The two that i use the most are a Remington 700 SPS Varmint in 204 Ruger with a sightron 2.5-10x44 scope on it.

This one is my favorite though. Old remington 700 22-250 with a leupold rifleman 3-9x50 scope

Remington 700 VTR .223 custom camo sprayed by my dad, it is an off brand illuminated 6-24x 54mm rect. Love it, run 55grn V-max and have two bang flops with her so far. Call her Miss.

10/22 lr in the green Hogue. The black Hogue is holding my 10/22 Mag which also shoots .17HMR after a quick barrel change:


Here's the 10/22 Mag, wearing the .17HMR barrel:


Here's my Ruger #1V .22-250:


And for whatever reason, I can't seem to find a pic of my Wby .22-250 Varmint Special...I'll edit this if I can dig one up.

DeerTracker that is a very light colored coydog are they all
light like that? Cheers NC

yeah they are for the most part like that. it was about 30 below that day so they had good fur on em but i hit a rib when i shot her and blew a hole the size of a soft ball or bigger in her side. Shot one other one. I have a some pics of other coyotes to compare if you want but ill start another thread for that if ya want

DeerTracker, that kinda looks like Ear Mountain in the background. Spent a few years in the Choteau area myself, used to farm up off the Conrad Cutoff on 16 Road. I'm sorta old school when it comes to coyote hunting. A couple of 1915 vintage Savage 1899s one in .22 High Power, the other, .250-3000.

If you run into Fuzz Armstrong or Tim & Sherri at the Sinclair Station, tell them their old neighbor Matt says hey.

Its crazy how many people on here know about Choteau! I know Tim and Sherri for sure. My dad used to plow snow for him in the winter. How close did you live to Pendroy? My grandpa has 700 acres right at the corner of the pendroy highway and the highway to browning. 1000s of gophers out there. Ear Mt is just to the right of the mtns in the picture. It was taken out on some property on the road to Pishkun.
Here is Ear Mnt for ya. Killed this one the same morning as the one in my first pic. Called him into 10 yards before i shot it.

Savage Model 10 Predator Hunter, 22-250, with VX-L 50 mm objective scope, dipped to match the Mossy Oak Brush pattern camo.

DeerStalker, My place had a great view of the mountains. It was about 5 miles out of town past the airport and Boumas. I miss the place, but I had too much going on to keep up with the farming there too.

OK, I'll play..
Current #1 varmint rifle..Rem 700 SA in .223, H-S Precision Stock, Hart Bbl, 1in 10 twist, 23"
This is the rifle's third Bbl...and my favorite thus far..
Pretty pure utility gun..


Ingwe

Remington Mountain Guide .22-250

Now same rifle in new McMillan stock

Marlin .22 mag works well also

What is up with the blonde in the first pic???

Love the Mtn. Guide .22-250...dat would make a good deer gun here.....

ingwe

color phase chucks lol

Just like little bears....

Ingwe

these two get the most use:

10/22 with a cheap arse scope i pulled off some rifle i bought in a pawn shop


i gave my wife hell for buying this damn thing but it works real well up close and personal on charging gophers.....Rossi 410 in youth configuration.....


for 'yotes and the like i use whatever "deer rifle" i have handy.....

Here's my Rock River 20" Saber CM barrel , timney trigger,Houge grips and 4x14 Clearidge scope. Deadly!

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It's a good thing you didn't read the thread on how unreliable, inaccurate, and inadequate AR's are before you took yours hunting.

Nice shooting and nice pics.

Mine is a Czech '98 Mauser chambered to 257 AI with a Pentax Pioneer 4.5-14x42mm AO:




...but I just picked up a new one in 6mm-250 Savage that I'm looking forward to working with. I'll likely just put a Burris FFII 3-9x40mm w/ their Ballistic Plex reticle on that one...

Rem mountain guide 22-250

Rem mountain guide 243AI

18" Noveske and the mangiest coyote I've killed

Colt light weight

Benelli M2 Tactical coyote getter

I don't have any pictures and I am new to this predator game but I just picked up a Ruger Hawkeye in 6.5 creedmoor today to try on coyotes and deer. What do you all think? I'm still trying to figure out what scope to put on it. Any suggestions or thoughts? Les

Grim Reaper

This one is my favorite right now.
Savage in 22-250, it's not wearing that scope anymore but it looks about the same.

Great thread and good looking rifles, everyone.

My "dog" rifle isn't anything special. A plain jane Remington 788 in .243. Burris FFII scope. But, it works well and it's super accurate.

You will love the creedmor. Do you hand load? rounds seem to be kinda scarce in my neck of the woods. I have a mueller on my 700 220 swift that I love, picked up used and cheap, thinking that even if I did not like it I would use it on a 22 or something. It works great, and you can't beat it for the price. If your not looking in the lower end scopes, I also rely heavily on nikon. Great scope but a bit more money.

I love the nikons too. I was looking into a Creedmor earlier this year but lost interest in it.

Ditto to a bunch of great rifles! Your 788 is one sweet rifle. I shot a few coyotes with a 788 tack driver in 22-250 that a friend owned, and have wish I had one ever since.

My current predator getter is a plain Rem. Mowhawk 600 in .243. Photobucket let me post a photo of the carbine as I bought it but for some reason won't let me do another, but it looks much the same. The previous owner worked in a body shop and had coated the metal with the toughest undercoat he knew. It is slightly textured flat black, and I left it alone.



The photo above is as I bought it, with a 3.5-10X50 Vivitar scope. I replaced it with a 2-7x32 Bushnell 3200 Firefly, with rings from Yukoner here at the 'Fire, gratis! A Rifle Basix trigger and a clear coat to seal worn spots on the wood finished it for me.

I'm tickled with it for what I do. My last six critters with it have averaged 43 yards distant, with more under 20 than over 30 yards. I shot a bobcat at 16 steps recently through a golf ball sized hole in brush, which is what the rifle is set up to do with low mounted scope and sight-in to keep line of sight close to bore out to 100 yards.

No reason that Creedmoor couldn't make a great varmint killer; though if your experience with that is similar to mine w/ the 257 Ackley, you'll be overgunned for pelt-keeping.

If you handload there are great options for you, although I suspect the Hornady A-Max would do nicely.

For glass I lean toward the Burris FFII. You can get 'em super cheap right now (particularly the 3-9x40mm version) and with their Ballistic Plex they're extremely practical in the field. Others have suggested Nikon and I wouldn't argue with that one, either.

I'm likin the Burris FFII with Ballistic Plex as well...got five of them now.....


Ingwe

Thanks everyone for the replies. I do handload but I don't have the dies for this one yet. Buutt I will soon. As for scopes, Ingwe you and I have some very similar interests, in particular the 7x57 and I like the Burris ff2. I kind of like the Nikon buckmaster 4.5x14 with side focus. One that is really pulling my trigger so to speak is the Zeiss 3-9x40 conquest. As you can see they go right up the ladder in price but I'm still undecided. I put a straight 4x Loopy on this morning just to look at it. Sweet looking rifle. Now should I bob the barrel to about 23" and put it in a synthetic stock? Justaa thinkin, I can't leavem alone. Thanks guys for the info, keep it coming. Les

Hey I forgot to mention, I picked up 4 boxes of the factory loaded 120 grain Amax when I picked up the rifle. Since brass is in short supply I figured this would get me started. It was $26.50 a box so I took all they had. Les

6x45 on top
Fast twisted .223 on bottom



Ole faithful...
23" 12 gauge that I never make a stand without...


New night hunting bolt rig. I prefer night hunting with a bolt gun. It is also in 6x45.





My favorite. My fiancee.

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Thanks for the excuse to put some pics up...

Sweet Greg!

remmy 700 .223 in Ti stock:


model 7predator, burris 3-9x:


contender carbines..top one is a 22hornet with leupy 6x, middle is a 17ackley hornet with leupy 6-18x, bottom is a 22K-hornet with a leupy 4-12x.


finally got the bottom metal on here, but never took pix after it was done. remmy 700 in .221fireball.


remmy light varmint, 223AI, 4-16x B&L glass.

That looks like a pretty hefty bobcat, Okanagan. Nice photo.

Hang on to that Mohawk 600. They're getting scarcer every day and their asking price just seems to keep climbing.

Savage 16 Weather Warrior 22-250

Remington 870 Express Magnum 12ga.

Ruger M77 257 Roberts

Savage M99 250-3000 Saddle gun

Black coyote - late fall 2009

6 Dasher, 95 VLD's, S/S 700, Rock barrel, Classic stock, 4.5-14 B&C

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My boss shoots a 6 dasher in 1000 yard comps

I do too.

roundoak, nice McClellan.....

Wow! Now THAT is a trophy! That took increidble shooting on a critter that size to hit it with a .22-250 and still have enough left to hold up for a hero shot, with not even any blood showing. What did you do, Wade, "bark" it by deliberaztely grazing it's head, or did the shock wave of a near miss do the deed? All the folks asking about bloodshot meat should find out what bullet you are using. Great pictures of the pd safari.

ruger 77vt in 204




ruger 77/17






T/C Silver Lynx


Colt SP-1
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That Yote would make a good kite!

Huntsman22: Is that A Swift fox in the one photo??

Ingwe

yup

Sweet!!! They are FAR from varmints here, state is trying like the devil to get them re-established..

Coyotes eat 'em like popcorn...


Ingwe

They were protected here. I hadta go to kansas a few years ago to get him. They seal them like they do bobcats here.

Ohhh, I kinda wondered how that happened...I may be wrong but I think they are fair game in parts of the southwest...without the fanfare...just a guess..

You'd get in less trouble for shooting a human here....


Pretty cool trophy...I must say...

ingwe

If ya like housecat sized trophies......grin

I like housecats AS trophies....

Ingwe

I prefer them as target practice..... Now, spotted cats of bigger size, turn my crank.

Tho not as a thong....trophywise.

Nope..not big enough for a thong....


Ingwe

Been wonderin' why Ol'Shep ain't been home......

well she is not perfect but here she is a 1903 rockisland
springfield 6mm-06 with a douglas xx 28 inch heavy barrel
with 1 in 14 twist bsa 8x32x44 swf, harris bipod ,timmy
trigger and boyds stock . nothing to fancy but works great!

Thanks! Saddles come and go around here, but this one stays. I did not take care of it when I first bought it as army surplus. Used it to break colts...about 15 years ago I had the Amish fix it up.

I keep a thin withered, fast horse around just to use it now and again.

But do you wear a blue hat with gold braid while using it?....

Ya know, your are not the only one to comment on this critter. When this critter came to my call I had to do a double-take...triple-take. Did not want to shoot some neighbors dog.

A WDNR wildlife biologist examined it and said without a necropsy at the state lab he could not be certain if it was a coy dog.

No... I turn my baseball cap around, grab a fistfull of mane, hollar "sick em" and listen to the wind hiss in my ears.

Here's some of mine--
6.5 WSM XP-100/6.5-20x Leupold FFP/Darrell Holland's HUMR reticle--



17 Fireball XP--



6.5-284 XP (470-yd. 1st shot prairie dog)--


7-08 XP from 20 years ago--



Savage Striker 243 WSSM--



Svg. Tgt. Action 225 Win./Unertl BV-20--


6AI 700--
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22-250 AI Ruger 77--
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17 Rem Model 7--

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25-06 Eddystone/Unertl 20x 2"--30 years ago--

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223 AI ISSI AR and one lucky-to-be-dead coyote--

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man the coyote in that last picture is nasty. I wouldnt have even got that close to it. You really did it a favor

Now THAT is COOL!

I just bought a Remington 1903-A3 with a Sako take-off barrel chambered to 6mm-250... if it doesn't shoot I might have to steal your idea !

SScoyote, those are some great pics and some great shooting with a "pistola"

Lil'yote smoker...but it works on crowes as well. 223AI

Steve, that last pic that appears is sheer '80s badassery, my friend. Vintage Iron, a gnarly trucker's hat and a Johnny Rotten glare.

You got some cool toys these days, too!

Thks. guys --appreciate the comments!

Whats the load and speed in the .223AI..?


Ingwe

Well hey, I finally put a scope on the 6.5 creedmoor made it to the range today. I went with the Burris FF2 3-9x40 Bal Plex. I managed to bore sight and shoot 3 groups before it started raining. I got one 4 shot group of @ 5/8 inch. Not too bad for its maiden voyage with factory 120 grain AMax loads. The trigger is a little heavy, I guess I'll have to look into that but I haven't messed with one of the new ruger triggers. Anyway it shows a lot of promise. I may have to bed it and maybe put a better rubbed oil finish if I can figure out how to get the Ruger finish off. Any ideas? Thanks Les

No ideas till you post up pics! lol
sand paper.......

Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a tub of Citristrip. Brush that stuff on nice and thick, wrap in aluminum foil and leave overnight. Scrape the finish off w/ a credit card the next day. I've done that w/ several factory-finished rifles and it works like a charm.

Good luck!

Kimber 84M Varmint in 22-250, with Leupold VXIII 2.5-8.



Remington Model 7 Predator in 17FB, with Leupold VXIII 2.5-8

Great pics SS. That bobcat is puuurty!

Where was the pic taken with the rockchucks? That looks like fun.


Travis

Sorry Travis--been away. That was up close to the headwaters of the Huerfano River down here in Southern CO, above treeline on Blanca Peak. Anywhere above treeline (mostly) is good for chucks although there are more regs now than there used to be--something like 2/day as a bag limit. Here's a factory 7 BR from a few years ago also closer to Pueblo, CO--

Overlooking a Gopher infestation....



Ingwe

.17 Rem


.223ai




Ol'lady's .223ai.


.223ai


.243ai
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SS, nice toys ya got there!

OK...how about something you don't expect...a Remington Nylon 66 with a Red Dot scope ( aka: " The Red Dot of Doom") which we use for " rolling in hot" to a fresh gopher patch, before we switch off to the bolt guns....



Ingwe

Ruger 77 Mk 2, Pac Nor heavy Contour Stainless Barrel, one in 7 twist
chambered in 22.250,

Boyd's JRS Laminate Stock..

Simmons 6.5 x 20 Mil Dot scope ( cheap but does the job)

80 grain A Maxes at 3300 fps..

Walking Varminter... Ruger 77 Mk 2, in 223..
Boyd's Thumbhole Stock.. Forest Camo
3 x 9 Weaver scope

Model 70, Boyd's Grey Laminate Thumbhole Stock
26 inch heavy magnum contour ER Shaw barrel
Chambered in 223..
Weaver V 16 scope

Load: 13.5 grains of Blue Dot, 55 grain SP Hornady...
Sage Rat, Klamath County Oregon
taken at about 200 yds..

unknown ugly guy holding rifle and sage rat...

Seafire Jr
10/22 Ruger, Fajen Left handed Thumbhole Stock.
6 power Tasco Custom Shop Scope

3 sage rats taken by Seafire jr at about 125 yards in Klamath County Oregon June 2008..

Father and Son day, on Dad's Birthday 2008

Rem 40x in .222rem, Unertyl 10x scope.... was my gramps. Had 1000's of rounds through her and still shoots in the 3's.



Rem 700 22-250 in an HS varminter stock, Nikon 6-18 slingin 55gr sierra hp's at 3600. Also a pic of my newly built squirrel assualt vehicle....LOL

Nice! I'm diggin' the assault vehicle. Redneck ingenuity at work... I love it!

I love this country! Where else in the world can a fella have this much fun legaly.

Kampfeld special...SUCKS SS action, spiral flutes bolt, Pacnor, fluted 24" bbl, Micky stock, Leupi 4.5x14x50mm AO.

One hole gun when the operator does his thing.


Victim from last spring......

Tony

Shoot, and I thought I was cheating using a bipod !!!!

Tony

OK...one more...this is for the gophers that breach the perimeter while you are trying to reload.....



Ingwe

ingwe that red dot nylon is the coolest thing I have ever seen. That said I changed my mind this Ruger 10/22 was my first gun (after the daisy) and probably has 3k-4k rounds through it easy and at 50yds will still hit a rabbit between the ere and the eye. Has more confirmed kills than all my guns combined. Fitted with a Tasco 3-9 and has never missed a lick.

Everything from custom made varminters to Colt SAA to WWII rifles/carbines to AR's to 1886 Winchester to 50 BMG...













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I like that. I think I am inspired to put a red dot on my apache model now!

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SuperSeal110, nice guns, but seeing this photo brings back memories of the Washington snipers shooting out of the trunk of the LTD. Sorry. I know sometimes it is the only dry spot to shoot from, but with the roll top closed, that is what it reminds me of.

Two important differences in Seal's pic..

The gun is in PLAIN sight hanging out the back end of the pickup over the tailgate, not hidden in the trunk of a car and aimed through a hole.

Second, he is shooting something LEGAL like targets or game.

Not murdering people.

Aawww maaaan! There's that Ruger Bisley .22 again! Just when I thought the sleepless nights and NON-buyers remorse were again a thing of the past.

Ya just had to post it again, didn't ya?

Yep, sorry....It accounted for about 60 gophers the last couple weeks...Ive got the original grips, but somebody gave me the faux ivory so I had to stick them on...


Ingwe

Those Bisley Single Sixes are just cool. Even cooler when they're used out in the field for small game, like yours.

I'm just kidding about you posting pictures of that revolver. I actually enjoy seeing those photos, so please post more if you have 'em. Even if it does give me the fits.

well...Ive got one of another single six..in 17HMR Ingwewife got for me to shoot when I was having an HMR day...also this one kinda steals Shrapnel's name for the shot...we call it " Face-Off"....




But my Bisley is my fave ( don't tell her that....) it is starting to get a "patina of use"...

Ingwe

3rd important detail, I'm not in a city, I'm out in the country target shooting on a private farm, Legally.


Rolling hills were obscuring my view laying prone next to the truck. 3ft up made a clean line of sight to target.

Again, not being critical, just stating what it reminds me of. Nothing more.

Is is just the angle of the pic, or does that gun have a recoil pad approx 3" thick?

And BTW, that Nylon 66 w/ the dot scope is uber cool. You could almost get by with calling it tactical.

Quote: "Is is just the angle of the pic, or does that gun have a recoil pad approx 3" thick?"

I think it's just the shadow from the truck's antenna.

It is the shadow of the antennae...

Ordinarily I can take the recoil of a .223...though I shot that rifle almost 800 times that day....


The Nylon 66 w/ Red Dot of Doom is almost-not quite- "tacticool"...

Ingwe

Harv..

I do like the Blue and Black Mickey stocks..

What perentage of each color are they???

I just got it today actually and love it...it's 70% med blue and 30% black. I saw another on here and really liked it so ordered one myself. I think his color combo was different though, I think his was 60% med blue and 40% black.

TC Contender pocket rocket in 204 Ruger. Makes a great digger gun.
Doc

Here is my newest. 22-250 AI, Rem 700, Shilen barrel.

Ruger #1 in .223

I sure recognize that set up...
Clark.. good to see ya around there Bud!

that's Paul up there isn't it?

Was planning on going over to Klamath this thursday actually..

Big ole female with the 12 guage


And the only coyote I have busted with my AR

Yeah, he was slimmer 5 years ago, in that pic.

Remington Model 7 LSS...22-250...

Just put a different scope on it...Now out to the range....

Sweet. Nice work. 6.5x284 Norma mag. Savage 12F. Scope cost more than the rifle.
Here is my new scope freshly mounted also but not SS although the 30 inch x 1 inch is stainless.

Hope I'm not the first butthead to tell you that you have your scope on wrong...that always adds a challenge to getting them zeroed..

Yep..might wanna rotate 90 degrees.....

Ingwe

Hahahahahaha! Funniest Ive seen in a long time.. You got Jeff beat.

"So here I was sighting my gun in and whenever I would adjust the scope up it would shoot further right"

"Whats up wit that?"

Cooper model 21 in 222 Remington - 22 grs of Reloader 7, 40 gr Nosler ballistic tip.

327 yards - one shot = BANG-FLOP!



drover

Drover...this might be a stoopid question after your post...but how are you likin that new Redfield scope???

I'm thinking about putting one on..of all things..a .222....
Ingwe

This does a good job on coyotes.

Ingwe - I just put it on the Cooper a day before I shot this coyote so my track record with it isn't very long.

This one is the 4-12x40 and my initial impressions are that for the money it is very good. No parallax issues, clarity seems to be better than a VX-1 (sharper, crisper image), the adjustments are a little soft (they do not give a good solid click when adjusting) but they seem to be spot on, it is just necessary to pay attention or you can overrun a click. So far I am very satisfied with it for the dollar value.

Now the bad news - previous to this one I purchased a Redfield 3-9x40 and it had significant parallax issues so I returned it and purchased this one.

I would take a chance on another one, hopefully the first one I got was an anamoly and this one is representative of them.

drover

Here's my humble entry - even after looking at all that beauty and technology. SSK/Contender frame and T/C 17 Mach2 bbl I bought as a close-out at CDNN. Scope is a fixed 10X El Paso Weaver K10 AO. Accurate beyond belief and it'll do all I need on Crows, Starlings, snapping turtles at the pond and ground hogs.


An added comment not intended to elicit follow-on remarks - - however, I can't help but notice the numbers of Plain Jane rifles with Plain Jane scopes in the entries thus far. Shows-to-go-ya that a modest rifle and modest scope can perform right along with the glitzy rigs.

drover, thanks for the reply..that was exactly my impression of the scope, and I'm looking at the 4x12 as well..

Thanks much for the input...

Ingwe

Ingwe - I had a 3-9 VX-1 on the Cooper prior to putting on the Redfield and I found that at shooting at gophers at 300 yds or so I wanted just a bit more power and the 4-12 should do the trick. The 12 power magnification is a nice fit with the 222 cartridge. It is amazing what another 3 power does for ones confidence.

I hope that one you get is as good as this one, I will be interested to see if mine is representative or I just got lucky. This is the only 4-12 I have run across, all of the others I have been 3-9's.

drover

Last summer's prairie dog war. Going again in a couple of weeks.

KRAPP!!!

Im gonna hafta build more varmint guns..!!!

Ingwe

He! He!

Shame, I had to leave a couple home.

aalf, that sure is a nice bench......rifles ain't too shabby either

What calibers you running there?

That's a fine looking bunch of rifles. The holstein camo one is especially nice.

Mixed bag.

221 Fireball, 223, 22 Dasher, 6x47Imp, 6 Dasher

Been enjoying the pics for awhile, so I guess it's my turn to post mine. Top to bottom: Remington 660 in 222 Rem, Savage 110V in 223, and a Remington 700SPS also in 223.

To me the 660 in 222 is the pick of the litter. I have owned 3 of those in years past and wish that I had kept at least one of them. They are the handiest pick-up rifle ever and generally are very accurate. I won lots of meat at local meat shoots with one of those.

drover

Top to bottom
Win mod 70 25.06
700 ADL DeluxeLS (1991) in 243
Ruger #1V 22.250
Cooper Mod 22 in 220 Swift
Mod 77 Tang safety Target in 243

I think you need some bigger scopes.

Here are the varmint rifles from my cabinet. Howa 1500 in .204 Ruger w/Leupold Vari-X IIc 3-9, Ruger 77 Target in 22-250 w/Leupold VX II 6-18AO, RRA Coyote Rifle w/Leupold MK AR 6-18, and a RRA Coyote Carbine with a VX I 3-9. The old Ruger belonged to my dad and was a high school graduation present to me.

All's I can say is Daaaaaaaahhh.....

I threw this scope on it as soon as I got it in the mail and took the pictures. Later on I looked at it and said to myself, something doesn't look right. Then I realized what I did and changed it.

Beleive me....this isn't the dumbest thing I ever did...I sometimes wunder if I have any brain cells left...

Joe

Just so long as you had fun losing brain cells.....



Ingwe

What caliber are your RRA in? 223 or 204?

Here's some pics of my PD rifles.

My newest Ruger #1, finished Feb,09 by Penrod Precision. Cal. is .204 Wasp, PTG reamer made to my specs, Krieger 11" twist, Kepplinger set trigger.

Same rifle after 634 yd PD shot May,09. Was up 34 clicks on 6.5-20 Leupold from 200 yd zero with 40gr V-max at 4040fps fireforming load. Load for this May is 39 gr Blitzkings at 4100 fps.

Another #1 by rebarreled by Penrod in 07. This is another wildcat of my design. It's a lengthened and improved .219 Wasp that I call .219 PDK (prairie dog killer). Shilen 14" twist, Kepplinger, 8.5-32 X 50 Pentax. 50 gr V-max at 3710 fps.

Ruger #3 was a .22 K-Hornet, rebarreled by EABCO in 04 to .224 BRM. Has #1 wood, Kepplinger trigger, Vais brake, 6.5-20 X 40 Leupold.

I've been shooting this #3 .219 Wasp since 94 and have finally worn out the Shilen barrel after 6000 shots. Two weeks ago I took it to Penrod along with a 11" twist Pac-Nor .20 cal. barrel and my .204 Wasp reamer. Hope to have it back by Fall for some load testing before Winter.

.204 Wasp, .219 Wasp, .219 PDK, .224 BRM, 6.5 Bullberry Imp., .30 Herrett
All are made from 30-30 brass except the .224 BRM which is made from .38-55 Win. brass. The last two are used in TC barrels for IHMSA competition.
Dave

nice them number1 are sweet

Both are .223 - Love those rifles. Makes me wonder how I got by for so long with a bolt gun for coyotes.

Let's see if these qualify!
GWB




Sako Varmint in 223
Sako S491 Varmint, in 222 Rem.
Sako Vixen, 222 Rem.

/D

Some Cooper's: Montana Varminter, 6.5 x 284, Jackson Game Rifle, 25-06, Varminter, 17 Remington, Varminter, 20 Vartarg, Classic, 22 hornet, Classic, 20 Tactical, Classic, 17 Hebee


Cooper Classic, 20 Tactical

TC Contender, 20 Tactical


TC Contender, 17 Mach IV


Remington Model 7 "Predator", 17 Rem fireball

nice cacomistle.........

Somebody else makin me feel "behind the curve..."

I gotta build some more rifles!!

Ingwe

holey cow geedubya you just earned a cool kid handbook

Yep...for the mounted porcupine, if nothing else!!


( really like the Axis hide...)


Ingwe

Amen.

Wow, those are nice. Cooper porn is always good.

Nelson

Thanks for the kind words guys.

As to the porcupine. I had been at my taxidermist's shop about a week before I encountered this critter. He had a porcupine that he had just finished. I remarked to him that I really liked it and the next time I had an opportunity to take one I would. When I hunted in Rocksprings, Tx. we used to see them all the time. That was in 2000. I've hunted 3 other places since then and this is the first one I'd seen in 8 or 8 years. He was walking across the road when I spied him. By time I got stopped and got out of the truck he'd made it across the road and up into a tree. I had my Tarus snubbie in 44 special, loaded with hard cast lead bullets on my hip and nailed him with that. Hard to believe, hadn't seen one in years, saw one at the taxidermist shop and nailed this one a week later. His assistant is still cussin'me.

Also, here are a few more of my varmint rigs.
GWB


Sako 75 Varmint, set trigger, 260 Rem
Custom Remington 700, 22-250
Remington 700 LVSF, 221 Fireball
Martini, 218 Bee
Cooper Varminter, 17 Mach IV
Kimber 82, 22LR

Sako porn is good too....

Damn...I gotta build more rifles...!

I'm too busy re-barreling the ones Ive got!


However...workin on a " Campfire Rifle" right now.....

Ingwe

Have a mesquite stock made for a short action 700 guess I should start building to catch up. I think it should be a.....

Dooood..don't get me started.....

Ingwe

hahaha no but I do need to start on it. but this is a gun post so here is my sisters 600 in .243 with her first javelina

I miss that gun but she aint giving it back

I like the camo on the gun, and the Warrior look on your sis!

Ingwe

Quiet don't tell her that. That is one of my dads early jobs.