varmit gun??

[scarecrow]

i am looking for something to shoot groundhawgs , fox , coons etc...would a 22 hornet be a good choice for that? or is there something better? i dont want something thats going to be very loud. and i want something alittle more powerful then a .22mag , .22L..

[lethal93ta]

how about a .17 HMR, thats what Im going to get for the groundhawgs around here.

[markheck1]

Sure! It really all depends on your preferences......
Whistle Piggies at 600 yards or more require a different type of gun than ones at 100 do.....figure out the farthest you are going to be shooting, and get a gun that will do that comfortably....you will get many different answers from 22LR, to .17HMR, all the way up thru .243 which I use, to .308, and 30.06, and even .50 bmg. Caliber really doesn't matter as much as shooter skill, and effective range of the weapon used......but most of all....HAVE FUN!

[XUSNORDY]

22hornet, 22mag would be fine if you keep it within range. For the critters you mention that 100yds and under. Fox and coon will be much closer anyway. BUT....keep in mind in PA G'Hogs have to be splatted with a rimfire in some places. I don't really now too much on that....but you can read up on it, or another member here will chime in. LISTEN TO THEM. If, you are allowed centerfire in your neck of the woods.....grab a 223.....since you only mentioned G'Hogs, Fox, and coon.

If, you are banned to only rimfire, look at the 17HMR or 22WMR....but no the limitations.

Good luck and have fun researching, shopping, shooting, and the G'Hog splattin!

[XUSNORDY]

Originally Posted by markheck1

Sure! It really all depends on your preferences......
Whistle Piggies at 600 yards or more require a different type of gun than ones at 100 do.....figure out the farthest you are going to be shooting, and get a gun that will do that comfortably....you will get many different answers from 22LR, to .17HMR, all the way up thru .243 which I use, to .308, and 30.06, and even .50 bmg. Caliber really doesn't matter as much as shooter skill, and effective range of the weapon used......but most of all....HAVE FUN!

GEEZ....and I was typing fast thinking....."markheck1 will jump on this faster than a drunk flea falling off a stoned hound"

[markheck1]

LOL!!!!

you must not have been typing too fast, cause I'm pretty slow!

[XUSNORDY]

Originally Posted by markheck1

LOL!!!!

you must not have been typing too fast, cause I'm pretty slow!

Give me a break.....300 rds 45acp, 300 rds 40SW, 500rds 22lr at the range today......I'm sore

[markheck1]

LOL! that's just a warmup!


actually the kid and i cranked about 125 through the Glock today....he really seems to like it....

[XUSNORDY]

Originally Posted by markheck1

LOL! that's just a warmup!


actually the kid and i cranked about 125 through the Glock today....he really seems to like it....

Good for him!......basically, it's my thumb thats sore......loading those Ruger MK111 mags!

Oh, just to stay on topic for scarecrow......I bust G'Hogs primarily with a 243.

[Posit]

I had a Hornet for ground hogs... it was too light at much more than 100 yds; if I didn't hit them just right they were hole divers. Now I use a 223 for close in - less than 150 - 200 yards - with much better results. Don't know for sure, but the 223 is probably a little louder than the Hornet (?).