brewer12345
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After trying for 5 weeks and bagging a bunch of muskrats, I finally got a beaver which weighed in at just over 40 pounds. I shot it with a .22lr rifle, but I think that it was a marginal choice. I made a 35 or 40 yard headshot with an Aguila HV copper plated solid. It blew up the upper jaw on one side, but failed to penetrate the skull. Fortunately when it came up again I put a couple more bullets in the boiler room to finish it off. I recovered a badly mauled bullet that was trapped under the skin after going through the animal.
I think I want to use something with more power next year (today was end of season). I shoot muskrats at the same spot, so anything too much will just blow up the scrats, I would rather avoid buying something in a new caliber. Aside from 22lr, I have 556/223 and a 30-06 cast load that shoots accurately enough for this and throws a 118 grain flat nose bullet at about 1600 FPS. Think one of these would work well? If not, what would be a good choice?
I think I want to use something with more power next year (today was end of season). I shoot muskrats at the same spot, so anything too much will just blow up the scrats, I would rather avoid buying something in a new caliber. Aside from 22lr, I have 556/223 and a 30-06 cast load that shoots accurately enough for this and throws a 118 grain flat nose bullet at about 1600 FPS. Think one of these would work well? If not, what would be a good choice?