.25-21 and .25-25 were popular too, both long skinny straight-wall cartridges. .22-15-60 and .22WCF had a following too. You can bet they weren't taking 400,500,600 yard shots. E.A.Leupold once bragged in print about nailing a groundhog at a shade over 250 yards, with a Stevens .25-21 if I recall correctly. Not much in common between us and them equipment-wise, but lots in common between us and them in terms of desire to "shoot small, miss small" at distances that stretch the limits of equipment.
And yes, I would sell my left nut for a weekend of groundhog hunting with those guys!
Last edited by gnoahhh; 07/01/22.
