Thoughts on the ideal Egg Shoot gun?

OT I would guess my everyday rifle is pushing 12lbs with ammo and it has a lightweight stock on it.so I could see it topping the 13lb weight limit with a cheaper stock easily.
 
I guess I'm just too used to my CZ and ARs (either under 7.5#)...I took third place one year at the PM Hunt with my Rem SPS Tactical at 11 lbs and felt like I was pushing the limit in fairness...
 
Just kidding about the shotgun thing. I wouldn't use it if it was a winner, because it wouldn't be labeled as my varmint weapon... which is mandatory for me.

But it may be fun trying my muzzleloader on some eggs around here... it might be surprising.
 
I understand your thoughts on a larger bullet, my 58 MZ give me a decided advantage over my 45 at a card cutting contest.
 
My vote is a 22-243 launching 75 grain amax at around 3700 fps
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While already established as not eligible equipment, I think you would be MUCH handicapping yourself, big bullet or not, shooting ML or Slug guns. Not that there aren't slug guns & custom muskets out there that can hit eggs at 150 yards, but that is reaching... A GOOD shooting small caliber varmint rifle, with decent BC bullets would blow them away!

What type of winds are there usually at the egg shoot? To move you 4"+ there would need to be sustained 20mph winds at full value (that constantly blowing your hat off, not just gusts). I just don't see that being the norm but idk... I'm sure it more than likely has to do with the fact that an egg at 150 yards its pretty dang sporting for a mostly unsupported shooting position
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If from a bench with rear support, the better rifle would always win (and ya'll would need to run the eggs out MUCH farther). From sticks with no rear support, the better shooter with a little luck on their side is much more important than a rifle that will give you a .042" better margin of error, that's less than .03 MOA @ 150 (.30 cal v/s .22 cal --- do the math, it's not a straight .084" although that's not much advantage either).

A Remington varmint/sendero platform with a beefy scope is all over 12.5-13 pounds. I know several guys that call with similar rifle. I see why that's the upper limit & should be allowed... If you can use that to your advantage, sounds smart to me.
 
Hmmmm.... my charts say this for my 20 and 22 calibers....they are both right at the same amounts.

10 mph full value wind = 1.2 inch hold for 150 yds..and 1.7" for a 20 mph wind... 3.7 for 30 mph

That's not very much holdover at all to me.

 
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20 mph winds no problem here in southern NM, which is where the Egg Shoot has been for the five year preceding this year's Tucson event. In 2010, when I won, there was not much wind (and what there was blew pretty much into our faces), so no adjustment required and I held right on. I had to hold off about an egg's width to kill my egg last year in the Champion's Cup shootoff shooting a 50 grain vmax in .223.
 
Go with light and extreme speed, 22-243 1/14 & 35-40 grainers at time travel kind of speeds.

Don't account for anything, the bullet is there before it left.
 
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