Center punched it with the 6.5x284 at about 200 yards from my basement doorway. Finished it with the 22 after I walked out there.

I think maybe you could use a little more gun!

Nice Shootin'

Hip

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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
I think maybe you could use a little more gun!

Nice Shootin'

Hip

The 6.5x284 sits up on the workbench by the basement door to the outside. My backyard goes 500 yards to the fence line so it's there for longer range coyote and groundhogs.

Sounds like you've got things set up pretty nice!

Hip

Yep, Kentucky is so much better than California.

That is cool! I see the small road frontage----probably holds the taxes down! Very Nice!

Hip

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Yep, Kentucky is so much better than California.

That's one hella unfair comparison, anything is better than Cali Been reading some stuff on Cali's firearms laws at a gun blog and it sounds absolutely horrid(at least ones they are trying to force rn).

6.5/.284 is the perfect groundhog/everything gun. I have it in a XP-100 handgun. Killed hundreds of groundhogs, 400+ deer out to 565, #2 handgun Cape Kudu in Africa, mule deer, Coues, blacktail. Shot it so much that after 2200 rounds the barrel looked like a shot gun bore. Got a new barrel. Shooting it a little less!

I built this rifle in 2004 and it's on it's third barrel, since I used to shoot monthly 1,000 yard matches until I moved here last year.

I've shot a couple of antelope and deer with it but it's been my full time long range coyote and varmint gun. My personal bests are coyote at 732 yards and prairie dog at 799 yards.

Nice shooting Frank !!!

Frank, you are surely blessed to have that property and home and the ability to shoot on your own land.
I was just reading on a muzzleloading forum that groundhog hide is noted for its extreme strength and toughness.