TheClasonater
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Hello,
I have huge prairie dog problem on my little 16 acre patch of dirt. Here is my conundrum. My west, north, ans south fence lines are no shooting zones, except for a 12 gauge, of which I loaded me some nice pills. My east fence line borders a 160 acre quarter section. And another 80 after that until the first house that wouldn't be in a lane if I don't want it to be. Both fields alfalfa, with side rolls, no pivots. Shots would be 300-350 max.
I just picked up a 204 Ruger and am wondering if this is simply too much gun. I've blown through my gun budget for the year and a 17 is not in the budget. To me, judging from my dead reckoning, ricochets shouldn't be an issue if I'm careful because of velocity. I do handload, but am sketched out because of the cost of components right now.
What do you all think?
I have huge prairie dog problem on my little 16 acre patch of dirt. Here is my conundrum. My west, north, ans south fence lines are no shooting zones, except for a 12 gauge, of which I loaded me some nice pills. My east fence line borders a 160 acre quarter section. And another 80 after that until the first house that wouldn't be in a lane if I don't want it to be. Both fields alfalfa, with side rolls, no pivots. Shots would be 300-350 max.
I just picked up a 204 Ruger and am wondering if this is simply too much gun. I've blown through my gun budget for the year and a 17 is not in the budget. To me, judging from my dead reckoning, ricochets shouldn't be an issue if I'm careful because of velocity. I do handload, but am sketched out because of the cost of components right now.
What do you all think?