Next up. While visiting my buddy, I purchased this custom rifle from him. It is the same Wichita action as the .222 Remington Magnum. Same Shilen Select Match barrel; and same McMillan rifle stock. It is topped with a Bushnell Elite 3200 scope. But, this one is chambered in .17 Remington! I really didn`t need another .17 Remington, but I couldn`t pass this one up!
#17Remington #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #prairiedoghunting
The custom .222 Remington Magnum shooting 50 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips cleaned up on a handful of rockchucks today! Uncensored picture shows the performance of the Nosler Ballistic Tip at 3532fps. #222RemingtonMagnum
#varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #222Mag
@noslerinc @mcmillanstocks @vortexoptics
Stormy morning at the Parma Rifle range, shooting my new Anschutz 1517 in .17HMR. It shot very well with my favorite ammo, the CCI VNT at 2784fps. I topped this off with a Nightforce NXS 2.5x10-42mm riflescope. It is suppressed by the Little Bird Suppressor from @ABSuppressor . I`ve never owned an Anschutz rifle (I have their pistol), so I picked this one up from Cliff`s Guns & Reloading in Boise. I kick myself for not buying one earlier in life! #17HMR
@anschutznorthamerica @nightforce_optics @cciammo @renorifleco @garminfishhunt #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rimfire #rimfirehunter
June, 1959 - Winchester introduces the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire. I found this ad while researching the .222 Magnum in my American Rifleman magazine collection. I love this kind of stuff!
#varminthunting #22Magnum #groundsquirrelhunting #prairiedoghunting #rimfire
This is the Wichita action based, M700 footprint, .222 Remington Magnum rifle. The barrel is a Shilen Select Match and the trigger is also made by Shilen. The stock is a McMillan rifle stock. It has a tight chamber, so brass necks must be turned. My buddy has been shooting loading/shooting 50 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. Based on the records, it is a very accurate rifle.
#222RemingtonMagnum
#222Mag #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #prairiedoghunting #classiccartridge
Another one gone. #PovertyPony As the firearms market softens, the acquisitions and closures of many brands will take place. Now is the time to really support manufacturers and gun shops. Be proactive for yourself, as well. Update: Purchase confirmed by Ruger.
One of the popular classic cartridges that I`ve never owned, or shot, is the .222 Remington Magnum. With some generosity from an old friend, I finally have a Circa Early 1990s custom rifle in my collection. Released in 1958 and meant for military use by Armalite, the .222 Mag was eventually rejected, but picked-up by Remington and released to the general public as a target/hunting round. I look forward to putting the .222 Magnum to work.
#222RemingtonMagnum #222RemingtonMag #222Mag #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #prairiedoghunting
Whenever I pass through Bishop, CA, I stop at @mahoganysmokedmeats . I`ve been hitting this shop for jerky since I was a kid. $80+ later and I was set-up with a weeks worth of Honey Turkey jerky and Peppered Elk jerky! So good!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #coyotehunting #jerky
Northeastern Oregon Columbian Ground Squirrel hunting is WAY different than hunting Ground Squirrels in the open fields of Idaho and Nevada! Sneaking through the forest and picking them off stumps and dead falls, is tough! The .22 Jet with handloaded Hornady 35 grain NTX projectiles were wicked on these guys. Btw, this made the 6th different subspecies of ground squirrel I had shot in the past 30 days. Columbian ground squirrels are very cool!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #classiccartridge #22Jet @hornadymfg @tcarmsco @odinworks
New storage system for my 2019 Toyota 4Runner Off-Road Premium from @B3Customs out of California. This set-up is SO nice and will open up a lot more space for hunting equipment. I should have done this years ago!
#Toyota #4Runner #B3Customs #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #coyotehunting
Over the past month, I have been hunting/traveling in almost every Western State. Driving over 5450 miles, in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, California, Arizona and Washington. I hunted varmints in six of those States, with good success. I also spent about 10 days in Los Angeles, visiting family. Every time I leave California, I thank God that I`m gone from there and am living in Idaho!! Now that I`m back, it`s time to get going with Varminter stuff!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #prairiedoghunting
Lead Free .22 Jet ammo for California varmint hunting. Hornady 35 grain NTX loaded with Winchester 296 powder. Great groups, zipping along at 3322.5 FPS. #22Jet
@hornadymfg #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #TCContender
High Country ground squirrel hunting in the Eastern Sierra of California with the RAW HM-1000 in .25 caliber. This is such an awesome, accurate, little air rifle. I spent the morning wandering through this entire area and connected on shots from 40 yards out to 68 yards. More to come.
@rapidairworx_official @airforceairguns @tract_optics @sonusmoderators @predatorpellets #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #airgunhunting
Wyatt`s .223 AR setup is 🔥🔥🔥! The @BlackTalonTac trigger performed extremely well, allowing him to pop some longer range ground squirrels with the ADI .223 ammo!
@odinworks @sigsauerhunting @B5Systems @AthlonOptics @ADI_World_Class
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #223 #ARHunter
The 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips are WICKED on Prairie Dogs and Rockchucks! I`m talking about inside-out, split in two, chunks flying 20 feet away... Just brutal. EXACTLY how a varmint bullet, out of an true varmint cartridge should perform! #24Varminter #3627FPS
#prairiedoghunting #varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #coyotehunting
The .22 Jet reaching out to pop this Prairie Dog with the Remington 40 grain SP factory ammo!
#22JET @MGMBarrelsOfficial @OdinWorks #prairiedoghunting
This is the 1967 First Edition Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading and to me, the all star lineup of classic cartridges. This is my guidebook for bringing back these cartridges and using them today. 58+ years ago, our varmint hunting forefathers had firearms and cartridges that were previously developed by true wildcatters, who dreamed up better ways to kill small varmints. What a time to be alive!
@hornadymfg @classiccartridges #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting
New painting by @VanWechelArt arrived! "Sun Kissed" is a painting I commissioned by the only artist I know that has painted Rockchucks (uellow-bellied marmots) perfectly in his other paintings. Check out his other works showing his amazing talent with animals, their habitat and light!
#varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #rockchuck #marmot
Many people have had issues with the .224 Valkyrie cartridge since it`s release about 8 years ago. I admit that the cartridge had issues with the heavy projectiles that were initially focused on by Federal. However, for us Varminters, the lighter, 60 and 69 grain offerings performed extremely well. The lower cost of components/factory ammo also gave the Valkyrie an edge over the more capable .22 Nosler. I own #5 different rifles chambered in the .224 Valkyrie and will continue to shoot this effective varmint cartridge until I`m dead. This @Uintah_Precision bolt-action upper is incredibly accurate and did an absolute bangup job on a lot of rockchucks last week, consistently taking them out at the 300+ yard range with the factory @HornadyMfg 60 grain VMax factory ammunition.
@BurrisOptics @SavageArms (lower) #varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #groundsquirrelhunting #224Valkyrie #22Nosler
The custom .243AI helped knock out a bunch of rockchucks, including Dakota`s longest shot of the day at 441 yards. The Hornady 70 grain VMax performed very well at all ranges out to the longest shot. It`s topped with the Burris Veracity PH riflescope.
@grayboe - Stock
@burrisoptics - Riflescope
@shootpristine - Action
@resilient.suppressors - Ramblin` Man suppressor
#varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #243AI #243
Ground Squirrel stew on the menu for tonight! Boil water in large pot, add 5 cubes of beef bullion, potatoes, celery and carrots. Drop 4 ground squirrels into the pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer until fur dissolves. French bread and a Mt. Dew and you`re set!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #pilesofsmiles #quickwaytotheer
When a farmer asks you to shoot rockchucks, you happily oblige! @drstorms and I took out 70+ rockchucks over two days! My old Ruger M77 Varmint in .220 Swift, shooting the Hornady 55 grain factory ammo was on 🔥🔥🔥!
@RugersOfficial @Hornadymfg #varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #220Swift #Ruger77
This kid is going places!
Varminter Hat ✅️
Varminter Skull Tattoo ✅️
CVA .204 Ruger Rifle ✅️
Zeiss Optics ✅️
AB Raptor Suppressor ✅️
Mountain Dew ✅️
Lots of Ground Squirrels Popped ✅️
@CVAOfficial @ABSuppressor @ZeissHunting @MountainDew
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #204Ruger #CVACascade
I dropped @drstorms at the top of a small valley, with the Remington Model 591 and a handful of @AguilaAmmo 5mm rimfire rounds. He worked his way down and was able to pop four rockchucks, collecting these three. The 30 grain SP going about 2450fps really put these guys down. A note to Aguila, it`s time for another run of 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum ammo!
#RemingtonArms #5mmRimfire #Remington591 #varminthunting #rockchuckhunting #rimfire #rimfirehunter
#24VARMINTER Prairie Dog hunting!
More .22 Jet goodness! This time, a Wyoming Prairie Dog fell to the 40 grain soft-point in the 40 year old Remington factory ammo. #ContenderCarbine
@tcarmsco @preferredbarrels @odinworks #22Jet #varminthunting #prairiedoghunting
We are finishing up on the @CVAOfficial rifle chambered in the hotrod, .204 Ruger. This rifle is shooting lights out with the Hornady 32 grain VMax factory ammo! It was Dakota`s first time shooting a .204 and a CVA and was impressed by both! #204Ruger
@ABSuppresor @hornadymfg @zeisshunting @renorifleco #varminthunting #prairiedoghunting
Prairie Dog hunting in Wyoming! @CVAOFFICIAL rifle in .204 Ruger!
I`ve been testing three 55 grain varmint projectiles in the 20" .24 Varminter AR15. The @Sierra_Bullets Blitzkings are wicked fast! I also tested the Nosler Ballistic Tips and Varmageddons. The 55 grain BTs are loaded up and will be used on a prairie dog hunt, soon. Cache is testing some 70 grain options, while Pete is testing 80 and 87 grain options.
#24Varminter
#varminthunting #coyotehunting #predatorhunting #rockchuckhunting #badgerhunting #hoghunting
I give the same look when someone talks about the "four hard chargers" they called in on a warm June night! #puppykillers
#varminthunting #coyotehunting #predatorhunting #summerdogs
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