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No p-dogs in Michigan. Suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 1090360" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>What others said is true - shooting prairie dogs is addictive. I just got back from the annual prairie dog massacre in Montana. The area around Billings has bunches. You can find State ground with them or ask the local ranchers for access which most are happy to give. I usually take a 22LR with a scope that allows me to dial up out to 200 yards or so. I also take a 223 Rem which is solid out to 400 yards and a 260 Rem for 400 yards plus. My nephew has a couple kills over 1,000 yards with his 260 Rem. Be sure to use frangible bullets like the VMAXs to minimize ricochets. You also have to watch your barrel temp. I have been doing this many years and this year I still lost track of the 223 for a bit and it got hotter than I like. This is also why you take more than one rifle - so when one gets hot you can switch. Also consider taking a portable shooting bench. I have one from Caldwell that swivels 360 degrees and is solid. I also use their front rest and rear bag. I started 10 for 10 with this setup and the 223. The last of that string was 403 yards. Then the wind came up and it got much tougher. Great fun though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 1090360, member: 63138"] What others said is true - shooting prairie dogs is addictive. I just got back from the annual prairie dog massacre in Montana. The area around Billings has bunches. You can find State ground with them or ask the local ranchers for access which most are happy to give. I usually take a 22LR with a scope that allows me to dial up out to 200 yards or so. I also take a 223 Rem which is solid out to 400 yards and a 260 Rem for 400 yards plus. My nephew has a couple kills over 1,000 yards with his 260 Rem. Be sure to use frangible bullets like the VMAXs to minimize ricochets. You also have to watch your barrel temp. I have been doing this many years and this year I still lost track of the 223 for a bit and it got hotter than I like. This is also why you take more than one rifle - so when one gets hot you can switch. Also consider taking a portable shooting bench. I have one from Caldwell that swivels 360 degrees and is solid. I also use their front rest and rear bag. I started 10 for 10 with this setup and the 223. The last of that string was 403 yards. Then the wind came up and it got much tougher. Great fun though. [/QUOTE]
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