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I have a long action to build off of and would like to build a varmint and coyote rifle. What caliber would you build and what bullet for that caliber would you shoot?
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22-6mm Rem (aka 22 TTH) w/ fast-twist barrel for 75 gr & heavier bullets to take deer & smaller animals WAY out there.
75s at about 3700 fps!
Trying to talk myself out of one right now...
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6/06 is the way I went
Dober
"True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy
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+3 for a 6/06......just AI it. 
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6mm Crusader with 105gr A-max
If Iam not hunting, Iam thinking about hunting.
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25-06 and call it a day. 75 grain vmax for varmints.
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25-06 and call it a day. 75 grain vmax for varmints.
Dink yipper 
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A 6mm Rem will get you about 3400 FPS with a 75 grain Hornady HP. They are scary accurate. A 300 Weatherby will get about the same with a 165 grain bullet, but may be a bit more punishing.
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Easy answer = 25-06
Better answer = 6AI throated for 105s
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Campfire Ranger
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6-284 in an eight twist throated for the Berger 105 or 115 VLD's.
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6-06AI.. am very partial to the 284 as a parent..
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