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How would a 22LR work on Pdogs out to 200yds or so?
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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 4924" data-attributes="member: 376"><p>Boyd,</p><p></p><p>Funny that you mention that. Here's a story about a prairie dog that thought he was 10ft tall and bullet proof...</p><p></p><p>I was in high school, and had a Remington 510 Targetmaster, which for those deprived of the pleasure of one of these little gems, was a single shot .22LR bolt rifle, w/ buckhorn sights and an auto safety. I got *really* good at holding a couple (ok, 5-10) spare shells in my lips for quick reloads. I was doing the low crawl thru the sage brush trying to flank some dogs that were a couple mounds out of range from my normal comfy spot.</p><p></p><p>All of a sudden, I hear this **** high pitch chirping as one little SOB had spotted me from right around 50yds away. Irritated, I loaded a round, sighted, and fired. Chip shot. Heard a solid 'thwock' (music to my ears, to this day), and he flips backwards off the mound. Humming 'Another one bites the dust', I look down to reload. I look up, and holy crap, here's this critter just wobbling and staggering and standing up looking around on top of his mound like 'Dude! *** was that?!?'. I growled thru a mouthfull of Hansen standard velocity target ammo, finished loading, aimed, and fired agin. Same solid impace, and the littler hoser did a backwards/sideways summer-sault off the mound. 'Got 'em that time' I thought. So I get back to reloading the gun, and suddenly I think I hear something. Groaning inwardly, I look up, and sure as heck, there he is again. Looks like got ran over by a Mack truck, but still standing, trying to figure out what the heck is going on. 'Ok. Game's over this time!' I thought. I aimed extra careful, and squeezed the trigger. Dog does the classic Nestea dive backwards. </p><p></p><p>By this time, there is *no* hope of sneaking up on the other holes, so I bounce up, and walk over to where the PD is. This is what I found:</p><p></p><p>First shot... centered as if thru the bottom of the sternum (using human anatomy for reference here).</p><p></p><p>Second shot... centered thru the top of the sternum/collar bone area.</p><p></p><p>Third shot... right btwn the eyes.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'd say that had to be the single *toughest* to kill animal I've ever dealt w/.</p><p></p><p>Something to keep in mind when you shoot at prairie dogs at longer ranges. You might hit them, but don't count on them staying down.</p><p></p><p>Monte</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 4924, member: 376"] Boyd, Funny that you mention that. Here's a story about a prairie dog that thought he was 10ft tall and bullet proof... I was in high school, and had a Remington 510 Targetmaster, which for those deprived of the pleasure of one of these little gems, was a single shot .22LR bolt rifle, w/ buckhorn sights and an auto safety. I got *really* good at holding a couple (ok, 5-10) spare shells in my lips for quick reloads. I was doing the low crawl thru the sage brush trying to flank some dogs that were a couple mounds out of range from my normal comfy spot. All of a sudden, I hear this **** high pitch chirping as one little SOB had spotted me from right around 50yds away. Irritated, I loaded a round, sighted, and fired. Chip shot. Heard a solid 'thwock' (music to my ears, to this day), and he flips backwards off the mound. Humming 'Another one bites the dust', I look down to reload. I look up, and holy crap, here's this critter just wobbling and staggering and standing up looking around on top of his mound like 'Dude! *** was that?!?'. I growled thru a mouthfull of Hansen standard velocity target ammo, finished loading, aimed, and fired agin. Same solid impace, and the littler hoser did a backwards/sideways summer-sault off the mound. 'Got 'em that time' I thought. So I get back to reloading the gun, and suddenly I think I hear something. Groaning inwardly, I look up, and sure as heck, there he is again. Looks like got ran over by a Mack truck, but still standing, trying to figure out what the heck is going on. 'Ok. Game's over this time!' I thought. I aimed extra careful, and squeezed the trigger. Dog does the classic Nestea dive backwards. By this time, there is *no* hope of sneaking up on the other holes, so I bounce up, and walk over to where the PD is. This is what I found: First shot... centered as if thru the bottom of the sternum (using human anatomy for reference here). Second shot... centered thru the top of the sternum/collar bone area. Third shot... right btwn the eyes. Personally, I'd say that had to be the single *toughest* to kill animal I've ever dealt w/. Something to keep in mind when you shoot at prairie dogs at longer ranges. You might hit them, but don't count on them staying down. Monte [/QUOTE]
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