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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:01:01 PM EDT
my cousin is interested in buying a small bore (under .30 cal) varmint gun that he can shoot out to long ranges (400 plus yards) i reccomended a .204, just looking for suggestions.
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:02:14 PM EDT
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25-06
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:04:23 PM EDT
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Longer ranges I would go with the aforementioned 25-06, or a 6mm or 6.5mm caliber. .223 will work as well with heavier bullets. I'm thinking .204 would be a bit light in any kind of crosswind, not that it's incapable of reaching out that far.
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:05:19 PM EDT
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22-250, 243, 25-06
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:07:19 PM EDT
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I like 243 and 270 but they may be overkill for what your looking for
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:11:57 PM EDT
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I really like the .243 personally.
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:14:57 PM EDT
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weatherby .257 magnum.
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:16:40 PM EDT
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22-250
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:17:15 PM EDT
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.243
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:19:37 PM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:21:16 PM EDT
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.17 HMR
 .25-06 should be more than enough though. |
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:23:50 PM EDT
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For ranges to 400 yards the 22-250 is the standard by which all varmint calibers are judged. I have whacked a couple beyond 400 with mine, and one at 537 yars confirmed with a range finder..
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:30:58 PM EDT
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thanks guys, how is the recoil on a 25-06 compared to a 22-250?
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:32:13 PM EDT
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At 400+ yards 25-06 with a 100 grain nosler ballistic tip will out shoot any 223, 22-250, or 243.
Edit: There is more recoil than a 22-250, more like a 308 imo. |
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:32:38 PM EDT
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What he said. |
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Posted: 6/3/2008 4:32:59 PM EDT
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+2 |
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