Originally Posted by barm
Originally Posted by centershot
Originally Posted by utah708
Originally Posted by JDK
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I can't go that far--a mild mannered, not-so-loud .22 centerfire would be handy for groundhogs without scaring the neighbors.


Does such a thing as a not-so-loud centerfire exist? .17HMR is very useful around neighbors. 30-06 does nice work on deer and elk.


I used the 17 HMR a few years ago on groundhogs and I didn't feel it had enough to get the job done. You really needed a head shot or neck shot to drop a big groundhog.


Humm, shot this one at about 150 yards right behind the shoulder - his tail flipped a couple times and that was it. Similar results on about 100 others last spring. Wicked on Jack Rabbits also.
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