Best all around cartridge

[Wambli Ska]

Yeah but your prairie dogs are big and scary

[Wambli Ska]

Yeah but your prairie dogs are big and scary

[Zee]

I would probably be interested in some of the new cartridges like the:
.22 CM
6 CM
6.5 PRC
7 PRC

If I wasn’t already so vested in their predecessors. As it is, it’s not worth transitioning rifles and loading components for something I already have covered redundantly.

[Gila]

I would probably be interested in some of the new cartridges like the:
.22 CM
6 CM
6.5 PRC
7 PRC

If I wasn’t already so vested in their predecessors. As it is, it’s not worth transitioning rifles and loading components for something I already have covered redundantly.

22-250

[Ernie]

Yeah but your prairie dogs are big and scary

He started charging me, so I had to drop him at around 1450 yards with a 7mm Dakota, with a 200 grain Wildcat bullet

[mitdr774]

.35 Whelen works well on coyotes and jackals.....

[Wambli Ska]

I can attest .458 Win Mag is good enough on Woodchucks!

[Wambli Ska]

Yeah but your prairie dogs are big and scary

He started charging me, so I had to drop him at around 1450 yards with a 7mm Dakota, with a 200 grain Wildcat bullet

DAMNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

[Zee]

I would probably be interested in some of the new cartridges like the:
.22 CM
6 CM
6.5 PRC
7 PRC

If I wasn’t already so vested in their predecessors. As it is, it’s not worth transitioning rifles and loading components for something I already have covered redundantly.

22-250

Already have one. And a .220 Swift. So, the lack of need to spoil up for a .22 CM.

[Ernie]

I would probably be interested in some of the new cartridges like the:
.22 CM
6 CM
6.5 PRC
7 PRC

If I wasn’t already so vested in their predecessors. As it is, it’s not worth transitioning rifles and loading components for something I already have covered redundantly.

22-250

Already have one. And a .220 Swift. So, the lack of need to spoil up for a .22 CM.

True...Unless you want a big Boy fast twist 22 cal

[Zee]

22-250

Already have one. And a .220 Swift. So, the lack of need to spoil up for a .22 CM.

True...Unless you want a big Boy fast twist 22 cal

Won’t accomplish anything I can’t do already and the expense is counter productive to my goals.

[Ernie]

Already have one. And a .220 Swift. So, the lack of need to spoil up for a .22 CM.

True...Unless you want a big Boy fast twist 22 cal

Won’t accomplish anything I can’t do already and the expense is counter productive to my goals.

I am not disagreeing with that...Unless your goals change

[Zee]

True...Unless you want a big Boy fast twist 22 cal

Won’t accomplish anything I can’t do already and the expense is counter productive to my goals.

I am not disagreeing with that...Unless your goals change

Been known to on occasion.

[Ernie]

Won’t accomplish anything I can’t do already and the expense is counter productive to my goals.

I am not disagreeing with that...Unless your goals change

Been known to on occasion.

Maybe, Possibly, On A Few Occasions

[Gila]

Already have one. And a .220 Swift. So, the lack of need to spoil up for a .22 CM.

True...Unless you want a big Boy fast twist 22 cal

Won’t accomplish anything I can’t do already and the expense is counter productive to my goals.

Let's see. I paid about $600.00, new, years ago, for my 22-250 Remington Model 700, 26" bull barrel with a laminate wood stock. It shoots sub MOA groups at a 3625 fps muzzle velocity with 55 grain Sierra Blitzking bullets using factory Federal V-Shok ammo. Why would I want anything else for varmints? I agree that the 30-06 is the best all around cartridge, but for me, the Winchester Model 70 300 win mag was my choice to do the heavy lifting. With that said, if I could only pick 3 they would be a 22LR bolt, 30-30 lever and a 12 gauge pump...

[Chiro1989]

Dang Ernie, almost a mile, how did you find the carcass?

[Ernie]

Dang Ernie, almost a mile, how did you find the carcass?

This was my longest kill using a bi-pod.

See the dirt face behind me?
We were shooting on top of that.
There was hardly any grass, so that made it easy to mark it, plus there is a two-track to the left of me.
The fence to the right also serves as locator. It is a long strip between the two-track and the fence.
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[mitdr774]

I can attest .458 Win Mag is good enough on Woodchucks!

Not sure me neighbors or city police would appreciate me using a .458 to correct my woodchuck problem.

[Ernie]

I can attest .458 Win Mag is good enough on Woodchucks!

That would be fun to watch

[mitdr774]

I did watch a PH take out a dingo with a .458 WM while it was chasing a wallaby. Rather impressive, but I suspect he was well practiced at doing that.

[Ernie]

Cool!

[shotgunshooter3]

Speaking of .22-250, I recently learned that Tikka occasionally does a run of .22-250's with a 1:8" twist. If I were already set up for the round, I would be sorely tempted by that to lob some of the heavier pills.

[Zee]

Speaking of .22-250, I recently learned that Tikka occasionally does a run of .22-250's with a 1:8" twist. If I were already set up for the round, I would be sorely tempted by that to lob some of the heavier pills.

If I didn’t have an 8T already, that’s where I’d be looking.

[shotgunshooter3]

Speaking of .22-250, I recently learned that Tikka occasionally does a run of .22-250's with a 1:8" twist. If I were already set up for the round, I would be sorely tempted by that to lob some of the heavier pills.

If I didn’t have an 8T already, that’s where I’d be looking.

If it was a heavy barreled version I would have been way more tempted. It was the lite/stainless configuration. Still probably a great gun for SE sized deer.

[Linefinder]

This question always devolves into the general concensus that it takes 3. I'll buck that trend and say the .243 win. It'll take pdogs with aplomb, though hi-count colony critters will bite you with barrel wear. It'll certainly put down elk with proper bullet selection and judicious shooting. That's a pretty wide bandwidth. The question was one.

Mike