Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

In not sure if I can post this here but currently in Canada working on a ranch and got this critter with an old 22. It's called a pack rat. Gunna miss all the wildlife running around when I head home to nz this month.

a good walk on the hill today . . . wind was low and it wasnt cold, that makes a pleasant change

thought i would put a couple of pics up to show the difference in smackdown power between my .22 VarTarg & the .243 at similar range

WARNING . . graphic content

255yds VarTarg shot yesterday


270yds .243 shot 2 days ago . . . it guts them on a center hit


normally i would take a pic of the Rabbit on its not so smashed side, its not pritty . . . but it just such a marked difference in horsepower i could see last night its worth showing.
VarTarg runs 50grn. VMax at 3050fps - .243 runs 75grn. VMax at 3150fps .. . there is only a difference of 25grns. and a 100fps but man it makes a HUGE difference on the receiving end

30+ for the day . . funny / tragic shots, knocked one over which promptly got jumped on and shagged, maybe i should've waited till he finnished, but No . .

Originally Posted by mehtat

In not sure if I can post this here but currently in Canada working on a ranch and got this critter with an old 22. It's called a pack rat. Gunna miss all the wildlife running around when I head home to nz this month.
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@mehtat
Feel free to post more pics of varmints. Good to see what else is out there.

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That "carefully maintained" rimfire always cracks me up.
What do your vehicles look like?

Originally Posted by Sean

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Someone has to use the old man's gun

Originally Posted by rossi.45

thought i would put a couple of pics up to show the difference in smackdown power between my .22 VarTarg & the .243 at similar range

WARNING . . graphic content

255yds VarTarg shot yesterday
Attachment 75430

270yds .243 shot 2 days ago . . . it guts them on a center hit
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normally i would take a pic of the Rabbit on its not so smashed side, its not pritty . . . but it just such a marked difference in horsepower i could see last night its worth showing.
VarTarg runs 50grn. VMax at 3050fps - .243 runs 75grn. VMax at 3150fps .. . there is only a difference of 25grns. and a 100fps but man it makes a HUGE difference on the receiving end

22cal 75-80gr about the same speed do the same thing. You quickly learn to hit the front shoulders if you want to keep half to a third of the critter for the dog, or head shoot if you want the whole thing.

Originally Posted by FatLabrador

Someone has to use the old man's gun

Must be lightweight with that varnish reduction

Picture of the youngest out there with his Tikka T3 .223 that we modded the stock on.
Pretty cool little rifle this one and it seems to like the Winchester 55 grain pills too.... managed 3 shots touching at 100yds when sighting in and called it good!
The Nikko 4-16x50 scope on this one is pretty decent too and has been flawless also.
A cheap "Atlas clone", MAE .22 can and some Talley rings round off a well priced accurate little shooter... he's absolutely stoked as you can tell from the photo.
This was one of a few Turkeys that he nailed at 100 ish yds.

A handful from last weekend. Posed to show the good side

Took the Remington 204 to the range this am, along with my 38/55, .17mach 2 And my Sako 6.5 x 55. Sighted them all in. The 6.5 x 55 is the most accurate rifle I’ve ever owned, it makes me feel I’ve cheated ever time I fire it! I took the 204 out this avo for a walk, ended up with 3 Rabbits and 3 Hares, so my old mate will have a feed. First kill with the rifle 177 metres on a rabbit, can’t argue with that

177 metres

97 metres

120 metres

Near miss 206 metres
Think I’ll be looking for an upgrade on this 204 caliber!!!!!

That's your old .223 doing the business above mate!

Originally Posted by rossi.45

thought i would put a couple of pics up to show the difference in smackdown power between my .22 VarTarg & the .243 at similar range

WARNING . . graphic content

255yds VarTarg shot yesterday
Attachment 75430

270yds .243 shot 2 days ago . . . it guts them on a center hit
Attachment 75432

normally i would take a pic of the Rabbit on its not so smashed side, its not pritty . . . but it just such a marked difference in horsepower i could see last night its worth showing.
VarTarg runs 50grn. VMax at 3050fps - .243 runs 75grn. VMax at 3150fps .. . there is only a difference of 25grns. and a 100fps but man it makes a HUGE difference on the receiving end

600 extra foot pounds do seem to make a difference.