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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Guy on May 17, 2009, 04:34:58 PM

Title: Rockchucks Today!
Post by: Guy on May 17, 2009, 04:34:58 PM: My son and I got out for some rock chucks today. He nailed three with the 6mm Remington, and I got another three with the .204 Ruger. Had a blast:

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Title: Re: Rockchucks Today!
Post by: bowhunterforever on May 20, 2009, 01:52:43 PM: Nice shooting! :tup: What bullets are you shooting out of your .204?
Title: Re: Rockchucks Today!
Post by: Guy on May 20, 2009, 09:30:21 PM: Thanks! It was a hoot. Son and I both had fun.

Am loading the 40 gr Hornady V-Max over a middling charge of BLC(2) for just shy of 3800 fps. Accurate, and I am impressed with how hard a 40 grainer hits a chuck...

The 6mm with the 75 gr hollow points though - that thing is really brutal on the chucks... Literally rips 'em in half. Just like it did 35 years ago when I got that rifle...

Later, Guy
Title: Re: Rockchucks Today!
Post by: ivarhusa on May 25, 2009, 06:42:37 PM: How many grains of the BLC(2) are you using. I took a load off the web showing 30 grs. Have you chronographed your load? I've been told to expect 3700 fps with the 30gr of BLC(2).

Ivar