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Looking For A Predator Rifle....What caliber???
1/18/2012 7:50:36 PM
I have a severe bug to buy a predator rifle.....
I was at Cabelas and they have some deals on Savage Axis rifles:
Savage Axis Scope Combo; On sale for $349.99
Camo synthetic stock
3-9x40 Scope
Savage Axis Predator Kit; On sale for $499
Camo synthetic stock
Camo scope 3-9x40
Camo rings
Camo barrel
Primos Turbo Dogg Predator Call ($170 value)
Now..........what caliber do you guys suggest and why???
They have the following available:
.204
.22-250
.223
.243
THANKS!!!
I was at Cabelas and they have some deals on Savage Axis rifles:
Savage Axis Scope Combo; On sale for $349.99
Camo synthetic stock
3-9x40 Scope
Savage Axis Predator Kit; On sale for $499
Camo synthetic stock
Camo scope 3-9x40
Camo rings
Camo barrel
Primos Turbo Dogg Predator Call ($170 value)
Now..........what caliber do you guys suggest and why???
They have the following available:
.204
.22-250
.223
.243
THANKS!!!
1/18/2012 8:41:57 PM
.204 because its the only one of the 4 I don't have. I've killed predators with all 3 of the others.
1/18/2012 8:47:05 PM
I say .223 rem or .243win.
1/18/2012 8:55:08 PM
I was leaning towards the .223, only because I am familiar with the round because I carry a RRA M4 on duty
Anyone have a pic comparison of the rounds I listed?
Anyone have a pic comparison of the rounds I listed?
1/19/2012 2:17:27 AM
If you do a .223 get an AR instead of a bolt gun. My vote is 22-250 though.
1/19/2012 7:17:08 AM
I like .223 and .243.
.223 for low recoil and ubiquity.
.243 for longer range and a harder hitting round.
I guess if I was getting a first predator rifle, it would be .223. They do plenty of damage to coyotes. I hit one in the neck once with 60 or 62 gr VMax and the exit was the size of a grapefruit. Totally ruined the hide, but that was one dead coyote.
I've only shot coyotes with soft points in .243. They don't blow up like VMax, tend to leave a half-dollar sized exit. Has a very dead-right-there effect when hit in the chest.
.223 for low recoil and ubiquity.
.243 for longer range and a harder hitting round.
I guess if I was getting a first predator rifle, it would be .223. They do plenty of damage to coyotes. I hit one in the neck once with 60 or 62 gr VMax and the exit was the size of a grapefruit. Totally ruined the hide, but that was one dead coyote.
I've only shot coyotes with soft points in .243. They don't blow up like VMax, tend to leave a half-dollar sized exit. Has a very dead-right-there effect when hit in the chest.
1/19/2012 6:48:00 PM
I use an AR in .223 most of the time. I also have a remington 700 in 25-05 that I use when it's windy. The 25-06 is not fur friendly!!! Where I limited to ne rifle it would be a 22-250.
1/19/2012 11:39:34 PM
.243. It can do double duty very well, and take down a much larger hog or deer with authority. I love the .223 because of the low cost of shooting. Accuracy is very good on all choices, but in many places you can take other game while predator hunting. going with a lighter frag bullet for dogs and foxes, while keeping a couple 100gr. rounds for a hog encounter is more sensible; also.... in higher wind, the heavier longer bullet will fly far better past 150 yds.
1/20/2012 1:49:29 AM
I like 243...push the heavier loads 85-105gr and it makes one great deer, antelope and sheep gun. Mild recoil an very good ballistics. Push the medium grain loads 68-75 for Coyote, fox, and ground hog. Even lighter recoil just be careful because you can burn out a barrel pretty fast with anything below 68 grain loads.
1/20/2012 6:53:25 PM
I'd go with a 22250 with a sporter weight 20" to 22" 1x9 twist barrel
or a rem 7 in 243
or a rem 7 in 243
1/26/2012 12:42:09 AM
The .223 will cover 90% of the things you want it to do. The other 10% you will wish it was a .22-250.
That said my coyote gun is a 5.56 and 10% of the time I wish it was a .22-250.
That said my coyote gun is a 5.56 and 10% of the time I wish it was a .22-250.
1/26/2012 10:58:43 AM
I'd say a .223 - cheap ammo to practice with till you get profceint at longer ranges. Hornady Varmit superformance if you need more oompf. If you shoot that much, you will want better optics than the low end 3-9 that the package comes with. A $29 scope on a $250 rifle is a joke. Your scope should cost more than 33% of the cost of your gun as a rule of thumb. As you shoot more you will appreciate a better trigger, Timney makes a nice replacement for the axis >$100. I've modified a factory trigger with about 2 hours of careful stoning, and clipping a small amount off the trigger spring. my 2 cents
2/2/2012 5:27:37 PM
.17Rem if you want to put up the fur.
2/2/2012 9:42:29 PM
.243 would be my vote
2/4/2012 9:38:57 PM
.458 socom for drt.
J/k.
.223 because it's cheap and effective. AR because they're sweet.
J/k.
.223 because it's cheap and effective. AR because they're sweet.
2/10/2012 11:44:36 PM
Originally Posted By ravinluna:
I'd say a .223 - cheap ammo to practice with till you get profceint at longer ranges. Hornady Varmit superformance if you need more oompf. If you shoot that much, you will want better optics than the low end 3-9 that the package comes with. A $29 scope on a $250 rifle is a joke. Your scope should cost more than 33% of the cost of your gun as a rule of thumb. As you shoot more you will appreciate a better trigger, Timney makes a nice replacement for the axis >$100. I've modified a factory trigger with about 2 hours of careful stoning, and clipping a small amount off the trigger spring. my 2 cents
I'd say a .223 - cheap ammo to practice with till you get profceint at longer ranges. Hornady Varmit superformance if you need more oompf. If you shoot that much, you will want better optics than the low end 3-9 that the package comes with. A $29 scope on a $250 rifle is a joke. Your scope should cost more than 33% of the cost of your gun as a rule of thumb. As you shoot more you will appreciate a better trigger, Timney makes a nice replacement for the axis >$100. I've modified a factory trigger with about 2 hours of careful stoning, and clipping a small amount off the trigger spring. my 2 cents
I have an ACOG on a 18" BCM AR that I built, the optic was close to 100% the cost of the gun... I havent run any final numbers.
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