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Which SWFA fixed magnification scope for a heavy varmint rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1624906" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>I'm going to say OP is doing this wrong front to back. PD hunting at 1000? Fixed power scope for that? 20lbs .22-250 rifle? 80gr bullets? Laugh. </p><p></p><p>I'm just going to guess OP's not been on a PD hunt before and knows precious little about it. Seems to me that you're confusing heavy gun 1000yrd benchrest competition with prairie dog hunting.</p><p></p><p>Here's a PD hunter that knows exactly what he's doing (BTW, that's not me, just a pic cribbed from the interwebs). Compare everything you're planning to do to what you see the calm gentleman in the picture doing. Correct yourself as needed.</p><p><img src="https://www.redboneoutfitting.com/uploads/photos/Prairie dog hunt-157.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Barrels over 24" ain't going to get you much on a .22-250 but they do bring their own special bag of issues/problems/compromises to the party. 3700fps with 60gr bullets is easy to get. A full cylinder barrel is a waste of weight. Barrels that long and heavy need an action with a long tenon section if you want to free float it. Your scope should be something like a Leupold VXII 6-18x40 or 6-24x50 (<a href="https://www.midwayusa.com/product/638750/leupold-vx-ii-target-rifle-scope-6-18x-40mm-adjustable-objective-1-8-moa-target-dot-reticle-matte" target="_blank">https://www.midwayusa.com/product/638750/leupold-vx-ii-target-rifle-scope-6-18x-40mm-adjustable-objective-1-8-moa-target-dot-reticle-matte</a>) with a fine crosshair and target dot. The whole fun of PD shooting is seeing the hit so too much magnification is only going to screw you up especially since mirage is a major issue on the big wide flat terrain you find PD's in when it's warm enough to shoot PD's enjoyably. </p><p></p><p>Thinking you're going to engage them beyond about 500-600yrds is pretty much fantasy. You have to find them first and the best shooters in the world would have trouble with any wind at those distances against a 4-6" wide PD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1624906, member: 96226"] I'm going to say OP is doing this wrong front to back. PD hunting at 1000? Fixed power scope for that? 20lbs .22-250 rifle? 80gr bullets? Laugh. I'm just going to guess OP's not been on a PD hunt before and knows precious little about it. Seems to me that you're confusing heavy gun 1000yrd benchrest competition with prairie dog hunting. Here's a PD hunter that knows exactly what he's doing (BTW, that's not me, just a pic cribbed from the interwebs). Compare everything you're planning to do to what you see the calm gentleman in the picture doing. Correct yourself as needed. [IMG]https://www.redboneoutfitting.com/uploads/photos/Prairie dog hunt-157.jpg[/IMG] Barrels over 24" ain't going to get you much on a .22-250 but they do bring their own special bag of issues/problems/compromises to the party. 3700fps with 60gr bullets is easy to get. A full cylinder barrel is a waste of weight. Barrels that long and heavy need an action with a long tenon section if you want to free float it. Your scope should be something like a Leupold VXII 6-18x40 or 6-24x50 ([URL]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/638750/leupold-vx-ii-target-rifle-scope-6-18x-40mm-adjustable-objective-1-8-moa-target-dot-reticle-matte[/URL]) with a fine crosshair and target dot. The whole fun of PD shooting is seeing the hit so too much magnification is only going to screw you up especially since mirage is a major issue on the big wide flat terrain you find PD's in when it's warm enough to shoot PD's enjoyably. Thinking you're going to engage them beyond about 500-600yrds is pretty much fantasy. You have to find them first and the best shooters in the world would have trouble with any wind at those distances against a 4-6" wide PD. [/QUOTE]
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