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What do you consider to be the best cartridge for predators?
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Saving fur wanting to watch fur fly?
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fur friendly...if possible....
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Some flavor of 17 cal. centerfire
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Some flavor of 17 cal. centerfire Yes.
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I've had good luck with 35 grain bergers out of a 204 on coyotes but fox is another story
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222 Remington magnum with 40 grain V-Max bullets...
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Define "predators". Big difference between saving the fur of a 40lb Coyote and a 10lb thin skinned Fox.
My personal preferences are,,,, 1) 17Rem 2) 222Rem 3) 17FB but everyone has different needs and ideas.
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17HMR works pretty well inside 100 yards, if fur is really your gig.
223 with 40 Ballistic Tip is pretty good too.
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223 with 40 gr Nosler BT's. A great bullet that doesn't generally leave an exit hole in coyotes. I can't speak for how it does on fox since I have never shot any with it.
As someone one posted earlier - define "predator".
drover
223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
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9.3x62 with 250-grain Accubonds is very fur-friendly on grizzlies.
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Mailmanmark: The answer to your question (Best all around cartridge for predators?) is... the 204 Ruger. Hands down. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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gentlemen....you are absolutely right. I should of stated ...predators of rabitts and such.... not predators of ME ...lol
I thought for sure that it would be about the .22-250 and .223 I didn't realize the .204 has become so popular.
Why is that???
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Having a .20 VarTarg built just for such adventures. Should be the cat's ass.
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