Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Groundhog Day...

...is coming!

Went driving around this evening with the wife and kids. Lots of bean fields and most of the beans are still really small. We saw bunches of deer, but a few other fury critters caught my eye. We saw quite a few groundhogs within a couple miles of the house and a couple in the little fields at the end of my driveway.

We pulled in the driveway and I went to the gun safe. Grabbed the Ruger American 22-250 (1 in 8") and headed out back to the bench. Decided to give the nod to the Fiocchi 40 gr V-Max for my groundhog needs.

Fired the first group (2nd pic), then adjusted (1st pic). Those are 1" squares, so both are less than an inch. Hand loads will only get better. Hadn't cleaned the rifle since I brought it home. Maybe 25 rounds down the bore? I'm going to give this one some attention with heavies in the near future.





They're in trouble! Most of the 'hogs are in range of the Bad Boy Buggy. I should be able to get to them without making much noise. Gonna be fun!