Varmint Rifles

[gymsoo]

Since I'm looking for a rifle for targets, varmints, etc and want to make a wise choice I thought a poll would be a good idea.  I already have a 22 LR, a 270 & 30.06 plus several shotguns and I'm looking for something with low recoil.  I appreciate your voting and comments.

Jim Gelatt

[Red Dawg]

I dont think any caliber really stands out as the best. They can all kill anything you want at pretty much any distance depending on how much you shoot. The 6mm remington is amazingly fast but the others are no slouch. The 22-250 and 223 are the most common.

[ICEMAN]

.243     A flat shooter, and still legal for a deer if needed.

[tlbradford]

.204 gets my vote.

[Red Dawg]

.243 win and 6mm remington are the same caliber of bullet. The 6mm is faster and flatter. If you reload you can get 4000 ft. But the 22-250 is just as fast with less recoil.

[KillBilly]

And Barnes makes both the .243/6mm and .22/.250 in the varmint grenade

[Slenk]

Any of the above but then I would use my .338-06 with 225 gr, sierras if thats what I had with me at the time. Deads dead.
Slenk

[Kent Hunter]

It's not in the poll but my vote would be for the .220 Swift. I've shot one now for over twenty years and I love it.

[catwithboost]

I vote with Iceman 243 good all around rifle. I did a lot of asking on the for months and went with 243 and happy with choose. IMO

[huntnphool]

I voted for the 22-250 because of the limited choices on the board but my .220 Swift would have to be my current choice in the safe. I have been eyeballing the .204 the past year, supposed to be another long flat shooter that won't heat the barrel like the Swift.

[Red Dawg]

The .204 is good but runs out of juice fast. Very limited on the ammo also. I am going to add the .22 hornet into the mix. I have now had one for a couple of weeks and let me tell you it is scary accurate. It is a mid range varmint rifle with absolutely no recoil.

[tlbradford]

The .204 does everything a .22-250 can do with less recoil and less powder.  There are a lot of available bullets out there, and a lot of choices in factory ammo.  I just want to clear that up for anyone reading this post.   

[280ackley]

I voted for the .22-250, but agree that the .204 Ruger is a good choice.  You might want to add it to the poll.  I bought a .22-250 a couple of month ago over a .204 mostly because a couple of my hunting partners allready have it.

[Bofire]

The .204 does everything a .22-250 can do with less recoil and less powder.  There are a lot of available bullets out there, and a lot of choices in factory ammo.  I just want to clear that up for anyone reading this post.   

Yarite, and a 243 does everything a 270 does and a 270 does everything a 7mmMag does and a 7mm does everything a 300 does. etc.  except just different!

Carl

[Red Dawg]

I agree that on paper the .204 does look good but that bullet in a slight breeze will not even come close to the 22-250. I stand corrected on bullet selection. Hornady now makes a 45 grain bullet. that one may be pretty good. But for the most part you have a 32 grain and a 40 grain bullet to choose from in factory ammo. Sierra makes a 26 grain i think also of maybe that is the varmint grenade i dont remember. All i know is i have seen them shoot before and if the weather is perfect they are hard to beat. But if anything is out of wack a little bit you are screwed out past 200 yards. that is were the larger caliber is best. Like anything else that is my opinion and opinion are like butholes everyone has them.