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bowhunter1023

bowhunter1023

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I've been looking for a coyote rifle for a while now and almost bought an AR-15 this weekend. After some thought, I decided to build one instead of buying a stock AR. However being the impulsive consumer I am, it didn't take long for me to pick out a rifle when we stopped at Dicks in Belden Village on the way home this weekend. For $450, I felt like it was a pretty good buy.

Remington 700 ADL Varmint in 22-250. I added a Claw sling and a Vanguard bi-pod today when I mounted the scope. I didn't have much time to sight it in tonight, but I did shoot a 2" 4 shot group at 100 yards just laying it over the four-wheeler seat. I'll get it on the bench this weekend and dial it the rest of the way in, but so far I'm pretty happy.
 

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hickslawns

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Schwing! Beauty! I don't think you will be disappointed in owning that 22-250 AND building an AR. You know what is better than a new gun? Two new guns. :smiley_clap:
 
Bowhunter57

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Jesse,
Congradulations on a fine rifle! :smiley_clap: The .22-250 is a tack driver with lots of power...I've owned 2 of them.
A coyote killer, for certain. :smiley_bril:

I've reloaded some 55gr. Hornady V-Max bullets with IMR-4895 and IMR-4064 with excellent results. 1 hole 3 shot groups at 100 yards, 3 shots inside a penny at 200 yards and a 3855 f.p.s. 3 shot average, through a chronograph.

Bowhunter57
 
loose_is_fast

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i have the same exact gun from dicks but mine came with a remington scope and mine loves hornady v max it didn't shoot the remington core's as good. mine will shoot 1" groups at 150 with me shooting and im not as good as the gun
 
Huckleberry Finn

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Like I said, I shot the same gun in .223 this summer. Does yours have the heavy barrel? You are used to carrying so much shit into the woods you wouldn't notice anyways...
 
Gern186

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Get that gun in a bench and you'll be shooting 1/2" groups at 300 yards in no time!:smiley_crocodile:

You better get on the coyotes soon, spring is almost here.
 
epe

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Nice looking gun! Dad was telling me about the deal dicks had on them over dinner last night. It will be a good groundhog gun too..
 
bowhunter1023

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Ernie, it does have the heavy barrel. It's a front heavy gun to begin with, so the bi-pod made it worse. Good thing I'm a regular old pack mule!!!

If we had groundhogs, I'd probably hunt them. But you can spent a week straight down here hunting them and you'd be lucky to shoot a half dozen. The yotes have all but wiped them out.

I'll be out this weekend calling yotes. Gonna hit up a new farm and see what happens!
 
DJK Frank 16

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Jesse said:
Ernie, it does have the heavy barrel. It's a front heavy gun to begin with, so the bi-pod made it worse. Good thing I'm a regular old pack mule!!!

If we had groundhogs, I'd probably hunt them. But you can spent a week straight down here hunting them and you'd be lucky to shoot a half dozen. The yotes have all but wiped them out.

I'll be out this weekend calling yotes. Gonna hit up a new farm and see what happens!
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Sounds to me like you need to get your ass up here this summer and spend a day or two with me and Phil riding around the flat lands and picking them out of the bean fields!!

Real nice looking gun by the way!!
 
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