What caliber rifle?????

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Poll: If you were buying a new rifle for varmints and predators,what caliber would you buy? (130 member(s) have cast votes)

If you were buying a new rifle for varmints and predators,what caliber would you buy?

222 (2 votes [1.50%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 1.50%
223 (54 votes [40.60%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 40.60%
22-250 (43 votes [32.33%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 32.33%
243 (34 votes [25.56%] - View)
Percentage of vote: 25.56%

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#101 youngdon

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 02:06 PM

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#102 220swift

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 02:11 PM

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#103 Not_Fur_Friendly

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 02:39 PM

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 02:48 PM

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#105 itzDirty

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Posted 26 February 2012 - 06:37 PM

I like the .243. I shoot with 80g Hornady GMX bullets. They work well with coyote. If they are inside 100 yards it can be tough on the fur though. Pretty windy where I hunt so I wanted something a little heavier.

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#106 IamI

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Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:34 PM

well i got a 223, i like the flat shoting and windage easy to remember,
plenty of bullets to chose from with nice volocity.

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#107 CFinch

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Posted 02 March 2012 - 07:34 PM

I am no where near a master of ballistics, but I have a question for the knowledgeable Elders of PT. Would any of the military 5.56 rounds be more effective than the .223 for any reasons? I thought they were a hotter round. There are also many different bullet types to choose from.

I keep 3 mags of "Green Tip" loaded because Zombies or roving hordes of cannibalistic post apocalyptic city goers are more of a concern than Yotes in my area.

The surplus military rounds are also a heck of a lot cheaper than the high end .223 varmint rounds.Never used the 5.56 on anything living yet, or undead so I'm not sure.

Hope this isn't too far off topics.

Thanks, Chris.

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#108 bar-d

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Posted 03 March 2012 - 07:41 AM

From what I know, the military version 5.56 Nato runs around 3300 FPS for the 55 grain and approximately 3000 FPS in the 62 grain. When you get on up to the 77 grain, around 2800, and so on. I am assuming your rifle is chambered for 5.56x45. When you say effective, are you are talking about terminal ballistics for hunting? Most mil spec ammo is FMJ which IMO is not a good hunting round. Most of the time the bullet would pass through on say a coyote without creating much of a wound channel. For practice shooting any bullet type would work. Occasionally, I will pick up a few boxes of Russian made Wolf or Tula so if I have the urge for a 20 round mag dump, it costs me about 5 dollars instead of 15. I reload all my other rounds for hunting. Having said all that, I am putting in a supply of military ammo just for my peace of mind.
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