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question for Groundhog Devastation

binderbinder Member Posts: 242 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
As onm your reply to a question I had before. The 223 is good for what ranges on 5-20 pound creatures, and what else , and at what effective ranges. I have a 30-06, 338 mag, 308 (7.62x51), 30-30pre-64 Win-94,7.62x39. The 338 is a BAR with Gentry Quiet Brake, which has only seen 10 rounds(99.99% clean. I am thinking of selling it, and finding something very accurate in a in either 223 or something flat shooting out to 3-500 yards. Any suggestions?
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  • I.ShuteI.Shute Member Posts: 647 ✭
    edited November -1
    binder:
    Oh, man! NOBODY sells a 338 BAR! I've shot a million rifles and this is the only one I take for deer, bear and hogs, along with a Siamese 45-70 with open sights with HOT loads for when it snows or rains. It's a Safari II with BOSS, The most comfortable, prettiest, all-around killing machine I've ever seen!
    I'll bet GHD would toss out his 25-06s if he ever shot one of these.

    IShaywire27@webtv.net
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  • ClairClair Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    22-250
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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    I don't think you ought to sell if you don't absolutely have to!! As far as a flat shooting, low recoil, low cost of ammo goes along with great accuracy it would be hard to beat a 223 for varmint sized critters out to 300-400 yds. But if I thought I would be shooting them at longer ranges I'd like the extra punch of a 22-250. A little more noise, not much more recoil and a little more expensive to load for but not much!! It can reach out there farther and have more left whent it gets there. Also accuracy is not a concern as a bad shooting 22-250 is a rarity!! The 25-06 is a long range capable caliber but it is definitly more recoil and more expensive to load for!! I am very fond of 22-250 and 25-06 calibers. As I have stated on here before I think they are the two most amazing calibers we have available. My choice for a rifle would be a 700 Remington in whatever configuration you choose. You could get a standard weight barrel or the 700Varmint with the heavy barrel if you're going to be shooting a lot(like in a prairie dog town). All three calibers are available in the 700's. Let us know what you choose. GHD
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  • jager22jager22 Member Posts: 197 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://www.accuratereloading.com/220sw.html

    i just bought a ruger m77 mk2 target 220 swift, it shoots great...if you handload you can load it from .223 loads to above 22-250 loads..when the swift first came out there was talk about throat errosion..that is not really too much of a problem anymore with todays modern powders, non corrosive primers and stronger barrels..the K Mart here carries ammo for it, it sells for around $19 a box of 20
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