Before I got into competition I was an ardent Prairie Dog fan and loved shooting woodchucks too. Prairie dogs are less than 1/2 the size of a good woodchuck. "Generally" prairie dogs are shot at longer ranges than woodchucks. I hunted woodchucks in western New York and I saw some "OUT THERE" but not near as many as prairie dogs out at long ranges. Having said that, flat trajectories really make it easier to hit out yonder, prairie dog, woodchuck or otherwise.
I have had numerous 6BRs, Dashers, and Creedmoors. Now admittedly, they were all used in F-Class competition. They used 105-115 weight bullets. ALL very accurate and could EASILY fill the bill for most varmint hunting. All the aforementioned are great, BUT (there always seems to be a but) if you want flat trajectories along with a big enough bullet to fight wind, at least to some degree, you will need powder. I have had 2 6mm Rem Ackleys. One I used for varmints and 1 for big game. The one for varmints shot 85 gr bullets. Back then, I shot IMR 4831>>NOT H4831. Those 85gr bullets were sailing out over 3400f.p.s. I had "UNtrued" Remington actions with the varmint one had a "Dan Lilja" barrel. I can not remember exactly what size groups I was getting BUT I do remember it was amazing accuracy. I also remember that next to my 22-250 and .220 Swift it was just as flat past 300 or so yards BUT it bucked wind noticeably better. It was a phenomenal round indeed! As the proverbial "they" state, "there is no free lunch". All that powder buring thru a 6mm hole ate that throat up like a kid eating Halloween candy!
I have had numerous 6BRs, Dashers, and Creedmoors. Now admittedly, they were all used in F-Class competition. They used 105-115 weight bullets. ALL very accurate and could EASILY fill the bill for most varmint hunting. All the aforementioned are great, BUT (there always seems to be a but) if you want flat trajectories along with a big enough bullet to fight wind, at least to some degree, you will need powder. I have had 2 6mm Rem Ackleys. One I used for varmints and 1 for big game. The one for varmints shot 85 gr bullets. Back then, I shot IMR 4831>>NOT H4831. Those 85gr bullets were sailing out over 3400f.p.s. I had "UNtrued" Remington actions with the varmint one had a "Dan Lilja" barrel. I can not remember exactly what size groups I was getting BUT I do remember it was amazing accuracy. I also remember that next to my 22-250 and .220 Swift it was just as flat past 300 or so yards BUT it bucked wind noticeably better. It was a phenomenal round indeed! As the proverbial "they" state, "there is no free lunch". All that powder buring thru a 6mm hole ate that throat up like a kid eating Halloween candy!
