6.5x284 varmint hunt

[4guns]

Thinking of taking my 6.5x284 on a prairie dog hunt. Has anyone used the 95 grain V-max bullets theres? I would think they would do a better job then the 140 grain match bullets, as far as red mist factor.
What do you all think?

 

[Pheasanthunter]

Thinking of taking my 6.5x284 on a prairie dog hunt. Has anyone used the 95 grain V-max bullets theres? I would think they would do a better job then the 140 grain match bullets, as far as red mist factor.
What do you all think?

I had a 6.5 creedmoor manson reamer built for the 95 gr vmax pretty devastating on pdogs and coyotes not fur friendly!!!

 

[David Milisock]

Thinking of taking my 6.5x284 on a prairie dog hunt. Has anyone used the 95 grain V-max bullets theres? I would think they would do a better job then the 140 grain match bullets, as far as red mist factor.
What do you all think?

Watch your rate of fire!

 

[WV Hitman]

I did that once. 2 friends & I took our handguns on a prairie dog hunt in SD. I used a .250 Sav. AI XP-100 and a 6.5/.284 XP-100. We put $ in a pot for the long shot. Up until the last day one friend had the winner with a 350+ shot. I pulled out my 6.5/.284 with 120 BTs. After a few shots I pulled out a winner with a 420 yarder. The gun was new then. I kept using it for groundhogs, deer, Africa. Finally after 2200 rounds I laid it to rest. Best shot out of it was 565 on a WV deer. It's now on #900+ round in a Douglas barrel & still doing great.
Never used lighter bullets. Figured that would burn up the barrel faster. Ended up doing about half a dozen deer from 500-565 using only 130 ABs & 120 BTs.

 

[rayporter]

3 of us have built a 6.4x284 for doggin. they work very well, but we dont pick them up until past 600yd. and usually past 700y. [with 140 gr.]

 

[X Count]

Sierra has a 105gr blitzking out that might be a good middle ground of speed and BC. I did some initial testing with 4350 but going to revisit with 4831sc

 

[DogBuster]

Years ago used 95 V Max in my 260AI on p/dogs

Worked OK…Heavier 140’s had too much ricochet around livestock/equipment

Preferred lighter V Max in 6mm…223…20’s

Never had to pick up the flea ridden dogs…birds cleaned them up

 

[Ackman]

Thinking of taking my 6.5x284 on a prairie dog hunt. Has anyone used the 95 grain V-max bullets theres? I would think they would do a better job then the 140 grain match bullets, as far as red mist factor.
What do you all think?

Pririe dog only weighs a couple pounds, stand maybe 12" high if it's a rel big one.. It doesn't take a lot of horsepower to splatter one. Explosive varmint bullets going fast make red mist. No point in making red mis if you can't watch it through the scope. The 284 case is a nice one and a friend, very experienced varmint shoter,, uses the 6-284 with lighter bullets going real fast on coyotes and rockchucks. Just poison. But I think...... that a 95gr bullet and a 284 caseful of powder is ridiculous. Long match bullets would be even more ridiculous. People who've shot them for years don't use stuff like that.

 

[Tommie]

Pririe dog only weighs a couple pounds, stand maybe 12" high if it's a rel big one.. It doesn't take a lot of horsepower to splatter one. Explosive varmint bullets going fast make red mist. No point in making red mis if you can't watch it through the scope. The 284 case is a nice one and a friend, very experienced varmint shoter,, uses the 6-284 with lighter bullets going real fast on coyotes and rockchucks. Just poison. But I think...... that a 95gr bullet and a 284 caseful of powder is ridiculous. Long match bullets would be even more ridiculous. People who've shot them for years don't use stuff like that.

I’m glad somebody said it.

 

[ken158]

Hopefully your “big game” rifle will not be the only gun you take for colony varmints ie:
prairie dogs… because when you get home you will be needing a new barrel.

 

[Pheasanthunter]

Pririe dog only weighs a couple pounds, stand maybe 12" high if it's a rel big one.. It doesn't take a lot of horsepower to splatter one. Explosive varmint bullets going fast make red mist. No point in making red mis if you can't watch it through the scope. The 284 case is a nice one and a friend, very experienced varmint shoter,, uses the 6-284 with lighter bullets going real fast on coyotes and rockchucks. Just poison. But I think...... that a 95gr bullet and a 284 caseful of powder is ridiculous. Long match bullets would be even more ridiculous. People who've shot them for years don't use stuff like that.

6-284 with 87 gr vmax wow! Variety it’s the spice of life 338 L with 285 eldm just watch the skin fly!!

 

[Tommie]

6-284 with 87 gr vmax wow! Variety it’s the spice of life 338 L with 285 eldm just watch the skin fly!!

It would take a serious muzzle brake to watch anything through the scope with a 6-284 with 87’s.

 

[Pheasanthunter]

It would take a serious muzzle brake to watch anything through the scope with a 6-284 with 87’s.

Fat bastard does it’s job

 

[L1986]

I’ll be the contrarian here…one of the BEST things about killing prairie dogs is you dance with the girl you brung….if it goes bang it’ll kill one and there is absolutely no such thing as over horsepower. I mean you theoretically could use a sling shot but a magnum is more fun…can of tannerite on the mound…even better. Point is there are obviously more efficient ways to kill one but you sure can’t go wrong with bringing any and ALL rifles you want to bring. Have fun and enjoy shooting at live targets.

 

[ISS]

Several years ago I took my 45-70 DR out and killed two Rockchucks with a shot apiece at just under 100 yards on a friend's place. Most enjoyable shots/kills I've ever had, except my 1st 1000+yd hit on one.

The Red Mist is enjoyable what ever the firearm and distance makes you happy...

 

[5spd]

95vm was super in my 6.5 grendel.
Just use them on coyote though.