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VARMITS VS Cailbers
I am looking at heavy varmit rifles either .223 or 22-250. Need some other outside thoughts on pros and cons.
Primary use is target, woodchucks, crows, coyotes.
My .308 heavy varmit is a little hard on the coyotes especially if it is exceptional and is to be mounted.
TIA Harvey
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Yooper I'm just having a tuff time with this.
I like the Remington 700 varmit/match, very much and lean this way for the .22 varmit in 22-250. Me also likes the Leupold VII 6X18 fine duplex with target knobs.
I also like the Bushmaster with the heavy barrel and as you the scope would be less power for the .223. However a 700 varmit/match would be very nice to have in this cal.
I'm gonna mull on this a while or (which may not be a bad thing) get both. My biggest hold up at this point is the time needed to devote to good skills with either. I do not shoot any of my rifles anywhere enough now.
When I was shooting Hi-Power Silouette, for about 9 years, I was shooting over 40 rounds per week not counting matches just to stay in practice. I just have not have the time, in the past 8 years or so, for quality time with the rifles.
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As long as I have food in me and not just cafeine I am ok and pretty solid.
Very rarely will I attempt a kill type shot from a offhand position. I always use the most solid rest or position I can get in. BUT there are some of the snap shots that are quick and require the best I can do standing and out of balance. My rifles I carry in the field usually have bi-pods.
I think I have made up my mind. The Remington 700 vls in 22-250 with a leupold vxIII 6.5X20 50mm target with turret adjustments. I'm leaning that way very much.
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The decision is made. Rem 700 VLS in the 204 ruger. Scope is still kinda up in the air but it will be a leupold. I'll let you know the final set up. I still have a couple of weeks to finialize the thoughts.
Running vermin will probably need something else someday like a heavy barrel Bushmaster in the 223.
Headed down to Cabelas in PA this weekend to touch, feel, drool...
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Go to Google Froogle and search for the Optronics light. You will fall down with the hits.
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W E L L I'm back. I found a awesome 8.5X25X50mm LR/T Leuplod at Cabelas in the bargin cave bought that plus about 200lbs of other cool stuff.
Went back to the original thoughts and bought the 22-250 Remington VLS on the way home locally. Got a box of shells thru it and need to do some serious trigger work. It will break clean but you have to move the trigger about 3/4 of an inch before it breaks... well it seems like 3/4 inch probably only 3/32.
Next on the list is a call, the bait pile is started some guys that trap to take care of that.
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