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My uncle / mentor was a serious groundhog hunter who took the game to another level here in Ontario back in the 80s. I remember customized rifles: 22PPC, 6mmBR, 22-250s, etc. shooting itty bitty groups, with 6x20 Leupolds with target knobs before it all became the thing, seeing HP bullets fragmenting in a black puff before reaching the target because he tried to get another 100 FPS on the load.

I remembering his passion for making the 300 yarder. He only counted the kill if he could grab them by the tail in order to review his shot. If I said there were many years he took over 500 groundhogs a year, you can believe me.

Alas, he's in his mid 70s now punching more paper than varmints. Playing with a .243 Kimber and loading up highly concentric cartridges.

Here's one I took at 300 yds with a 1962 Remington 700 .243 and a little 2X7 Leupold scope. My uncle was the spotter on this one...