Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles 17 REM vs .223

I have several rifles in 223. I want to get a 17 REM for prairie dogs and coyotes. I would love to hear opinions from real hunters not from the armchair professors. Do you guys feel the effective killing distance of a 17 is same as 223? I am talking 300 to 400 yards with 223. Same with 17 or do I shed too much velocity for clean kills at those ranges with 17? This should be interesting!! Thanks, Bob

I had one in 700 BDL 30 years ago and shot rabbits with it, cool explosions!! Friends have them but only shoot paper and ground squirrels with them. I usually back them up with 22-250. They can't get it together when a coyote comes running in. I always smoke those dogs with winchester heavy varmint!!