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Bookmark or Share- Scope recommendations for Prairie Dogs - Long Range Hunting ForumWithin the next couple of days I will be receiving a Savage Axis bolt action in .223. It comes with a 3-9 Weaver scope but I'd like some better optics. I will be shooting 55 grain handloads and wonder what power scope I should be looking at. I will probably limit my shots to
- Prairie Dogs spots in Arizona? | Long Range Hunting ForumBetween April 1st to July 1st Gunnison prairie dogs are off limits. I brought my ATV and strapped my shooting table on to the racks for transport. I had lots of hits with my .223 Bushmaster Varminter with 50gr Nosler Ballistic Tip reloads.
- 17 Remington or 17 Fireball? | Long Range Hunting Foruml want a prairie dog gun l can point, shoot, and SEE the prairie dog BLOW UP. l have 221FB, 222REM, 223REM, and TAC20 varmint guns. None qualify for me. l think a 17REM or 17FB will.
- Caliber choice for prairie dogs | Long Range Hunting Forum17 HMR is usually our truck gun when driving between or through prairie dog towns. Centerfires provide so much more "splat" factor and for economics it's tough to beat the 204 or 223 but the 22-250 gives more consistent acrobatics in my experience, especially over 400 yards. For the long shots it's worth it to take a 6mm or larger.
- Speer varmint bullet - Long Range Hunting ForumI have had excellent results using Speer bullets for Prairie Dogs. I've shot thousands of both the Varmint soft points as well as the TNT hollow points. I run them in everything from 15" TC Encore pistols in 223 and 308 up through AR-15s and 26" heavy barrel bench guns.
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