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I've had the rifles for a few years, but haven't been on this forum with a recent update to this post and my decisions. :rolleyes: I received an email from Admin, about some website updates and I thought I'd do a walk thru and see what was "new". LOL It's good to be back. :cool: Recent years of...

As it turns out, I went with 2 different rifles. 1. My daytime varmint rifle is a Savage Axis ll XP, in 22-250. I topped it off with a Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24x50 in a FFP version. This set up as proven to be a killer at long and short ranges for groundhogs and coyotes. My reloads of a...

.30Nate, Thank you and I notice that we're both from Lima. It's a small world after all. We might've met and/or I might know your Dad or Grandpa. The load is my reload, which consists of a hard cast 240gr. SWC bullet and 19.0 gr. of 2400 powder. This combination produces a 1" group at 50...

This is my second year of chasing deer, in hopes of getting my first deer with a handgun. I've been hunting with handguns for over 30 years, but never gave a thought to hunting deer with one. I figured that I've killed nearly everything else with a handgun, so why not a deer. Plus, I've killed...

Agreed. I usually carry a tight patterning shotgun as my front weapon and the rifle is sitting close by on a bi-pod, in case something thinks it's out of range. I prefer a 4x16 scope power, as this seems to cover everything that I would shoot. The varmint barrel appeals to me too, but I'm going...

I'm considering the purchase of either a 22-250 or a 243, for varmint (groundhogs & coyotes) hunting. I'm interested in Savage rifles and a couple of their options are a Sporter barrel that's 22" long or a heavy Varmint barrel that's 26" long. I'm after accuracy and speed with 55gr. and up to...