Yeah, Im going to north dakota with my friend and his dad. Im 16, so my firearm sources are currently limited to a Ruger 10/22 or a Beretta 92FS. I love them both, but they are both limited to fairly close ranges. I guess since you said the CCI stingers were saved for your "special applications", that they are pretty hot rounds, and would be the best for tearin up some dogs. Well since those are on the more expensive end of .22LR, Ill only bring about 300 rounds or so, and use some winchester super x-point HP rounds for the rest, unless you can recommend a better high velocity .22LR, Im really really lost when it comes to the best .22LR ammo for PD hunting. My friends dad however does have a .22-250 for reaching out and touching the dogs :-)
I was figuring that I would save up and get an AR15 style rifle, but I am not sure what configuration to get. I think a 16" would be the "best", who knows, maybe I should pick up the LEGP rifle. Any suggestions for a nice and accurate AR for a 16 year old who doesnt want to blow too much money?
OOh, just got a 4-16x40 scope for the Ruger, its awesome. Going from a 4x32 to a scope like that was pretty sweet.
I really cant wait to go, but I am thinking a new high power rifle would be a good purchase, but then again...what good would it be since the only real rifle range is an hour and a half away, and I may only do this once a year?? Im just not sure what to do for now, so im hoping the ruger will get me by for now.
OOh, and about alot of wounded dogs, thats what the Beretta and a few 15 rounders are for. But I will do my best to take them out with one shot or do a follow up just to "be sure". I have a hard enough time shooting the dogs in the first place, so the last thing I want to happen is for them to suffer.
On a cooler note, my friends dad told me that he purchased a totaly of 30 butler creek 25 rounders before the ban, because he is the owner of a plastic parts company, which made parts for Butler creek magazines, so he got discounts on the magazines, around 50% of from teh factory if I believe. 28 of the 30 are still new in wrapper. Hes gonna let me buy up to 10 of them for 10 bucks each. I about shit my pants when I heard that. So far between the 3 of us going, there will be 3 ruger 10/22's, a .22-250 (not sure what kind), a .357 by colt, a ruger .22 semi auto pistol, and my Beretta 92FS, for the close encounters.
Sorry for the long post...but im happy about this :-)