22-250 Varget 55gr experiences (result #24 p2)

WhelanLad said:
No fur Trade per say, but we get $14 a Scalp..... :)
so the hole can be as big as ya want, just save his ears to nose to be identifiable!

used to be just the Tail... an should be. scalping sucks. but this year it has gone up to the $14 per scalp.

The most common Cartridge for the Fox when the Fur was about $30-40 a fox (olden days money) they were using .17 Remingtons.
very popular.
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Well I'm that case load up a 110 vmax in your largest magnum cartridge, and it will scalp it for you.
 
WhelanLad said:
No fur Trade per say, but we get $14 a Scalp..... :)
so the hole can be as big as ya want, just save his ears to nose to be identifiable!

used to be just the Tail... an should be. scalping sucks. but this year it has gone up to the $14 per scalp.

The most common Cartridge for the Fox when the Fur was about $30-40 a fox (olden days money) they were using .17 Remingtons.
very popular.
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Awesome. I used the 17 Remington as well. But switched to the 204 as I was shooting more coyotes than foxes. Haven’t shot a fox in over twenty years but love smacking the yotes. Don’t care about blowing them up since they’re worth nothing anymore either. The only time I’d shoot a fox now would be if a farmer asked me.
 
bearhunter said:
That's not written in stone DB. It really depends on the rifle. Especially twist rate and length.

WL, Varget should be just fine for 55 grain bullets just as all the good folks above have stated.

It's been my experience with different rifles, chambered for the 22-250, that twist rate and barrel length have a big difference in harmonics.

Heavy barrelled rifles not so much, but walkabout hunting rifles with normal profiles can be quite fussy.

At 34 grains, with a 1-14 twist rate, you're just getting into the "accurate" node. Bump it up a grain or use magnum primers, if you can get them, and the groups you're getting will get tighter.

Sounds like you're cull hunting, so accuracy just has to be enough to bring the animal down asap. If you're happy with the accuracy and it will work for you, stop where you are.

Working accuracy that is consistent is far more important on cull hunts than tiny groups. Tiny groups don't hurt anything, but when they aren't needed, time in such cases is money.

Keeping it all in perspective is the key.
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Never said it was. Simply related my experience, with 3 different 22-250 rifles. - dan
 
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