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Caliber combination for prairie dog hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 3096593" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Part of always bringing at least one other rifle is just in case something fails on your primary. Also, if you are on a good town with lots of shooting, letting one rifle cool while using another is great also, and then there is the shorter range vs longer range caliber/BC loads to help fight the wind.</p><p></p><p>Typically for multi-day hunts in another state, I take 3 rifles. Most often, I take a 222Rem, 223 in fast twist (often multiples), maybe a 22/250 or AI in fast twist and sometimes a 6mm version. A 223 fast twist can shoot both shorter ranges and longer with different loads. I have several 223's 1/8" twist rifles in bolt and AR that I build loads using the 50-55's and 75-80's for multi-range usage. I've shot a fair amount of 800yd+ P-dogs with a good 223 using 75-80gr bullets.</p><p></p><p>Failed to mention, that sometimes, I bring along a 22LR target rifle for those dog towns that have young dogs coming up at under 100yds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 3096593, member: 9299"] Part of always bringing at least one other rifle is just in case something fails on your primary. Also, if you are on a good town with lots of shooting, letting one rifle cool while using another is great also, and then there is the shorter range vs longer range caliber/BC loads to help fight the wind. Typically for multi-day hunts in another state, I take 3 rifles. Most often, I take a 222Rem, 223 in fast twist (often multiples), maybe a 22/250 or AI in fast twist and sometimes a 6mm version. A 223 fast twist can shoot both shorter ranges and longer with different loads. I have several 223's 1/8" twist rifles in bolt and AR that I build loads using the 50-55's and 75-80's for multi-range usage. I've shot a fair amount of 800yd+ P-dogs with a good 223 using 75-80gr bullets. Failed to mention, that sometimes, I bring along a 22LR target rifle for those dog towns that have young dogs coming up at under 100yds. [/QUOTE]
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