help on new repeater

[nasem]

Hey everyone, Looking for a new repeater, something that will be SPECIFICALLY used on woodchucks / squirels / and some coyotte

I was thinkin about the .22 win mag (but coyottes ? dun think thats a good choice), so what does everyone recomment for a small caliber repeater that would work on all 3 animals, looking for good accurate rifle, and not a large caliber

thanks

[buckmaster_kp]

Ever watch any hunting vids with the "verminator"? Can't remember his name, Randy Anderson is usually hunting with him though. Anyhow his set up is a Ruger 10/22mag. with a video camera mounted on top of it to video his own hunts. I've watched him, on this dvd I have, shoot several coyotes with his 22 mag. Not head shots either, lung shots.

Wouldn't be able to take real long shots b/c of the 22mag. losing power so quickly though.

Think about a .17 HMR? Good on chucks, good on squirrels, head shots on 'yotes. I tested the .17gr. v-max on a deer skull I found in the woods. Wrapped it in some wet rags to give the simulation of skin to. It will easily penetrate the skull then it fragments and would to all sorts of horrific things in his dome.  :eek:

[targshooter]

nasem,
Do you plan on hunting the varmints where noise is an issue? Will you be calling them in for close shots, stalking, still hunting? All this would influence your cartridge choice. I always liked the .22 WM for 50 yards and under, whereas longer shots were always sufficiently handled by a .223 Remington (and many years ago, by a .222 Remington).

[nasem]

my shots will be anywhere from 50 - 100 yards on any of the animals...and the noise... well i dont' want a "boomer" if you know what I mean

[Savage .250]

Something with "22" in it. like a 22 mag, 22 hornet, etc. None are
   big "boomers" but will get-er done.  Plus cheap to shoot.

[nasem]

any repeater rifles for the 22 hornet ? I am kinda interested... is it accurate round up to 100 yards ?

[hipshot300]

ruger and browning both have a bolt action. possibly kimber?
an old out of production savage/stevens mdl 340 would be nice.
these are the repeaters that come to mind.

[Mike103]

http://www.remingtonle.com/rifles/7615.htm

[targshooter]

nasem,
If you are willing to keep your shots to 100 -150 yards, the .22 Hornet is a great round. I shot quite a few woodchucks with one in the mid 60s as a kid. It is quiet and kills chucks to about 150 yards with good hits. Here is Ruger's .22 Hornet blurb.

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/FAProdResults?function=famid&famid=25

Nice looking little rifle. Hmmmm! Don't have a little varmint rifle at this point in time. Perhaps I'll read on. Good luck.

[nasem]

that seems to be a nice rifle targshooter

but I was looking for a semi-auto, I have one too many bolt action rifles and I like the semi autos...

so, the goal now is, to find a semi-auto that shoots 22 hornet, is there any out there ? I can't find any

[hipshot300]

once upon a time i think someone was marketing a M 1 semi auto carbine that was chambered for a .22/30carb wildcat. called a 5.7 i think. basically a 30 carbine necked down to .22 and was about like a hornet.
never saw one and probably rare.
don't know much about it other than it was advertised for a while.

[targshooter]

nasem,
Well, I bet no .22 Hornet semi-auto ever existed. There was a Johnson .22 Spitfire version of the M-1 carbine offered in the 1960's, based on a necked down carbine cartridge. Beyond that, almost all semi-auto small calibre varmint rifles have been based on the 5.56 (.223 Remington) cartridge. For you purposes, the Ruger Ranch Rifle may be a good fit. The new ones have nice iron sights and come with scope rings.  The few I've seen shot in the past couple of years would be okay to 100 yards or so in the accuracy department for woodchucks. They are fairly light, but the .223 does bark a little in the short barrel (18 inches or so, I believe). Here is that site connection:
http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/FAProdResults?function=famid&famid=22
Some of the hunters here in the midwest use tricked out AR-15 variants for prairie dogs. These are expensive rifles and are not light nor particularly handy, in my opinion. On the other hand, a carbine version of the M-16 may suffice.
I have a Mini-30, but the 7.62x39 is not really a varmint cartridge, and the calibre is larger than the "small" that you indicated. It is my offhand fun gun for informal 200 yard target shooting. It is good for about 2 MOA, but the inexpensive surplus ammo I use is useless for varmints.

[nasem]

speaking of 7.62 X 39 mm, why not get one of those ak-47s (the romanian versions)