lf You Had Just ONE BULLET CHOICE for Prairie Dogs??

[DogBuster]

223 AI & 53 V max.....

......or .......

53 Varmegeddon

 

[DogBuster]

40 V max in the 20 Cal's

 

[DogBuster]

Soooo

when will Hornady put the 53 V's in a Varmint 250 pk......

or even like Nosler in a 1K pc pack ??

 

[Tommie]

Apparently some folks didn't bother to read the question since they are posting about the 20 calibers and having a difference of opinion on how 20's perform.

Nothing new. Many folks are much more focused on talking about themselves rather than addressing the subject at hand.

 

[KY_Windage]

Maybe they are just politely saying "Don't get yourself into the situation of having to figure out which 22-cal bullet is best, because none of them can compare to the 20's.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Overall, I'd say the blitzkings are my favorite varmint bullet but Hornady use to make a 6mm 75gr pistol bullet that was devastating on whatever it ran into, at moderate 243/6br speeds . Haven't seen that particular bullet in a long time.

 

[stork]

Hornady 87 vmax for the 6BR, 6Dasher, 6mm Rem, and 243's

 

[searcher]

Just one??? 53 V-Max (.223) OR 39 Blitz King .20 cal.

 

[vonb]

I've had great luck with Hornady 55 gr VMAX. They seem to buck the wind better than than the 40s even though not as fast.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

For 22 cal the 50 TNT is very, very, good in all respects. Especially for the price.

Me n my buds top choice. Explosive too

 

[Iowa Fox]

Hornady 87 vmax for the 6BR, 6Dasher, 6mm Rem, and 243's

Yep

 

[AckleymanII]

50 gr Vmax. A.D.D.
Disclaimer. Have not shot the blitz king in 50 gr.
By far the 70 gr blitzking is the shi$. Unbelievable explosion from 6 br. Almost too nasty to watch..

Almost.....grinning!

 

[markT]

Almost.....grinning!

You know it!! haha.. My pard shot some with 55 gr BlitzKings (22-250) and wow.. I mean wow. Not even running them hot and wow.. They named them correctly..

 

[Big_Daddy]

53 V-Max
That is why I have 25,000 of them....LOL

 

[JSH]

What would it be for 22 cal? Mine is a 40 grain VMAX. They shoot GREAT in just about ALL 22 caliber center fires. They work in my 22-250. They are a NATURAL for 223 Remingtons. 222 Rem loves them too. A 40gr VMAX is ldeal in 221 Fireball. l even shoot them in a 10'' bull barrel TC Contender 22 Hornet. Those 40gr VMAX will even topple a 55 pound IHMSA RAM @ 200 Meters from that Contender with a high hit. Prairie Dogs simply go to PIECES when hit with a 40gr VMAX

Don’t go west of the Mississippi and think they will take over IHMSA rams with any consistency.

I have yet to have one bounce off of a prairie dog ;-). I have been pleasantly surprised how well they shot out of my 1-7.5 twist 223. Couple of buddies have exact same rig and one tried the 40’s great accuracy and speed. I have used Nosler, Sierra and Hornady all with great results out to 300+.

 

[Stugots]

For my .223 Caliber rifles my go-to is also the 53gr V-Max. For my .204 Ruger it's the 40gr V-Max.

 

[JB10]

I like the 50gr nosler varmint ballistic tips.

 

[Steel Mover]

I do not carry one caliber or one gun for shooting varmint. I usually carry at least four. I have a favorite bullet for each caliber, .224, 6mm and 6.5mm all explosive on critters or the ground at velocity so they do not shoot anything in the next county.

 

[Dgd6mm]

I do not carry one caliber or one gun for shooting varmint. I usually carry at least four. I have a favorite bullet for each caliber, .224, 6mm and 6.5mm all explosive on critters or the ground at velocity so they do not shoot anything in the next county.

The tread title:
If You Had Just ONE BULLET CHOICE for Prairie Dogs??
I understand what you're saying and I know of no one that travels, especially from Florida with 1 rifle in 1 cartridge.
My bullet caliber choice would be the .224 in Hornaday 53vmax, in my cartridge choice of .223.
I will be taking 3 rifles this year, 2 .223's and 1 6br.

 

[drover]

Caveat - I usually shoot from 100 to 300 yards with only the occassional longer shot.

I like either the 40 gr V-Max or Nosler BT. The V-Max does a great job on PD's but sometimes a badger is encountered and the V-Max has been a bit fragile with the heavier muscled badger, so if it had to be just one I could live with the Nosler BT.

drover