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Around the house here lately I have been using my Savage/Anschutz Model 54M with 30gr. Hornady V-Max and Sako P94S "Finnfire" w/ CCI HP's.
No issues with either one.
Haven't seen many chucks the last couple of years due to more coyotes in the area.
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Just got a CZ 457 American in .22 mag. Maybe pop a chuck tomorrow !
Well chit, looks like the new ones are all 11mm and nobody has any 11mm rings around me. Hmm, slapped a BKL mount on, works but is too high. I can at least shoot it tomorrow.
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Ordered Burris Signature .22 rings. Got stuck dog sitting today so never left the house.
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I used to shoot a Marlin 783 in 22 Win mag (7-round mag) for short range, quiet varminting.
It worked very well out to 125+ yards, and anchored the chuck with head or a body shots (head shots were the goal). My longest 22 maggie one-shot kill was just shy of 150 yards. The Marlin 783's accuracy was about 1.25 - 1.50" at 100 yards with Winchester 40 grain HP rounds - which was accurate enough for head shooting a chuck at any practical hunting range of the cartridge. I was very happy with that set up for woodchucks.
It was a fun and useful rifle. It wore a Weaver El Paso 4x scope on it (reticle had two horizontal wires across it (3 or 6 moa apart ?). Zeroed at 100 yards on the top wire intersection, the bottom intersection was dead on for 150 yards. A perfect set up for me. It was quiet, and humanely deadly. I do not recall EVER hearng a ricochet with that Marlin 783 22 magnum and Winchester 40 grain HP ammo.
I have shot several chucks with a 22 LR, but it rarely anchored them. 50 yards was the maximum distance I determined was my 22 LR range limit on chucks, and only head shots. My rifle was a very accurate Win 69a bolt action, with a 24" barrel, sporting a 4x scope, but I soon realized I needed a rifle with more power if I wanted to get those chucks further away. Enter my Marlin 783 22 magnum. It was a decision I never regretted.
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I have a Ruger in 17WSM. It's a chuck-killer for sure. Love everything about it but ammo seems to be the issue right now.
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