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<blockquote data-quote="bengineer" data-source="post: 1676398" data-attributes="member: 36951"><p>I have several. Most are fast. All are specific purpose driven.</p><p>17 hornady hornet in Encore: 20 varmageddon tipped at 3600 is murder on small, closer vermin, crows, etc up to marmot sized critters. Fast and flat. Tremendous launching, elevation and helicopters on small stuff. Full size marmots just die, no fanfare or splatter. </p><p>223, either bolt or AR, with lighter bullets for ground squirrels and closer prairie dog shots. Higher volume tends to heat things up in the bigger guns and recoil can become a factor after a few consecutive 400 shot days.</p><p>22-250 or the Ackley version: faster twist and heavies here. marmots to 600 beware, and no case growth in the AI version. I used to shoot a lot of prairie dogs with straight 22-250 and 50 vmax or ballistic tips, but I moved and dont have the same access so I rebarreled and shoot 80 amax; it's a 243-light.</p><p>243 bolt or encore: encore lends itself well to fitting between console and seat. Either shoot 70 tipped varmageddon over 3400 which is fantastic for launching, elevation and helicopters. The bolt gun will send a 105 amax over 3000 with Retumbo. That bullet is the one to write home about on smaller stuff; it is NOT a big game bullet.</p><p>375 JDJ 16" encore: not a joke. Fantastic truck gun for, well, anything. Shooting partner and I took 12 marmots with this and the 358 JDJ with fantastic results. Most any body hit evacuates the insides fully. Moderate recoil, but not a 100 shots per day cartridge. My 375 shoots the 235 Speer at about 2000. The 358 sends a similar 180 speer at 2200 or so. Rabbits and marmots beware, but it is effective on deer and even larger stuff too. Certainly not a 600 yard round, but use your head and all is well.</p><p>6.5 Creed with 140 amax or eld-m: amazing kills on prairie dogs and marmots. Barely enough bullet for deer, but they will exit on a double lung shot, even at 400+.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bengineer, post: 1676398, member: 36951"] I have several. Most are fast. All are specific purpose driven. 17 hornady hornet in Encore: 20 varmageddon tipped at 3600 is murder on small, closer vermin, crows, etc up to marmot sized critters. Fast and flat. Tremendous launching, elevation and helicopters on small stuff. Full size marmots just die, no fanfare or splatter. 223, either bolt or AR, with lighter bullets for ground squirrels and closer prairie dog shots. Higher volume tends to heat things up in the bigger guns and recoil can become a factor after a few consecutive 400 shot days. 22-250 or the Ackley version: faster twist and heavies here. marmots to 600 beware, and no case growth in the AI version. I used to shoot a lot of prairie dogs with straight 22-250 and 50 vmax or ballistic tips, but I moved and dont have the same access so I rebarreled and shoot 80 amax; it's a 243-light. 243 bolt or encore: encore lends itself well to fitting between console and seat. Either shoot 70 tipped varmageddon over 3400 which is fantastic for launching, elevation and helicopters. The bolt gun will send a 105 amax over 3000 with Retumbo. That bullet is the one to write home about on smaller stuff; it is NOT a big game bullet. 375 JDJ 16" encore: not a joke. Fantastic truck gun for, well, anything. Shooting partner and I took 12 marmots with this and the 358 JDJ with fantastic results. Most any body hit evacuates the insides fully. Moderate recoil, but not a 100 shots per day cartridge. My 375 shoots the 235 Speer at about 2000. The 358 sends a similar 180 speer at 2200 or so. Rabbits and marmots beware, but it is effective on deer and even larger stuff too. Certainly not a 600 yard round, but use your head and all is well. 6.5 Creed with 140 amax or eld-m: amazing kills on prairie dogs and marmots. Barely enough bullet for deer, but they will exit on a double lung shot, even at 400+. [/QUOTE]
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