What rifles you guys running for varmint hunting?

[436]

rifles got way too easy to use and not challenging. Nothing better than shooting a full charge elephant at 12 yards or a groundhog/fox at 4-500 yards with a handgun.

Sound like you like the rush! nothing wrong with that, thanks Cheers.

 

[BALLISTICJESUS]

I shoot a .22 Creedmoor bolt rifle and a .22 Grendel AR. Both with the 80.5gr Berger Full Bore.

 

[BiggBeans]

This is my varmint rifle. Bighorn Action, Proof Carbon Fiber Barrel, Triggertech Trigger, Foundation Rifle stock. Had a 6.5cm barrel on it, but just slapped the .223 barrel on it a month ago. Going to shoot praire dogs and crows with it now.

 

[30378wbymag]

In centerfires, a couple of 204's, a 22 CM, a 243 AI and a 6 CM.

I'm fire-forming brass on a newly built 20x47 Lapua with a 90% load but it shoots well enough doing so that I've taken it to 725 on steel, with first round impact on a 10" plate. Hit about 8 o'clock, made a hold correction and center punched it with the 2nd shot.

I figured I'd test it on fur and believe it's going to perform like I wanted on fox and bobcats. This woodchuck was taken at 142 yds above the end of the red container, the round must of scared him to death - I found no entrance, exit nor sign of blood.






I guess the Glock 26 counts, too. I dispatched this one here, 10' from my dog kennel.

I have never seen a groundhog in a tree ***??? The wife and I were headed up to Riggins once on the dirt two tracks and seen about 6 goats in a tree, I dang near wrecked the truck! I got so tickled at my wife, it struck her so funny she could hardly catch her breath!!!

 

[Justice1327]

22-250 slinging 75 ELDM at 3350

What twist? I have a 1:9 I haven't done any load work, but was thinking about that bullet specifically.

 

[BrentM]

Small varmint, 204 is my preference. Larger, like long range yotes and wolves, 6.5 prc. Might build a 6 prc for the next one tho

 

[RH300UM]

223 wylde AR, 224 Valkyrie AR, 243 AI rem 700 (favorite)
Building a new AR rifle now in a 6

 

[RD57]

22 Hornet CZ 527, 223 Rem Sako, 220 Wilson Arrow & 243 Win.

 

[2Rope]

17 HMR, 204, 223, 22-250, 6AI, to name my favorites…

 

[bear52157]

Savage 224 valkyrie

 

[azsugarbear]

22 Creedmoor

 

[VinceMule]

A pard hunts with a 6.5 Creed shooting 120g A max. WOW, sure makes a mess out of a coyotes!

 

[Josh06]

What twist? I have a 1:9 I haven't done any load work, but was thinking about that bullet specifically.

Not the same bullet but I shoot the 77 TMK and 77 SMK out of my 1/9 22cm at just over 3400 and they do great.

 

[ridge86]

Not the same bullet but I shoot the 77 TMK and 77 SMK out of my 1/9 22cm at just over 3400 and they do great.

Have you tried an 80gr bullet with your 1:9 twist? I think my next 22 creed barrel will have a 1:9