Thread: Varmint rifle for about that 350m max range?

Hi all just looking for some advice on a suitable calibre for around this range, biggest intended target would be a goat (I have a 270 @Ryan songhurst to take care of the deer) but most likely hares, rabbits and peacocks would see the bulk of the work. I dont plan on reloading at this stage. Any help appreciated

.223 with 1 in 8 twist and 50-60 grain ammo

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

.223 with 1 in 8 twist and 50-60 grain ammo

The humble 223's deal to all of those creatures well to those ranges don't they Andrew ;-)

243 firing those 65gr Vmax bullets Guncity was selling a while back.

Muzzle velocity was over 4000 fps

.223
1:8 twist
Handload for 200+m

Save up for a thermal scope

You won’t look back

Think Ruger, takes the AR type mags

Shooting those ranges all day with boring gear and boring ammo.

Just decide where you want to put the effort in. At work, or behind the rifle.



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Originally Posted by Tussock

Shooting those ranges all day with boring gear and boring ammo.

Just decide where you want to put the effort in. At work, or behind the rifle.



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So what are you suggesting @Tussock?

Originally Posted by charliehorse

So what are you suggesting @Tussock?

I have a Sauer 100, it was cheap, second hand barely used for $1100. For a cheap rifle, it is a lot of rifle.

I'm feeding it a steady diet of Fiochi at 90c/round and no handloading, which I just do not have time for right now. It now wears a scope with a ballistic reticle I have not played with yet, but with the Bushnell Elite it had on it, 350m was just a bit below the tip of the thick part of the cross hairs and it was comfortably minute of rabbit. I might think twice about one lying out flat at that range, but I would still hit it 4 times out of 5. My new reticle is a strange one, but is like having 5 sets of cross hairs. Should be fun.

My point is my set up is cheap, and the trajectory in this Fiochi is pretty sad. 50" of drop at 350m. BC of .25. As it is sighted in for that trajectory, then it is an non issue, but there is some shagging around involved.

Just use the 270 , if you can hit a rabbit with it you sure as hell wil be able to hit a deer .

If your not reloading 223 is by far the most sensible option.

+1 for the .223




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Oh and the 85 is carying 3122fps (-17.8%)
the 130 2520 (-18.7%)

My 204 is awesome, more accurate than any 223 I’ve owned! And I ain’t handloading to shoot rabbits and hares!!

Originally Posted by Maca49

My 204 is awesome, more accurate than any 223 I’ve owned! And I ain’t handloading to shoot rabbits and hares!!

What can you stretch it out to?

Talk to Terminator products about one of his builds in 22calbre.