Whats your varmint rifle? pics :)

[brewer12345]

I don't generally hunt what I cannot eat, so the closest I come to varmint hunting is walking up jacks in a pretty desolate area of prairie (easy to find my way back to the truck because the only tree on a couple thousand acres is a handy landmark). Then again, I think jacks are pretty good eating, so this is really just hunting to me. I tried using a scoped .22, but either they did not stop until they were in the next county or they would go 100 yards and settle down next to some sage brush I could not distinguish them from with a 4X scope. Mostly I use an el cheapo Maverick loaded with steel 2s.

I do plan on hunting rabbits and jacks with my .30-06 elk rifle this fall. I discovered a gallery load that launches a 118 grain cast bullet at about 1600 FPS, does about an inch at 100 yards, and hits within an inch of my deer load without any change of scope dial. I figure at 100 yards rabbits for sure won't really even know I am there until the bullet hits them (since this should be supersonic to 125+ yards). Jacks might start getting nervous, but if I can spot them and draw a bead, it should be lights out before they ever really get ready to run.

 

[Varminterror]

I'll roll a few of mine which already have Flickr pics, might have to grab up a few photos this weekend of a few more. Every one below is bloody.

Ruger Mark II - ridden hundreds of miles on my hip, harvesting thousands of coons over the last 20yrs.


My wife's bunny rifle, converted into my NRL-22 and PRS practice trainer, Savage Mark II BSEV restocked in Boyd's ProVarmint:


A couple of my bunny guns, Ruger Single Six Vaquerito 32 H&R's:


Another bunny gun, Ruger 10/22 Charger:


Coyote and deer rifle - this one is technically sold, but he hasn't taken it from my shop yet, so I'm still enjoying it, 6.5 Grendel:


My coon calling rifle, and yes, bunny gun, Savage Bmag 17WSM in a Boyd's Thumbhole Varmint:


Compact coyote calling rifle/truck rifle, Bushmaster M4gery:


Something like 9-10yrs ago, only picture I have of either rifle - sadly with TERRIBLE scopes on both at the time - my wife's Savage 12 BVSS in 223rem and my Bushmaster Varmint Special Stainless:


Coyote calling scattergun, which does a dandy job on bunnies and squirrels:


Deer, coyotes, and prairie dogs, all in two uppers - 204 Ruger and 6.8SPC (yielded a sister rifle in 5.56 below):


Sister AR for coyotes in 5.56:

 

[gdcpony]

We have a few around here
.260 Remington- DPMS Based, Black Hole Weaponry Barrel, JP Enterprises elsewhere.

.223 Remington- Howa 1500 Varminter Supreme Thumbhole

.257 Roberts- Mauser action, Boyds Stock

.223 Remington- Barrel maker gone now, mostly DPMS though most accurate one I own .3" 5 shot @100yds average

Sight in day for predator rifles and .22's. No, they weren't sighted at those targets. there is a 200yd line in front of the wife's silver AR that we had to take turns on. Lol


Hope this helps! I know I like looking at them too since I have been away for my Chief's Course out here in California and could only bring a single shot .243.

 

[Nature Boy]

 

[rhweb32]

Spikes spr, Remington m40x and a state gun works 50bmg for when things get alittle rough!

 

[Charliefrank]

View attachment 783190 this little H&R in .204Ruger gets strapped to the atv, propped in the corner of abtractor cab quite often.

How's the trigger on that rifle? I've always toyed with the thought of buying one.

 

[Charliefrank]

Down to two, a 24V 222 and a contender carbine 223. Also have a Tracker .17HMR and a 222 contender but don't need all four. Seem to always grab #2.

I still carry a contender carbine in 22 Hornet . It will be my wife's new varmint gun.

 

[mcb]

I normally like my little Marlin 25MN 22 WMR fire varmints but so far this year I have killed all my varmints with a 450 Bushmaster. A raccoon and two armadillos, and missed a bobcat.

 

[Charliefrank]

Currently using a t/c contender carbine chambered in 22 Hornet with a 2 x 7 x 32 scope, or a Savage 93 heavy barrel in 17 hmr with 4 x 12 x 40 scope, or my mini 14 ranch with 3 x 9 x 32 scope

 

[rhweb32]

View attachment 818082 Spikes spr, Remington m40x and a state gun works 50bmg for when things get alittle rough!

 

[stillquietvoice]

Nice shooting rhweb32.