newbie here - want to get into varmint hunting and have questions

the_fly

the_fly

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A little about me. Currently I am in Northern Colorado. I've only gotten into guns in the past 10 months, and back in Oct I laid my greedy little hands on the following bushmaster.


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I suspect this would do me ok for varmint hunting. I'd love to go blasting some praire dogs - crows - squirrels - coyotes - rabbits - you name it. However my hunting experience is limited to nailing a few random rabbits when I've been up in the mountains and happened to have spotted one here and there. If anyone in Colorado or Wyoming or Nebraska would be willing to have a noob varmint hunter tag along and maybe teach me a thing or too, I'd be extremely grateful.
 
That's a really nice piece of equipment. Just a suggestion; since you are fairly new to the weapon, set up a range if possible with some of those blue aluminum Bud Lite beer cans that are shaped like bottles at different ranges (100-300yds)and bounce them around for about 200 rounds. That will get you used to hitting prairie dogs, and get you used to the scope.
Hopefully there will be a couple of Colorado members that will help you out on a hunt later in the year.
 
I am in Longmont. Have alot of places to shoot at PD's busy chasing cats around the mountains right now but about April 1st I will be ALL over the PD's. Shoot me a PM I'll get you out!!
 
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That's a really nice piece of equipment. Just a suggestion; since you are fairly new to the weapon, set up a range if possible with some of those blue aluminum Bud Lite beer cans that are shaped like bottles at different ranges (100-300yds)and bounce them around for about 200 rounds. That will get you used to hitting prairie dogs, and get you used to the scope.
Hopefully there will be a couple of Colorado members that will help you out on a hunt later in the year.



Thats a great idea. When bench shooting, i can do 1-2" groups with my gun at 100 yards (i know, i am no sniper, but not bad for a beginner i think). Of course practice does make perfect.

As far as hunting ammo goes, what practical advantage is there to the 45gr varmint ammo (like the winchester stuff at Wally) vs your normal every day 55gr target ammo?
 
55 grain target ammo? sounds like FMJ, which are worthless and dangerous for hunting, they poke a small hole in, small hole out, and do very little damage and continue bouncing downrange untill it comes to a stop, the 45 grain HP ammo is not a fur friendly round, big holes. If you don't care about pelts, like me, use the 45 grain, don't hit bone or try going through the shoulder, it will splash.

t/c223encore.
 


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