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Long-ish range prairie dog caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="Swiftkill" data-source="post: 1671168" data-attributes="member: 104167"><p>I shoot 204s, 220 swift, 22.250 and 243s.</p><p>For a single, multiple choice gun The 243 is the ticket.</p><p> From a 26" barrel my 243 shoots hornady 58 grain V Max at 4100' per second. HOWEVER, you have to shoot short strings.</p><p>For high volume pdogs a 204 ruger makes sense. It is about equal to a 22250 out to 500 yards. Devasating. Much less powder n heat. Less recoil. </p><p>I tend to use the 243 for longer and windier shots. </p><p>Shoot 100 grain bullets for deer, maybe bear and Elk!</p><p>There is no one perfect gun for every scenario.</p><p>I hunt prairoe dogs in Arizona and its much less volume than Montana and Wyoming, but i can get into heated strings. I usually have 5 or 6 guns with me and i like to switch off. </p><p>A 204 ammo is much cheaper than 22250 or 243. </p><p> By the time ammo is figured into the equation you'd be better off buying 2 guns. A 243 and a 204. Imho. Savage is inexpensive with great accutriggers. Even some remingtons are inexpensive but youll have to spend at least $130 on a timney trigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swiftkill, post: 1671168, member: 104167"] I shoot 204s, 220 swift, 22.250 and 243s. For a single, multiple choice gun The 243 is the ticket. From a 26" barrel my 243 shoots hornady 58 grain V Max at 4100' per second. HOWEVER, you have to shoot short strings. For high volume pdogs a 204 ruger makes sense. It is about equal to a 22250 out to 500 yards. Devasating. Much less powder n heat. Less recoil. I tend to use the 243 for longer and windier shots. Shoot 100 grain bullets for deer, maybe bear and Elk! There is no one perfect gun for every scenario. I hunt prairoe dogs in Arizona and its much less volume than Montana and Wyoming, but i can get into heated strings. I usually have 5 or 6 guns with me and i like to switch off. A 204 ammo is much cheaper than 22250 or 243. By the time ammo is figured into the equation you'd be better off buying 2 guns. A 243 and a 204. Imho. Savage is inexpensive with great accutriggers. Even some remingtons are inexpensive but youll have to spend at least $130 on a timney trigger. [/QUOTE]
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