With Spring around the corner, what is your go to Gopher gun?

[Smythasaurus]

I have been getting ready for spring by cleaning up my .22 LR's. I usually find myself going back to my Savage MK2, or the tried and true 10/22 every spring. This year, I finally to get the kiddo's set up with their savage "little rascals". And in the mean while, I've been eyeing up a Derya TM-22 with a Bushnell 1x6 LPVO, just have to get past my wife first. She doesn't seem to think that I "need" another .22, but I'm sure she will come around. I'm interested to see if there are any other "go-to" .22's that you fella's are using to clean up those pesky rodents.

 

[Mr.Rigpig]

10-22 is always around.
Savage 17 HMR gets some use too.

Sold my Henry golden boy a while back to replace with a Marlin 39 but haven't found the right one yet. Prices seem to keep going up too...

 

[fingers284]

My .22 gopher gun will be the same one I've used since 1964, an Anchutz SS target rifle. My long range gopher getter is a Savage Axis .223. Medium range will be a Marlin 1895 Cowboy in 45-70.

 

[Jesselegend01]

Remington 788 in 222 50grn vmax

 

[TDizzle]

Magnum Research Magnum Lite with the carbon barrel in 22 LR. Going to set up a CZ 455 17 HMR this spring as well.

 

[Scott_N]

Mine is a Sako Vixen. 222, with my 10/22 as backup.

 

[stubblejumper]

Cooper in 17hmr for up to 100 yards or so then a Cooper in 17Hornet, for the longer shots.

 

[powerbaitron]

Savages in 17 hmr out to 125. A Savage 17 wsm out to 200. Hard to find any longer distance spots that justify it, but sometimes crack out the Tikka T3 .223. I don’t really use my .22 anymore, the ricochets always make me feel uneasy.

 

[shotcup]

Tikka T1X 22 Rimfire in a Boyd's laminate Spike Camp stock, deadly accurate with Federal ammo.

 

[chrismc]

T1X to 150yds, 223w with 60vmax to 400, 6mmbr 80bk's to 600 (i miss a lot at that range!)
After 600 i cant see them....

 

[kjohn]

Mine will be three or four 455’s, bone stock, with Leupold scopes, and a couple of 457’s, also bone stock, Leupold’s. I also use a shotgun once in a while. This year I will try to smoke a gopher or two with my o.d LE Ishapore original “.410”, which isn’t actually a true .410 in the sense that it doesn’t accept normal ,410 ammo.

 

[gunrunner100]

Sako in 17M2. Anschutz 1416 in 22 LR, Ruger 77/17 HMR and Rem HB 223.
Got a Derya TM-22 that should be fun too.

 

[Meroh]

No gophers here in Southern Ontario, but long shots for ground hogs; so for me, 6.5 x 55 loaded with JHP 85 gr. Sierras when I can get them. 90 gr JHPs or 120 gr HPBT Match Kings when I can't.

 

[B-78]

I take out a combination of one of each of my 3 223s, 3 22 250s and 3 204s. Depends on which rifle I want to use as a long range thumper that day and how windy it is. I usually take my Sako A1 222 with both full and reduced loads for the close range shots. I will take out my Ruger 77/17 HMR occasionally but with the cost of rimfire ammo these days I prefer to use the reduced loads in a center fire.
I have all kinds of rounds loaded and waiting for this spring but spring doesn't seem to be in any rush to get here this year.