My two favorite rifles of the film!
My Thompson/Center .204 It is one rifle that has suprised me. With a Burris 6.5 x 20 Fullfield II and shooting factory Hornady ammo. This gun will shoot less than 1 inch groups all day long. In fact, it shot so well that I never bothered to reload for it. I have two hits past 500 yards with it so far and feel that at 300 Yards and under, those 32 gr. V-max's hit as hard as my 22-250. A great Woodchuck rifle!
My Old Faithful! This gun is as dear to me as they come. A Savage model 12LP in 22-250. If you ever owned one of those guns that you are just so comfortable with that when you are on target and pull the trigger, you know that whatever is on the other end is in for a big surprise. This is it for me. Accurate, nice looking and yes a little heavy. She has one hit past 500 and loves the 52 gr A-max's from Hornady. The AccuTrigger is just an added bonus!
From left to right is the .204 Ruger with a 32gr V-max and the 22-250 with a 52gr A-max. An awsome pair of varmint cartridges.
This is the Hornady 52 A-max on the video shot out of a .223. If that isn't explosive, I don't know what is. Even out of the 22-250 at extended distances the bullet will blow up so hard that there is no exit wound. The whole thing blows up inside. It is what a good varmint bullet is supposed to do.
Three tools of the trade. Good binoculars, a range finder and a good rifle rest like a Harris Bi-pod. They are a crucial part of long range varminting. You have to find your quary and a good pair of binos help allot. You have to range them, to shoot at longer distances you have to know the distance to your target and learn how to use your target knobs on your scope. It is the one area that will cost you the most misses. And lastly you need a steady shooting platform. These tools will improve not only your shooting but the quality of your hunt as well.