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Good pictures and memories!
Hope we get to vaprize some critters together someday.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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Finally have the snow melted off enough to see a few groundhogs. Got 2 on my way to the range at a local farm about 2 weeks ago. Scouted new burrows and caught them out. First was 110yds with the 17rem. model 7 Remington. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.arcorey.com/Varmints/2013/03-23-2013%20number%201.jpg) Second was on my way back to the truck. It was only 40yds. Both shot with the 25gr. Berger Target HP's out of the 17rem running 3494fps avg. No exit on either and both bang flopped and shoulder shot. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.arcorey.com/Varmints/2013/03-23-2013%20number%202.jpg) Last Saturday after an unsuccessful morning of coyote calling, I changed from the 17rem over to the heavy 243 and scouted some more holes. Caught this one just over the rise playing peek-a-boo with me. Finally whistled it up high enough to see the head. Took a 50yd shot off the shooting sticks to the ear. Knocked it out of the hole 2' with the 87gr. V-max  . This was one I was after last year but couldn't get a safe angle on. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.arcorey.com/Varmints/2013/03-30-2013%20number%203.jpg) Hopefully more pasture grizzlies to come in a few weeks  .
On an endless quest for furry targets.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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You're goin full-cowboy on those Pdogs! Good show.
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Campfire Ranger
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Schrapnel, What caliber was that old Marlin?..Nice old rifle..
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Schrapnel, What caliber was that old Marlin?..Nice old rifle.. It is an original Marlin 1894 in 38-40... ![[Linked Image]](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/126_4138_zpsb62f23eb.jpg)
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Campfire Sage
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Schrapnel, What caliber was that old Marlin?..Nice old rifle.. It is an original Marlin 1894 in 38-40... What year did they stop using wood as a stock material? Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Schrapnel, You surely come up with some dandy rifles..What a prairie dog caliber..!!!!!
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.204 pic... ![[Linked Image]](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/thmsbrownlee/24HRC/IMG_0758_zps5a8b092e.jpg)
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I like the "goph nugget" right by the scope Ingwe...  Shrapnel, that Marlin is very nice! I have always wanted either a 1894 or an 1893(or both)..
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We were both shooting .204s yesterday Ben, logged in some 'frequent flier miles' for shure...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Campfire Ranger
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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ARCorey,
What's up with the speeds on that .17 Remmy man? Stand on that thing!
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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No exits, no muzzle flip, no flash at night, fur friendly for predators, good brass and barrel life, and shoots tiny little groups from an 18.5" pencil barrel. Can't see a reason to Travis. This is my calling rifle and walking varminter, chucks are just my test subjects for fall when fur is good. Plus it makes them puff up and die with perfect corpses . When I want to splatter, the 243 with 87v-maxes gets to play  .
On an endless quest for furry targets.
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I like the "goph nugget" right by the scope Ingwe... Shrapnel, that Marlin is very nice! I have always wanted either a 1894 or an 1893(or both).. I zoomed in with my iPad and it looks like a baby gopher...lol
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
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Cole...I think everything we saw/shot were males...if Im wrong about that ( and I could be..) what we saw was them beginning to gather nesting materials, so no baby gophs yet. Everything seems late this year, so we are going back in may when the pups are up...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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No exits, no muzzle flip, no flash at night, fur friendly for predators, good brass and barrel life, and shoots tiny little groups from an 18.5" pencil barrel. Can't see a reason to Travis. This is my calling rifle and walking varminter, chucks are just my test subjects for fall when fur is good. Plus it makes them puff up and die with perfect corpses . When I want to splatter, the 243 with 87v-maxes gets to play . 18.5"??? That's different. What powder are you using? Good results on called dogs eh? Have you tried the V-Maxes on dogs at that speed? Or just the Bergers? Bad ass rig regardless. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Kirk,
Those photos involved plastic tips?
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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Kirk,
Those photos involved plastic tips? Those were actually shot with a Remington 50 grain PLHP in a .223...
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