used a 410 with 6 shot.

I've been present when 1200 lb beeves were dropped with a 22. A 22 is far more deadly than most give it credit. It's all about precision brain scrambling.

I'm with ADC its a show , would be pretty boring if they did like you guys say , lol

Rifle penetrates better than short barrel hand gun, safer too.

Never saw an alligator but think it'd be fun to harvest and process ONE.

I too received parts from Savage no charge, years ago.
Not the prettiest in the tool chest but quite functional.

I have caught and killed plenty of gators. I live a couple hours north of of the basin where they gator hunt. That show is bull crap.

Maybe the few months they spent snake hunting in FL soured their relationship with Savage.

That snake hunting is eye opening.

I'm reminded of the time Ray Milligan was responding to a compliant that all long liners write about are their huge catches,he wrote who wants to read about when the truck doesn't start,you didn't catch anything and you have a cold....

Yep good old silent movies!!! Lol