Groundhogs 2021...

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Looked for a groundhog thread for 2021...

First two this evening. 1st about 105yds, 2nd 215 yds w/ laser range finder.

6.5 Grendel w/ 90gr Speer TnT over 30 gr H335.

 

[yetti462]

my 9 yr old got his first yesterday. F.I.L. cut his hay and exposed the whistle pig. 325 yds with a 22-250.

 

[NHT3]

 

[Expat]

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Well... a 90 gr Speer TnT has a nasty effect of tearing groundhogs in half with their 'innards' hanging out... Let me see if I can make a pic family friendly...

 

[Hookeye]

I have an old beater Ruger #1 in .22-250 thats killed hundred of chucks, and a like new 700 ADL .243 in HS stock....
Hopefully zero both next week.

And the .22 mag Contender 14"

Things should slow down enough then ( busy doing other stuff ).

 

[Hookeye]

My pref is 70gr Nosler BT on max charge of 4350 ( .243 win ). Usually blows inside unless neck shot.
50 to 350 yards.

Alas, not set up to reload after move.
Need to build a bench in garage ( full of kid stuff ). No space.

My rifle before stock swap did well enough w WW factory 80gr

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

#3. This afternoon...'Family friendly' action shot...



Rig... Don't laugh at my tripod setup. Its a heavy duty 70's vintage Japanese piece of kit with an Arca Swiss mount and rail on the handguard....

 

[DoggyDaddy]

#3. This afternoon...'Family friendly' action shot... View attachment 141014

Rig... Don't laugh at my tripod setup. Its a heavy duty 70's vintage Japanese piece of kit... View attachment 141016

I had basically the same set up and never used it. Had the special mount for a camera tripod on what was intended to be my varmint rifle, but it didn't pan out, so I sold the rifle. I think my tripod was made for one of those big VCR tape cameras.

 

[DocIndy]

Got this one from the back door in my boxers when the wife spotted it from the deck. The CCI Stinger did its job at 65 yards. First time the Remington 597 got broke out since we moved out here.

 

[NHT3]

Now we're talkin.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Big sucker!

 

[gregkl]

I'm guessing you guys live out in the country on some land? I wish I could shoot a lot of stuff that cruises through my backyard...in the city!

 

[Michigan Slim]

Yeah, my neighbors got upset.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Got this one from the back door in my boxers

How he got in my boxers I'll never know!

 

[bocefus78]

Will these dayum things chew their way into a structure? I've got something that chewed a 10" hole thru the floor of my mini barn. I covered hole and what ever it is is still trying to gain entry.

The property is not lived in ( deer camp) so catching/killing said critter is impossible.

Anyone know a way to keep this from happening?

Where can a guy buy traps around Hamilton county?

 

[gregkl]

How he got in my boxers I'll never know!

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This one really made me laugh! Good one!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This one really made me laugh! Good one!

Always loved that old joke. Groucho was a classic!

 

[DocIndy]

I'm guessing you guys live out in the country on some land? I wish I could shoot a lot of stuff that cruises through my backyard...in the city!

Add a suppressor to one of your 22s and your neighbors will never know...
And yes, we moved from a subdivision to a small farm outside the city about 3 years ago.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Country here too. Its so quiet you can hear the falling leaves hit the ground in the fall...