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Best varmit round for 2-300 yards
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So I'll go a different route and question the OP...do you plan to reload, or just shoot factory ammo.???
If you don't already reload, factory ammo is the route and probably 223, 22-250, or 243. Expect to pay $.75 to $2.00 per shot.
If you already reload, then it's just dies & components, and if you think you'll ever deer hunt, you'll have to start with 243/6br on private property or 300 Blackout on public property.
He does, but that's a really good question.
OP: I'll say this. Love a suppressed heavy-bullet .223. That said, IF you might venture into coyotes, .223 is pretty marginal at much distance.
Load heavy charges behind a good mid-60 to mid-70 grain bullet (8 twist is your game) and don't get in the habit of "hero watching" after your first round hit...RUN the bolt and be ready for a followup. Or two.
But on bitty animals, .223 of any flavor, arriving on target is going to be a bad day for them.
If you go 223 get a 223 Wylde chamber.
That way you can shoot 5.56x45mm, and 223 Remington. It's also supposed to give you more accuracy.
It's just a chamber that allows you to shoot 223 Remington and the higher pressure 5.56 NATO. It isn’t a new cartridge.
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Not long after the U.S. Army approved the M16 for service rifle matches in the 1990s, gunsmith Bill Wylde of Greenup, Illinois, decided to fashion a rifle chamber that would manage the pressures of the frisky 5.56 NATO but deliver the superior accuracy of bolt rifles bored for the .223...
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I dropped a yote at 100 yards yesterday with my .243 Encore.
I was thinking I might have had a chance at it's partner, who was slow to run. If only I had an AR set up for varmints?
With your wise words, I think I'll shop for a dedicated back window .243 bolt gun vs that .223 set up for varmints?
Or maybe just practice reloading the Encore in a hurry?
That'd probably be wise anyway?
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I've got a Remington 783 in .223 and use 55 grain Blitz King for groundhogs and other small varmints and have wanting to get into coyote hunting. Also looking to buy a can this year for it so it won't be so noisy. Most shots would more than likely under 200 yards so I'm thinking the Blitz King would work on the coyotes too.
For me a 223 with 50-55 grain Vmax are golden. Especially if you're hunting groundhogs and are also my favorite for coyote. Suppress it and it's even better.
I also like the 17wsm. It does a number on prairie dogs, so I'd imagine groundhogs would be no different. It shoots pretty flat out to about 225yds , then starts to drop a little quicker but I've killed lots of PD at 300yds. I've killed a few coyotes with it , but shot placement is key. Some have dropped and others spun a couple circles and took off. Zero recoil and suppressed, they are surprisingly quiet .
I also like the 17wsm. It does a number on prairie dogs, so I'd imagine groundhogs would be no different. It shoots pretty flat out to about 225yds , then starts to drop a little quicker but I've killed lots of PD at 300yds. I've killed a few coyotes with it , but shot placement is key. Some have dropped and others spun a couple circles and took off. Zero recoil and suppressed, they are surprisingly quiet .
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