Another build – 20 practical or 22 arc ??

[Leveraction35]

Do I buy a Drews Precision barrel and put it on my Ruger American action? Or do I buy a White Oak Armament upper in one of those 2 calibers? I’m a bolt action guy, but I’ve called in enough triples, quads, and fivesomes, where I see the benefit of a semi auto.

What has been your experience with these two cartridges? All of my coyote hunting is 300 yards or less with a huge majority less than 200 yards.

 

[GLShooter]

The PRAC will be running out of steam at 300, I have one, so I would step up to the ARC with something around a 60 grainer. I have been shooting the ARC as a 22 LBC since around 2012 and it does well on warm targets out yonder.

 

[Leveraction35]

Noted, but… I’ve never even taken a shot at 300. In 5 years my farthest coyote is 230 paces. Would that change your mind?

Another reason I like the 20 is less fur damage

 

[GLShooter]

If you have the nerves to hold yourself to 250 I'd go PRAC. I'd look at the 35 Berger for that work. I built a 20 PRAC REMAGE with a Tactical Ordnance barrel and a quick shake down with one powder and bullet gave me solid sub 0.5 MOA on it's first outing. My AR 20 PRAC shoots about a half with a BHW tube. My LBC is a solid 0.5 gun using a Black Hole Weaponry AR set up.

 

[Majday]

I have a prac and have no problems knocking down yotes at 200+. Never shot the arc so I cant say anything about that but youd have as much brass as you want with the semi auto. Losing a few cases wouldn't be a big deal. Haven't shot the 35 berger but 40 gr BIBS are all you could ask for in a yote bullet. Ive really had no issues with the 40 vmax either with good shot placement.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

My longest shot with my 20p AR, 286 yards(LRF) headshot a daytime sleeper. 40 gr NBT. It's really only few % slower than a 204R. Just not as many coyote bullet choices as a .224. An ARC with a slow twist and 40-50 gr bullets would be almost as easy on fur. As would 22/204.

 

[Leveraction35]

My longest shot with my 20p AR, 286 yards(LRF) headshot a daytime sleeper. 40 gr NBT. It's really only few % slower than a 204R. Just not as many coyote bullet choices as a .224. An ARC with a slow twist and 40-50 gr bullets would be almost as easy on fur. As would 22/204.

A 1:7 isn’t what you’d call slow I assume. I ask because I looked at a Ruger American gen 2 today with a 1:7

 

[spaniel]

The 22ARC was spec'd to shoot the 62gr ELD-VT so unless you go custom you will get a fast twist.

I have and like both. I think for coyote's I'd probably go with the ARC because it hits harder. For prairie dogs the Practical has a number of advantages -- but I run both.