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Long-ish range prairie dog caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="djm670" data-source="post: 1672193" data-attributes="member: 36341"><p>To me, and I have a .220 swift, 6 mm Remington and a .25-06; they are all too much noise and fury for an afternoon or day of gopher shooting...The .22-250 is much like the .220 swift. A .17 Remington, .222 or .223 is more than enough noise and fury for them. It might be different if you are just taking one or two long shots at them while waiting for the other rifles to cool off.</p><p></p><p>I have a couple of key towns that I shoot. My first shooting is with my .22 pistol as I clear out the rodents running around where I am shooting from.. then it is with the .22, 5 mm and .17 M2. While I occasionally take one farther out with the .223. Ha ha.. a long afternoon just shooting the .220 swift (.22-250) or 6 mm Remington would wear this old duffer out. You guys that shoot a couple of hundred Prairie Dogs with a .243 or a .22-250 in an afternoon have my admiration.. </p><p></p><p>Good luck with your dad's rifle and the rodent shooting. No matter which one you choose, he is going to love it since it was built and given to him by his son! And you will be sharing so grand times together hunting.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot more commercial ammo with heavy bullets for a fast twist .223 than for a .22-250 and they are a lot cheaper..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djm670, post: 1672193, member: 36341"] To me, and I have a .220 swift, 6 mm Remington and a .25-06; they are all too much noise and fury for an afternoon or day of gopher shooting...The .22-250 is much like the .220 swift. A .17 Remington, .222 or .223 is more than enough noise and fury for them. It might be different if you are just taking one or two long shots at them while waiting for the other rifles to cool off. I have a couple of key towns that I shoot. My first shooting is with my .22 pistol as I clear out the rodents running around where I am shooting from.. then it is with the .22, 5 mm and .17 M2. While I occasionally take one farther out with the .223. Ha ha.. a long afternoon just shooting the .220 swift (.22-250) or 6 mm Remington would wear this old duffer out. You guys that shoot a couple of hundred Prairie Dogs with a .243 or a .22-250 in an afternoon have my admiration.. Good luck with your dad's rifle and the rodent shooting. No matter which one you choose, he is going to love it since it was built and given to him by his son! And you will be sharing so grand times together hunting. There is a lot more commercial ammo with heavy bullets for a fast twist .223 than for a .22-250 and they are a lot cheaper.. [/QUOTE]
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