need help on caliber choice
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Furhunter
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Originally Posted By: TylerWraythanks for everyones input. im still deciding though. by the way i rarely shoot over 100 yards. here most of the time by the time i see something i called in its around 50 to 75 yards or closer. i may go with the hornet (a fur is worth the extra money to me)
The 45gr winchester ammo shoots pretty good in a buddys CZ. I dont shoot factory stuff in mine, all reloads. I havnt shot a fox with it either, I cant imagine it would be too awful hard on them. I turned a fox into a tripod last year with a .223 it was ugly. We dont have many of them around here, well come to think about it..... wasnt much of anything around this winter.
Have you thought about a shotgun, if you can call them to inside 40 yards, that is your best fur friendly option next to a trap.
The 45gr winchester ammo shoots pretty good in a buddys CZ. I dont shoot factory stuff in mine, all reloads. I havnt shot a fox with it either, I cant imagine it would be too awful hard on them. I turned a fox into a tripod last year with a .223 it was ugly. We dont have many of them around here, well come to think about it..... wasnt much of anything around this winter.
Have you thought about a shotgun, if you can call them to inside 40 yards, that is your best fur friendly option next to a trap.
RePete
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Originally Posted By: 2muchgunOriginally Posted By: Bayou City BoyOriginally Posted By: Mark2Guys, I know quite a few custom gun builders and I would have to say Savage actions are used a little bit more than rem.......
Mark2
That's an interesting theory....
-BCB
I think so too........
HUH???
Please name some of these "builders"..
Mark2
That's an interesting theory....
-BCB
I think so too........
HUH???
Please name some of these "builders"..
brdeano
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Originally Posted By: RePeteOriginally Posted By: 2muchgunOriginally Posted By: Bayou City BoyOriginally Posted By: Mark2Guys, I know quite a few custom gun builders and I would have to say Savage actions are used a little bit more than rem.......
Mark2
That's an interesting theory....
-BCB
I think so too........
HUH???
Huh....I thought all the savage guys just swapped barrels at the kitchen table and had no need for a gunsmith?
Mark2
That's an interesting theory....
-BCB
I think so too........
HUH???
Huh....I thought all the savage guys just swapped barrels at the kitchen table and had no need for a gunsmith?
warpig602
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Originally Posted By: 2muchgun[/quote]If given the choice of a rifle regardless of cost im sure they wouldnt choose the rifles I mentioned, I doubt they would choose a remington either.
You can keep doubting it all you want, but they did/do choose Remington....... [/quote]
Wow, then I'm sure if we created a post titled "If money was no object, what rifle would you choose?" you really think the majority would take a factory made Remington? Exactly.
You can keep doubting it all you want, but they did/do choose Remington....... [/quote]
Wow, then I'm sure if we created a post titled "If money was no object, what rifle would you choose?" you really think the majority would take a factory made Remington? Exactly.
warpig602
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Originally Posted By: TylerWraythanks for everyones input. im still deciding though. by the way i rarely shoot over 100 yards. here most of the time by the time i see something i called in its around 50 to 75 yards or closer. i may go with the hornet (a fur is worth the extra money to me)
At those distances I would vote 22 Mag, rifles are cheap, ammo is cheap and its eefective on everything you want to shoot at those distances.
At those distances I would vote 22 Mag, rifles are cheap, ammo is cheap and its eefective on everything you want to shoot at those distances.
Bayou City Boy
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Originally Posted By: warpig602Wow, then I'm sure if we created a post titled "If money was no object, what rifle would you choose?" you really think the majority would take a factory made Remington? Exactly.
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
warpig602
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Originally Posted By: Bayou City BoyOriginally Posted By: warpig602Wow, then I'm sure if we created a post titled "If money was no object, what rifle would you choose?" you really think the majority would take a factory made Remington? Exactly.
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
Not sure why you are confused seems to make perfect sense?
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
Not sure why you are confused seems to make perfect sense?
warpig602
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Originally Posted By: TylerWraythats true warpig602. that probably will be the best choice for me for the money. thanks for helping. ill probably start carrying my 12 gauge too just so if my next coyote is in shotgun distance ill be able to find it hopefully haha
I almost recommended just bringing a shotgun along with your 17, especially when you said your shot are generall 50-75 or closer.
I almost recommended just bringing a shotgun along with your 17, especially when you said your shot are generall 50-75 or closer.
Bayou City Boy
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Originally Posted By: warpig602Originally Posted By: Bayou City BoyOriginally Posted By: warpig602Wow, then I'm sure if we created a post titled "If money was no object, what rifle would you choose?" you really think the majority would take a factory made Remington? Exactly.
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
Not sure why you are confused seems to make perfect sense?
To you, I'm sure it does....
Just like your "sentence" above - part statement and part question - that you just ran together into one "sentence".
-BCB
Could we please have a translation on that..??
-BCB
Not sure why you are confused seems to make perfect sense?
To you, I'm sure it does....
Just like your "sentence" above - part statement and part question - that you just ran together into one "sentence".
-BCB
warpig602
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Nobody doubts the strength of a 700 action...the problem is with the rifle as a whole. I cant count how many times I have seen a 700 stripped down to the action and everything else sold. Doesnt say a lot for Remington if people strip off 95% of the gun so they can rebuild it into a shooter. At least the Savage guys when doing a barrel swap stay with a Savage barrel. And I rarely hear of people tearing the whole gun down or taking it to a smith because it doesnt shoot well out of the box.
Bayou City Boy
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Originally Posted By: warpig602Nobody doubts the strength of a 700 action...the problem is with the rifle as a whole. I cant count how many times I have seen a 700 stripped down to the action and everything else sold. Doesnt say a lot for Remington if people strip off 95% of the gun so they can rebuild it into a shooter. At least the Savage guys when doing a barrel swap stay with a Savage barrel. And I rarely hear of people tearing the whole gun down or taking it to a smith because it doesnt shoot well out of the box.
I'm sure that some of your "I cant count how many times" Remington rifles that folks buy are bought just for the action. Bare actions are hard to come by. And in spite of some folk's theories, Remington actions are widely used for serious custom rifle builds. I'm not talking kitchen table custom rifles now... I'm talking serious custom builds....
I just bought a complete rifle for the action alone, and the parts will get peddled. I considered keeping it as it is because it shoots extremely well. But then I'd have to do something else for my planned build.
Feel free to count mine as one of the ones you know about being stripped... And there will likely be more on my part. Just don't tell folks it was stripped because it wouldn't shoot. That's stretching facts to make a point...
-BCB
I'm sure that some of your "I cant count how many times" Remington rifles that folks buy are bought just for the action. Bare actions are hard to come by. And in spite of some folk's theories, Remington actions are widely used for serious custom rifle builds. I'm not talking kitchen table custom rifles now... I'm talking serious custom builds....
I just bought a complete rifle for the action alone, and the parts will get peddled. I considered keeping it as it is because it shoots extremely well. But then I'd have to do something else for my planned build.
Feel free to count mine as one of the ones you know about being stripped... And there will likely be more on my part. Just don't tell folks it was stripped because it wouldn't shoot. That's stretching facts to make a point...
-BCB
Furhunter
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Originally Posted By: warpig602Nobody doubts the strength of a 700 action...the problem is with the rifle as a whole. I cant count how many times I have seen a 700 stripped down to the action and everything else sold. Doesnt say a lot for Remington if people strip off 95% of the gun so they can rebuild it into a shooter. At least the Savage guys when doing a barrel swap stay with a Savage barrel. And I rarely hear of people tearing the whole gun down or taking it to a smith because it doesnt shoot well out of the box.
Someone wants a custom built rifle off a 700 action. Maybe in fact they want something remington doesnt offer. Thats the reason for stripping the rifle. I have done it.
ETA
Never fired a shot thru mine...... could have been a shooter, the world will never know
Someone wants a custom built rifle off a 700 action. Maybe in fact they want something remington doesnt offer. Thats the reason for stripping the rifle. I have done it.
ETA
Never fired a shot thru mine...... could have been a shooter, the world will never know
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Tim Neitzke
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I just read all this ! LMAO
Am I reading this right ? BCB & 2MG agreeing on something !lol.
I will add this for the Rem 700 guys.......
A 25 year old Rem 700 ,that was $350 -400 new ! The barrel is shot out, the stock is beat up, and this very day is still worth $350-400 ish ! That will ,I repeat WILL never happen with a Sav/Stevens ..never
I'm gonna get my popcorn now !lol
Am I reading this right ? BCB & 2MG agreeing on something !lol.
I will add this for the Rem 700 guys.......
A 25 year old Rem 700 ,that was $350 -400 new ! The barrel is shot out, the stock is beat up, and this very day is still worth $350-400 ish ! That will ,I repeat WILL never happen with a Sav/Stevens ..never
I'm gonna get my popcorn now !lol
Tim Neitzke
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Tyler,
Fox are pretty frail. 22mag, shotgun, 22 hornet ,would be good for fox and yotes in close.
Fox are pretty frail. 22mag, shotgun, 22 hornet ,would be good for fox and yotes in close.
Mark2
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I have to say, if I had a boat load of money, I wouldn't buy a rem or savage off the shelf. I would buy a really tweaked out rifle with all the bells and whistles. Say something like this. http://www.surgeonrifles.com/homepage/
Calm down guys, this is suppose to be fun.
Mark2
Calm down guys, this is suppose to be fun.
Mark2