Varmint rifle

[6mm Remington]

For this type of gun I also dont have a problem with it being a single shot.

David, if your around, be careful what you hope for LOL--I had a few minutes to myself today and therefore had time to make more than one post

And we enjoy having you with us believe it or not! Not quite sure why, but we do. :grin:
David

 

[nvbroncrider]

I do not understand the CRF need but hey no biggie.

+ 1---but I would be interested in knowing why

204
220 swift
22-250
224 Wea. Mag

the 224 can be expensive to shoot however and you would want to make sure of the type of barrel the gun has otherwise you could be replacing it rather quickly

For this type of gun I also dont have a problem with it being a single shot.

David, if your around, be careful what you hope for LOL--I had a few minutes to myself today and therefore had time to make more than one post

I just like them. Could of picked up a M77 today for $499 but I will look some more. Most of all I know their almost fail proof. I want a 3 position safety and that way later on of I decide I want to but a different barrel on it I can without any issues maybe turn it into a 358 winchester? Looked at a pawn shop today and their prices are way outta line with what things are worth I wonder if they ever sale a gun. The gunshop is a little more in line but still are pretty high. My grandfather built many rifles and that's the only actions he would use. And both the Remingtons I've had have had issues so I'm not going to use another for a while if ever again.

 

[PJGunner]

Frankly, I don't see the need for a CRF action for doing the dirty deed on jack rabbits. I used to help a rancher out up in Paradise Valley thin those bunnies out by spotlighting at night with a .22LR. 8) My buddy Don and I would easily completely fill the bed of his 3/4 ton Ford 4x4 without much problem and the rancher paid for the ammo. For the record, we'd bag the rabbits 10 to a bag and freeze them. Come fur season we sold the frozen rabbit to all the fur trappers going after coyote and bobcats. :mrgreen: I used an old mauser in .243 for the longer shot on yotes and rabbits.
My current long range rifle is a second hand Post-64 M70 in .243 I picked up for $200 from one of my son in laws who was moving to Massachusets and couldn't take his rifle with him due to their outreageous gun control law where you can't bring a gun in and properly register it. He had no choice as it was a job transfer with a very good pay raise.
I did some minor tinkering with the trigger and a serious barrel cleaning and it will put three shots under a dime at 100 yards. The barrel is heavy enough that it doesn't heat up too badly under sustained shooting.
It's too bad I don't still live in Winnemucca. I'd have been more than glad to help you thin them out. I used to drive up to BM to see my other hunting partner when he ran the BM airport and we'd go out on the runways and clear out the rabbits that were a hazard to landing aircraft. My hunting partner from WMC an I would go up and a good time was had by all. :lol:
I do miss living up there and would move back if I could afford to do so.
FWIW, I have found that it's been a bit easier to get better accuracy from push feed rifles than CRFs. I do have a Kimber M84 .223 that will put 10 shots under a dime when I do my part.
Paul B.

 

[nvbroncrider]

If more range is needed, I will admit to zapping ground squirrels with .30 cal cartridges, including magnums...

The .243 is another great one to consider, or the 6mm Remington. Both are excellent varmint cartridges, a little bigger than the various .22's.

I think Winchester is making their CRF model 70 in a couple of varmint rifle configurations now too... Here's a link:

http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/ ... mid=535144

Yes, Guy I have done that too. For range were talking for the most part 0-425 yards on rabbits mostly. I guess mostly I need to feed my addiction with something different