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Long-ish range prairie dog caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="djm670" data-source="post: 1670625" data-attributes="member: 36341"><p>I agree with your thoughts completely.. Although I might go even a bit farther and say use a .223 or .204; they are just more enjoyable to shoot for a day of gopher shooting. </p><p></p><p>For someone who has never owned a centerfire rifle. Shooting at prarie dogs at anything over 200 yards in the wind is going to be frustrated quickly. Don't think that is a novice's task. </p><p></p><p>We grew up trapping gophers at recess in country school and I find it hard to use more that a .17 hmr on them. Typically use .22, .17 m2, rem 5 mm or the .17hmr to spend hours erradicating gophers.. out to about 200+ yards. </p><p></p><p>Reserve the .17 rem, .204, .223, .220 swift and 6mm rem for wood chucks although I know a lot of guys like to use .22-250 and .243s on prarie dogs and shoot longer ranges. Seems like over kill when you grew up with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djm670, post: 1670625, member: 36341"] I agree with your thoughts completely.. Although I might go even a bit farther and say use a .223 or .204; they are just more enjoyable to shoot for a day of gopher shooting. For someone who has never owned a centerfire rifle. Shooting at prarie dogs at anything over 200 yards in the wind is going to be frustrated quickly. Don't think that is a novice's task. We grew up trapping gophers at recess in country school and I find it hard to use more that a .17 hmr on them. Typically use .22, .17 m2, rem 5 mm or the .17hmr to spend hours erradicating gophers.. out to about 200+ yards. Reserve the .17 rem, .204, .223, .220 swift and 6mm rem for wood chucks although I know a lot of guys like to use .22-250 and .243s on prarie dogs and shoot longer ranges. Seems like over kill when you grew up with them. [/QUOTE]
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