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204 or 223 for Prairie Dogs
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2726800" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>We shoot a lot of gophers up here. 500 to 800 rounds a day is pretty common. Yes you need more than one gun for that volume. Use 22 to 120, 17 hmr to 225 mixed with 22 hornet and 17 FB. I shot the 22 H and the 17 FB because I could get about 600 rounds out of a pound of powder, I can load them for less than 17 hmr, they don't heat the barrel near as fast as a 204 or 223 and they are easy to bulk load on a Dillon 550. Given the choices you are looking at, a matched pair of 204s or a pair of 223s is also a reasonable choice. There are a lot of advantages to only needing one bullet, one powder and loading for one cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2726800, member: 26077"] We shoot a lot of gophers up here. 500 to 800 rounds a day is pretty common. Yes you need more than one gun for that volume. Use 22 to 120, 17 hmr to 225 mixed with 22 hornet and 17 FB. I shot the 22 H and the 17 FB because I could get about 600 rounds out of a pound of powder, I can load them for less than 17 hmr, they don't heat the barrel near as fast as a 204 or 223 and they are easy to bulk load on a Dillon 550. Given the choices you are looking at, a matched pair of 204s or a pair of 223s is also a reasonable choice. There are a lot of advantages to only needing one bullet, one powder and loading for one cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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