Favorite prairie dog caliber?

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Favorite critter caliber?

1. .22
6
23%
2. .22 Mag
0
No votes
3. .17 HMR
5
19%
4. .17 Mach 2
0
No votes
5. .204
10
38%
6. .223
5
19%
 
Total votes: 26

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by waspocrew » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:48 am

My Marlin 795 semi auto .22 does a great job on those critters. I can't reach out too far with the .22 , but it will sure clean things up within 100 yards or so. I have a 25-06 I'd like to try out on the longer ones someday soon :))

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by sawsman » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:40 pm

I voted .17 HMR... fun on smaller sized critters.

I've have a .223 WSSM which is a blast. Gotta let'er cool down between shots though. It's not the ideal prairie dog gun where lot's of shooting may be required, its loud and a hot burner for sure. Pretty cool to see impacts through the scope though..
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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by hunter.erickson03 » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:55 pm

My favorite is my savage mark II .22, i works great out to a hundred yards and is cheap to shoot. i wouldnt mind getting a .223 though.

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by ducksoup » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:06 pm

Hi to all. New to this forum. My favorite gun is a CZ 527 Varmint in .204 with 39 grain Sierra BK's. Have shot lots of ground squirrels past 400 yards. I've shot consistant 5" groups at 600 yards with this load at informal 600 yard matches we have at a nearby range. Other than bedding the action this is a stock rifle. I also have the CZ 527 American in .204 that's my goto coyote gun with 35 grain Bergers. My next favorite has been my Remmy 700 SPS in .17 FireBall. My longest shot on a ground squirrel was lazered at just over 360 yards. Had to do a lot of work to this gun to get it to shoot but it was worth the effort now.

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by Muleys 24/7 » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:09 pm

Squrrels .17 ......coyotes 22-250 . I droped my last yote at300 yards with 22-250 :thumb

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by Coyote LJ » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:18 pm

None of the above :)) .

For p-dogs, my hands down favorite chambering is the .22BR.

But I take the golf bag approach to shooting them. A .22LR, .17HMR or .22WMR for the close in ones and doing a walk-n-pop. A .221 Fireball or .17 Ackley Hornet or .17 Mach IV for the little bit longer ones. Then the .22BR's for anything from 200 to 500 if the wind isn't too bad. Then break out one of the 6's, usually a .243AI anymore for bad wind or longer range.

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by ridgetop » Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:35 pm

I had to vote "none of the above" too. It's the 7mm mag. for me. :thumb Well, it's the 7mm for rabbits, coyotes, deer, elk and anything else. :))
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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by Shags1 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:50 pm

ridgetop wrote:I had to vote "none of the above" too. It's the 7mm mag. for me. :thumb Well, it's the 7mm for rabbits, coyotes, deer, elk and anything else. :))
Thats a ton of powder and a sore shoulder if you get into a mess of prairie dogs. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by Wymana » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:33 am

mine is 22 critter caliber is better for me.its good to use

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Re: Favorite prairie dog caliber?

Post by ABert » Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:10 pm

I read "favorite prairie dog caliber" and mine would be just the plain ol' .22lr. Nothing like teaching a youngun' marksmanship better than shooting a .22. Honed my skills shooting with an old Remingtington bolt action with a 5 round magazine clipping those little buggers out to 200 yards in my early teens. Open sights, no bench rest, no shooting from the prone position.

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