What rifles you guys running for varmint hunting?

[waspocrew]

22-250 AI - really does a number on prairie dogs, gophers, and coyotes. Once the barrel is toast, I'll replace it with a 22 Creed prefit I have on hand.

I'm also a fan of my Tikka 223 - relatively cheaper to shoot and does a great job as well.

 

[matt_3479]

- KS arms sar action, benchmark 1:10 twist #5 20 tactical, tt diamond, McMillan htg adj.
- bighorn tl3, benchmark 1:8 twist mtu, 223 rem tt diamond, krg bravo
- ruger American 223 rem
- kelbly atlas 6 creed, bartlein 1:7.5 twist, tt diamond, was originally wearing a manners but stocks being changed.

 

[BrentM]

17hmr, 223, and 204. Have 22-250, 220 swift as well. But if I was to grab any rifle it'll be the 204 first, then the 223 for longer range stuff. 17 for anything inside 250.

 

[skipglo]

50 BMG...send out your largest varmints! Big or small....it will kill em all!

 

[458win]

What varmints are you after? If your after predators or squirrels changes things.
However it's hard to go wrong with a good old .223 Remington for 90% of what's out there.
My go to rifle for predators is a tikka t3 222 with leupold 3.5-10. Works on everything from 10ft to 300yrds.


With ground squirrels now then it's 17hmr, 17hornet, 17m4, 204, 221, 220 swift, 22-250, 222, 223, 22ppc and whatever else I deem I need to bring and run ammo though.

 

[19elkhunter51]

Custom barreled Ruger 77. Heavy varmint contour Broughton 1:8 twist in 22-250. I don't have any place local to shoot past 150 yards on paper. With Berger 70grn bullets, R-17 or H-380 it prints .200 groups all day long. On coyotes is totally devastating.
For closer shots on squirrels, I have a Savage in 17 HMR.

 

[Idgunner]

A pair of Savage 223s with McGowen 8 twist barrels and a Savage model 112 25-06. Chucks out to 600 yards are fair game.

 

[Greyfox]

My dedicated varmint rifles are an AR15/223, and a Savage Predator Bolt action in 22-250.

 

[Cutback]

Have a few.
Depending on shot distance and location requirements...
Ruger K77/22 win mag, 24"
Rem Mod. 7, .221 Fireball, 24"
RRA A4 Varmint, .223 Rem, 24"
Rem 700 Sendero, Gen 1, .223 Rem, 26"
Tikka T3x, .223 Rem, 22.5"
Rem 700, .22-250AI, 1 in 8", 27.5"

They all serve me well....
FWIW, all my friends and family like shooting the fireball the best.

 

[jrock]

AR 204
Savage 10FV in 204
Marlin .17 HMR
Savage .22LR
Vanguard .243
and an air gun, if I need a workout

 

[Jeffrey Van Zandt]

custom 300 win mag and a custom 6.5 PRC

 

[PatriotHenry]

A pair of Savage 223s with McGowen 8 twist barrels and a Savage model 112 25-06. Chucks out to 600 yards are fair game.

Gunner I have seen you blast chucks farther than 600 LOL!

 

[Wrenches]

Prairie Dogs or Coyotes, wife and I use Savage Axis's in 223 Remington with 27.1 grains of TAC behind a 40 grain Sierra Blitz King. We also have Remington 700's in 22-250, Savage in 204, and two customs in 220 Swift. Mostly the 223's are used and the others stay in the safe. One other I didn't mention above is a Winchester 70 varmint light with a laminated stock in 243. I load it with H4895 and 55 grain Blitz Kings that run over 4000 FPS. It is spectacular on Prairie Dogs sounds like a detonation when it hits.

 

[Gary in MD]

I use a 223ai, 22-250, 240wby and have used several others in the past.
But the easy answer is my 220 Swift!
A 55 grain bullet at a nice easy 3850 fps does everything I need.
Gary