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.22/And now for something completely different
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin" data-source="post: 5593" data-attributes="member: 603"><p>I have shot my fair share of gophers (smaller than PD's) with .22 and have established a good understanding of the effectivness based on range (for me and my gun). These numbers are base on a wind speed of sub 3 mph off a bipod and using American Eagle ammo.</p><p></p><p>100-125 yards... Average shells per gopher is 1.3.</p><p></p><p>150-175 yards... Average shells per gopher is 2.3.</p><p></p><p>At 200-225 yards. Average shells per gopher goes up to 4. </p><p></p><p>The farthest I ever shot a gopher was 304 yards but that took 8 shots.</p><p></p><p>Alot depends on the ammo, I have found CCI to be significantly faster and better at long range but I would rather just shoot the cheep stuff and save money for the centerfires.</p><p></p><p>So my answer to your question is that if someone tells me that they shot a gopher at 125 yards I would consider it long range. If more than 200 I would say Ultra long range. It seems that it gets exponentially harder to hit them with .22 as range increases. I usually pass them up if over 175 and use a bigger gun <img src="http://images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin, post: 5593, member: 603"] I have shot my fair share of gophers (smaller than PD's) with .22 and have established a good understanding of the effectivness based on range (for me and my gun). These numbers are base on a wind speed of sub 3 mph off a bipod and using American Eagle ammo. 100-125 yards... Average shells per gopher is 1.3. 150-175 yards... Average shells per gopher is 2.3. At 200-225 yards. Average shells per gopher goes up to 4. The farthest I ever shot a gopher was 304 yards but that took 8 shots. Alot depends on the ammo, I have found CCI to be significantly faster and better at long range but I would rather just shoot the cheep stuff and save money for the centerfires. So my answer to your question is that if someone tells me that they shot a gopher at 125 yards I would consider it long range. If more than 200 I would say Ultra long range. It seems that it gets exponentially harder to hit them with .22 as range increases. I usually pass them up if over 175 and use a bigger gun [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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