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Long-ish range prairie dog caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="jweigel" data-source="post: 1670628" data-attributes="member: 72021"><p>Having just went through this loading my 222 and my 2506.....I quickly realized the ideal long range PD killing gun is one with little to no recoil and good glass with a turret and with a reticle that does not cover up the target at those distances.</p><p></p><p>A 2 inch target at 500 yrds in the wind is up there in shooting skill and gun/caliber ability. If you do not see your hits, only the dead dogs will give you a hint and they will be few and far between </p><p></p><p>If you can range ,dial, then get on the gun and shoot..... See your hit (mostly misses at that distance with wind) and are able to make a quick follow up with ever lifting your head or loosing site of the target makes the second shot deadly </p><p></p><p>For me....that could be a AR 223 or better a AR 224 Valkarie. Even up to a 243 or 6 Creed as long as it's a semi auto...... above a 223 will need a brake or silencer to drop recoil so you can see all shot.</p><p></p><p>Plan B would be to find an unshot town just after the pups are up then a 17 WSM in a AR or Volquartsen will do as you will not have to shoot beyond 250 </p><p></p><p>JMHO....</p><p></p><p>jjw </p><p>ND</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jweigel, post: 1670628, member: 72021"] Having just went through this loading my 222 and my 2506.....I quickly realized the ideal long range PD killing gun is one with little to no recoil and good glass with a turret and with a reticle that does not cover up the target at those distances. A 2 inch target at 500 yrds in the wind is up there in shooting skill and gun/caliber ability. If you do not see your hits, only the dead dogs will give you a hint and they will be few and far between If you can range ,dial, then get on the gun and shoot..... See your hit (mostly misses at that distance with wind) and are able to make a quick follow up with ever lifting your head or loosing site of the target makes the second shot deadly For me....that could be a AR 223 or better a AR 224 Valkarie. Even up to a 243 or 6 Creed as long as it's a semi auto...... above a 223 will need a brake or silencer to drop recoil so you can see all shot. Plan B would be to find an unshot town just after the pups are up then a 17 WSM in a AR or Volquartsen will do as you will not have to shoot beyond 250 JMHO.... jjw ND [/QUOTE]
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