VarmintGuy very much intended as a compliment!!
I am being educated with this exchange. I am begining to see some of the errors of my ways. I shamefully admit to having VICES. I truely enjoy scuba diving, and I won't dive in water colder than 78 deg. F at 100 ft depth. This of cource means I must travel. Ohio has very few bodies of water as deep as 100 ft. and those that are, are COLD and you can only see the lens of your mask. That is no fun.
Golf.... gave that one up one year and never looked back.
Also I now consider a golf course as the misuse of a good rifle range.
Now I have renewed goals. Who knows I may catch up some day. OK I was day dreaming a bit there.
More power to more powder.

muck

VG - you still need a 17 ackley bee, a couple of K hornets, a 22/250 AI maybe a 56.x50Rmag then a 6mm/250AI would be nice - especially in a fast twist - I can even think up some more given another day or 2

Butchbloc: I have only owned ONE of the calibers you mentioned and I never shot that one!
It was a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in 22 K-Hornet. The previous owner had "K'ed" out the original 22 Hornet Model 70 and then lost interest. I bought the Rifle for profit motives and never did fire it.
I wish I had!
Now I have had something to do with the 22-250 A.I. and that is a FINE cartridge.
The 5.6x50Rmag sounds interesting but I am still wheeling and dealing on a Rifle from an estate out on the west coast - that IS my next objective for shore!

Muck: Great point on the Golf Courses being better used as Gun Ranges!
Amen to that!

458Lottfan: Best of luck making the 2,008 date for your Safari!
I know you will make it!
I hear there are lots of Varmints in Africa as well as Big Game!

Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Custom Rem 700 223 Vari X III 6.5 X 20
Rem 700 LTR 308 MK IV 3.5 X 10
10-22 17 HM2
CZ Varmint 17HMR
Rem 870 12 ga.
Ruger MK III 22lr
Marlin 1895 45-70 for the big varmints.

Can a guy really have too many critter-getters?


Updated 11-26-09


stuff

1) #1 Ruger .223 8x32x44 [for way out there ]
2) 10/22 4x [ for walking around ]
3) QB36 600fps .177 pellet gun [ for suburbia ]
4) 12 ga [ when it is close and time to die ]


Some of my guns that did not make the team:
17HMR bolt
22 rimfire bolt
22 mag
222 bolt
223 bolt
223 AR15s
243 bolt
250S
257RIA


How does a gun make the team?
I seem to use it for killing again and again.

I wasn't going to post on this one because I've used about every firearm I own for Varmint hunting. I tend to sight in a rifle and then go try it out on to see if I'm MOP-Dog. I figure if in get consistent kills then it is good enough for big game. My most used varmint guns are:

1. 22lr in Win model 06&72, Marlin model 60, and 10/22 Ruger.

2. 22WMR Savage 93 & Marlin 25MN

3. 223 in H&R Ultra Varmint, DPMS M4 Carbine

4. 243 Parker Hale 1200

5. 270 Parker Hale 1200 & Remington 700 ADL

Other calibers I have used on varmints are, 303 British, 30-30, 30-06, 35 Rem, 280 Rem, 8mm-06, 338-06, & 35 Whelen. Probably the most fun I've ever had testing my accuracy of my firearms on p-dogs was the day I used my .50 cal muzzle loader. I was taking the little guys around 50-70 yards with ball and patch, it was a total blast.

Mine:
221 Fireball currently away being rechambered to 222 Rem Mag
223 (*2)
6*47
22/250
243

And the missus':
204 Ruger
223 (awaiting a 204 barrel)

quote:

Originally posted by VarmintGuy:
SDHandgunner: I have a Ruger heavy barrel Rifle in caliber 17 HMR and I think its the same model as your 22 LR.
My question of you is how does your Ruger 77/22VBZ shoot?
What kinds of groups does it make at say 25 yards or 50 or 100 for that matter?
I am so happy with the accuracy of my Ruger 77/17 V/T (77/17VBZ?) that I have been contemplating getting one like yours in the 22 LR?
By the way if you can remember how did it shoot BEFORE your modifications?
Thanks for any info.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. My Ruger K77/22VBZ .22 LR is actually the 4th or 5th one I have had over the years. Basically with all the other ones all I ever had to do to them was Free Float the Barrel and Tune the Triggers, then once the right ammo was found they simply shot good.

The one I currently have I got used in a trade and it has been the WORST one of the lot. Now mind you it would shoot 5 shot groups at 50 yards of 3/8" to 5/8", but was occasionally plagued with unexplained fliers that would wreck an otherwise good group.

Well since the modifications the 5 shot 50 yard groups are now 3/8" to 1/2" but the fliers are gone. So it did not make it shoot tighter groups but no more unexplained fliers.

On some of these Rugers the Barrel Shank to Action fit is horrible. In fact I have had to shim a couple and it seemed to really help. The first one I ever did was horrible, and on that one I not only shimmed the barrel to action but I also JB Welded the Barrel into the Action. This particular rifle is still the very best shooter of any of the 77/22's I have had. No the current owner will not sell it back to me either.

Larry

These are my varmint rifles (and pistol):

204 Savage Varmint, thumbhole stock
22 Hornet Contender pistol
223 Contender rifle
223 AR-15
223, CZ action, SS Krieger barrel, thumbhole stock
22-250, VZ 24 action, SS Krieger barrel, thumbhole stock
243, Rem 600 action, SS Krieger barrel, thumbhole stock
25-06, Winchester M17 action, SS Krieger barrel
7mm Rem Mag, M 700 action, SS Krieger barrel, thumbhole stock
300 Win Mag, Winchester M17 action, SS Krieger barrel.

Jim

Pdhntr:

You sure have some good tastes in a couple of your firearms there! My compliments...

cheers
seafire

Cooper Custom Classic 22-250
Kimber Montana .243
Ruger Single Six .32 H&R
Dan Wesson .44

quote:

Originally posted by seafire/B17G:
Pdhntr:

You sure have some good tastes in a couple of your firearms there! My compliments...

cheers
seafire

Thank you Seafire.

Jim

Sako L46 .222 Rem Mag.

My varmint rifle battery consists of one Savage 12BVSS in .22-250. I just punch paper with it so far; the varmints around here are safe.

I use this for vermin sometimes.... Accuracy is something to see.
300wby Accumark 6-18 VX-2
110 Vmax @ 4100fps



She likes 110vmax and 180barnes TSX
2 loads to cover my hunting....

Cheers
Steve

I'll bet the impacts on varmints are something to see, too.

steve65,
I recognize that Weatherby Guide in your picture as the one my teacher used to confiscate from me when I would be caught reading it in class.
Nice group.

Mach V your "Stuff" was a joy to look at, esp. your video of the dogs playing lets see who explods next.....

Thanks

Hi, new here, My battery consists of 6mm rem in ruger #1B 223 in H&R ultra varmint and a22mag in a marlin bolt action.

Currently, .260Rem, .17HMR, and .204 Ruger shown top to bottom here:





I guess the 7mmWSM loaded with a 100 grain SVHP at 3600 might also do, but is perhaps, a little much.

H&R o/u 12ga 3"
Remington M700V .222 with Simmons 8-32X
Winchester M69 .22lr w/ Bushnell Banner 4X
Mauser M98 .25X2(like a .250 Savage Improved) w/Redfield Fullfield 2-7X
Martini .219 Zipper Improved w/ Lyman 12X Targetspot
S&W M57 6" .41 Mag
It all depends on which varmint I'm chasing at the time.
Sometimes I use the shotgun for coyote-the Zipper is for Crow

ruger vt 22/250 6-18 leupold, spotlighting rig and general vermin rifle.



cheers cc

Ruger 10/22 Stainless
Savage 340 in .222 Rem
'96 Swede in 6.5X55
Mauser Cust. in 7X57 (wife's)
Rem 721 in 30/06
Enfield Cust. in .308 Norma Mag.
The rest are for fun or bigger critters,
Jon H

a cz 550 chambered in a 460 wby mag loaded with 300 gr hornady hollowpoints intended for a 45-70 at 1400 fps but jacked up to 3300fps in the 460wby. i do have various smaller rifles from .17rem to 25-06 and scoped to match the 22-250 is my personal favorite but the 460 varmit loads do to a coon what a 22-250 dose to a small pdog.

WOW Some of you have some really nice batteries. Here are the ones that I mainly use on varmits in central Pa.
rem. 722 .222
custom 6lb. scoped .223AI
bushmaster ar .223
ruger#1 .220 weatherby rocket (50gr.@4250)
win. stealth .308 (nightforce 12-42br scope).5MOA@800yds
mauser 257 rob
and sometimes, NO laughing, custom rem rollingblock with a 10x unertl in 25-35 shoots .5moa @200yds with lots of drop lots of fun!!!!!!!