What rifles you guys running for varmint hunting?

[Bruce Treloar]

Remington 700 Remington 788 L461 Sako
MK IV 17.222 222Rem 222Rem Mag 22 PPC

Did have 22.250 and Swift but gave these barrel burners away. They didn't do anything the more accurate 22PPC will do. I also shoot 22PPC competition benchrest

 

[WildRose]

Remington VSSFII in .220 Swift

CZ527 in .204 Ruger.

The CZ single set trigger is the best I've ever touched. I wish I had them on everything.

 

[beaueel]

I have 22-250s, 223, 204, 17hmr, 6bra and 6creed, used to use a 257wby with 90gr blitz kings on coyotes, awesome combo, often they wouldn't exit. A 22creed is a good option for coyotes, if ur leaning more towards lots of shooting a smaller varmints, hands down a 22br. U will have a ton of barrel life and performance. If ur shooting under 300yards the 204 is hard to beat

I am building a 22 creedmoor on Rem 700 using a Shaw barrel with 1n8 twist. You have any info on powder ??? Many thanks

 

[beaueel]

Any of you folks have info on reloading 22 creed ?

 

[COBrad]

I'm getting ready to rebarrel with .22 creedmore myself. From what I've read H4350 is a go-to powder. Look at
Precisionrifleblog.com there's some good information there.

 

[Canhunter35]

I am building a 22 creedmoor on Rem 700 using a Shaw barrel with 1n8 twist. You have any info on powder ??? Many thanks

Whatever u can find, but h4350 is a good starting point

 

[L.Sherm]

I prefer low heat cartridges because of high volume sage rat shooting.
17 Badger
20VT
20SCC
20P.
20PPCAI I have 9 rifles in these calibers, I rarely shoot my 20BRAI, 22-250 or 222 Rem. Mag

 

[COBrad]

I wish I had high volume shooting! Where I've been shooting in eastern Utah a hundred round day was a big day. Hit a few from 300 in, but most of the shooting was 400 and out. Last three trips I couldn't find a single dog. Between the plague in one area and extreme drought the past year or two I think it's been too much for them.

 

[RidgeTop]

Mine is a 700 VS in.223. I use 52 grain Sierra Match bullets. 40 grain ballistic tips are very accurate as well.

My favorite bullet in my Rem 22-250 52gr Sierra btmatch

 

[oldfortyfiveauto]

20 Practical in a CZ527, Rem 700 and Savage....awesome for prairie dogs.

 

[WildRose]

Any of you folks have info on reloading 22 creed ?

Lot's of discussion on the 22 Creedmore over at Sniper's Hide and a few other sites where there's more of an emphasis on target shooting and/or predator hunting.

Performance is between the .223 and .220 Swift. Oddly slower twist barrels are the norm rather than the exception with this round.

If I were building one I'd probably do a 1:9 twist which should be adequate for all but the very heaviest of specialty bullets.

RL26 and H1000 seem to be ideal powders with the round.

22 Creedmoor Load Data

Since its’ inception, in 2007 by Hornady, the 6.5 Creedmoor has seen some pretty meteoric growth in popularity. That growth continues as of this writing, as the cartridge has now gone mainstream with hunters and shooters alike. As the popularity of the 6.5 Creedmoor has increased, so has the...

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[Critter Picker]

Well I'm not a guy but my varmint hunting is pretty well limited to 200 yards or less for ground hogs, chipmunks and coyotes. They all succumb to my Tikka T1X in .22 LR. with a Vortex Crossfire 4 x 16 x 50 sighted in at 150 yards using CCI Mini Mags. Although I cannot claim one shot one dead one for chipmunks over 75 yards if you are a ground hog or coyote out to 200 yards it's pretty much a one shot deal. There are some 30 groundhogs that can attest to that, which became coyote food over the last year It's only to have more than few coyotes coming for a ground hog dinner become dinner for other coyotes. It's dog eat dog world out here in the Wisconsin Woods and fields.

So where in Wisconsin are you from? I'm near Waupaca.

 

[cantfixstupid]

AR15 DPMS 24" Barrel 204 Ruger, 39 GR Sierra bullet, its like a laser out 300 yd.

 

[oldfortyfiveauto]

AR15 DPMS 24" Barrel 204 Ruger, 39 GR Sierra bullet, its like a laser out 300 yd.

You guys running the 204 Ruger really need to look at the 20 Practical when it's time for a barrel. Same performance, cheap brass and less powder. It's what the 204 should have been.