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Thread: Upgrading varmint rig

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  1. 26-06-2024, 11:48 AM #11
    Tararua Phil
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ranger 888 View Post
    Thought I might upgrade the varmint rig, to bring some greater certainty in dealing with the big buck possums that predate my lemon trees at night. I've settled on a 4 gauge rifle, spitting out a 1750 grain bullet pushed by 550 grains of powder, producing a recoil of 315 ft-lbs (a 12 gauge produces 26). Should do the trick....

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    Do you honestly think it's big enough???? The buck possums can be hard to kill.
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