AI prairie dog barrel

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As a follow up to the other thread I had posted I thought I'd throw another one out for everyone to help me out with. I'm planning to go Prairie dog hunting/shooting next summer. Same situation it'll be for my AI AT. If you could pick any S/A clambering you wanted for a long range P. dog hunt what would it be? My goal is not volume of dogs but some good solid long range shooting with the maximum distance being the goal and not the number of dogs killed necessarily. Minimal drop, minimal wind drift. I do handload so Wildcats are fine. I been thinking fast twist 22-250, 6 creed, 22-243. I'm drawn to those 80-90gr 22cal bullets for some reason. Also I dont care if I toast the barrel on this one trip so barrel life is not a concern. I want pure performance.
What do y'all think?
 
backyardsniper said:
As a follow up to the other thread I had posted I thought I'd throw another one out for everyone to help me out with. I'm planning to go Prairie dog hunting/shooting next summer. Same situation it'll be for my AI AT. If you could pick any S/A clambering you wanted for a long range P. dog hunt what would it be? My goal is not volume of dogs but some good solid long range shooting with the maximum distance being the goal and not the number of dogs killed necessarily. Minimal drop, minimal wind drift. I do handload so Wildcats are fine. I been thinking fast twist 22-250, 6 creed, 22-243. I'm drawn to those 80-90gr 22cal bullets for some reason. Also I dont care if I toast the barrel on this one trip so barrel life is not a concern. I want pure performance.
What do y'all think?
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.240 Weatherby
 
I went there sometime ago, and while my 22/250 1/9tw, 243's and 6mm's did well, I decided to build a nice heavy 26" 22/250AI 1/8tw that shoots 75/80's, and even 90's, into tiny holes. Our range had steel P-dog gongs at 600, 930 and 1,022yds, and hitting them became rather routine. Same was true for the real things at LR. It simply works!
22_250 AI.JPG 22_250 AI Group 75AMAX.jpg
 
If you want long shots I think the 6br case should be at the top of your list. High bc bullets and accuracy is unbeatable.
 
Yep. I have a 8 twist 22-250 shooting 75's and its great. next time I would just do a 22 CM. Dont forget the 6 CM either. Just for ease of brass and such. 6mm BR woudn't be bad either great components
 
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