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Old 02-16-2018, 08:05 PM
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Default Spring fever.....show us your .22 gopher rigs!

The little bucktooths will be up soon, hang in there!

Here's my Savage MK2 BRJ.

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Old 02-17-2018, 02:34 PM
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No gophers where I’m at but my small game gun is a Savage MK II as well, SS Laminate thumb hole stock with a Bushnell legend 3-9 on top. I currently have no pictures of it though but I love the rifle.
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Old 02-17-2018, 03:33 PM
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Anyone have any tests comparing minimag hollowpoints vs minimag copper round nose? Does the hollowpoint even make a difference?
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Old 02-17-2018, 04:44 PM
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Ruger 10/22


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Old 02-17-2018, 08:53 PM
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Anyone have any tests comparing minimag hollowpoints vs minimag copper round nose? Does the hollowpoint even make a difference?
On gophers hollow points ALWAYS make a difference, if you find one your gun likes
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Old 02-17-2018, 09:09 PM
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On gophers hollow points ALWAYS make a difference, if you find one your gun likes
CCI mini mags work best in my .22 rifles
Test your .22 at 100 yards and the winners will quickly rise to the top
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Here are the two I use:

The left one is a Savage Mark II BTVSS with a rifle basix trigger set at 22oz. Pillared, bedded, 6-18x40 AO scope, loves Eley shells

The right one is a Savage Mark II BSEV, 3-9x40 3500 Bushnell, is pretty decent with the red box super X. This scope will be changed out for a AO scope soon.
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Old 02-18-2018, 07:59 PM
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Are you fer real?
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Old 02-18-2018, 08:15 PM
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Are you fer real?
Just curious about if other people notice a difference. Sometimes i think the hollowpoints add damage, other times to round nose seem just as good.
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Old 02-18-2018, 08:48 PM
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Just curious about if other people notice a difference. Sometimes i think the hollowpoints add damage, other times to round nose seem just as good.
Hollow points definitely do more damage than solid points.
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Old 02-24-2018, 12:02 PM
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Anyone have any tests comparing minimag hollowpoints vs minimag copper round nose? Does the hollowpoint even make a difference?
Absolutely. The terminal impact is very visible. I would never shoot gophers with a solid point just because they ricochet so bad. The big hollow point on the Xpert or the CCI fragmented still skip occasionally but not near as often as the solids. The hollows kill way cleaner too.
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Old 02-18-2018, 01:00 PM
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Here’s my main three with a new addition included. From top to bottom.

CZ 455 .22WMR Varmint Thumbhole, Leupold 4-12x40 AO Fine Duplex, Rifle Basix Trigger set to 20 oz.

New member. Ruger 77 .22WMR. It will be wearing the exact same scope as described above. I still need to do some honing to smarten up the trigger. Or do a replacement. Need to decide.

Ruger 77 .22 Hornet, same Scope as above. Factory trigger has been worked by Dave Henry and breaks at 2lbs even.

Browning A-Bolt .22 Hornet. It wears a VX3 2.5-8x36. I replaced the trigger weight of pull spring. Can’t recall the manufacturer but it’s really nice. Breaks right around the 2lb mark as well but I believe a tad under. Yes, that’s a Limb Saver on it for crying out loud. What can I say? On a high volume day wearing a t-shirt it’s a lot less abrasive than the factory plate. I got a pile of factory ammo with this rifle and I’m almost to the end so I started working up a load. 35gr V-max over 12.8gr Lil Gun at 1.725” COAL is papering 0.74” 5 shot groups at 100 yards.

Will be working on loads for the 77 Hornet soon and hopefully I find one I can run double duty in both Hornets.

The 455 really likes the CCI Maxi Mags in 40 gr JHP.


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Old 02-18-2018, 02:06 PM
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Very nice, just wondering which one do you think you use the most?
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Old 02-18-2018, 07:17 PM
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Well, I'm a traveling gopher-shooter...but heading back to AB this coming spring. My main gopher gun is a CZ452 Varmint shooting CCI Blazer 22 I run through the Waltz Hollow-point die. Time consuming, but YES...hollow points make a remarkable difference. The CCI Blazer is an OK gopher slayer as is...but devastating when a gaping hollow point is added. Here is is in a spot I sat for nearly an hour...plugging away as fast as I could load the mags;



Typical, post-impact effect of these HPs on gophers. They're a "Bang/flop" proposition 99% of the time ;



The 22 I'm playing with allot these days...and could come along for the ride in 2019 ;



I've spent most of my time putting match-grade ammo through this gun @ 50 yards...but am ordering some high-grade faster stuff to test out too. I haven't put much HV ammo through it all to be honest. Fun shooter, and crazy accurate.
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:20 PM
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Very nice, just wondering which one do you think you use the most?
Thank you Bob. It’d be a tie or very close between the A-Bolt Hornet and the CZ for sure. Such a shame for the sake of my 10/22s. I’ve got a couple nice ones that I’m basically keeping for the kids and economy when they are ready for them.
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Old 02-24-2018, 12:09 PM
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Here’s my main three with a new addition included. From top to bottom.

CZ 455 .22WMR Varmint Thumbhole, Leupold 4-12x40 AO Fine Duplex, Rifle Basix Trigger set to 20 oz.

New member. Ruger 77 .22WMR. It will be wearing the exact same scope as described above. I still need to do some honing to smarten up the trigger. Or do a replacement. Need to decide.

Ruger 77 .22 Hornet, same Scope as above. Factory trigger has been worked by Dave Henry and breaks at 2lbs even.

Browning A-Bolt .22 Hornet. It wears a VX3 2.5-8x36. I replaced the trigger weight of pull spring. Can’t recall the manufacturer but it’s really nice. Breaks right around the 2lb mark as well but I believe a tad under. Yes, that’s a Limb Saver on it for crying out loud. What can I say? On a high volume day wearing a t-shirt it’s a lot less abrasive than the factory plate. I got a pile of factory ammo with this rifle and I’m almost to the end so I started working up a load. 35gr V-max over 12.8gr Lil Gun at 1.725” COAL is papering 0.74” 5 shot groups at 100 yards.

Will be working on loads for the 77 Hornet soon and hopefully I find one I can run double duty in both Hornets.

The 455 really likes the CCI Maxi Mags in 40 gr JHP.


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Try 12.6 of LilGun in WW or Privi brass with Fed Small pistol primers and 40 grain VMAx or Blitzkings. About 3100 FPS. IF RP brass you will need another .3 grains of powder. My browning will shoot those into .75" at 200 yards, as will the CZ and a number of other Hornets I have tried the load in. In fact I would go so far as to say if your gun won't shoot that load under an inch at 200 yards there is something wrong with the gun or the shooter.

The 35 grainers shoot good to 100-150 yards then their beach ball shape the accuracy falls apart. The 40 you can consistently hit gophers to 275 yards.
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Old 02-24-2018, 09:20 PM
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Try 12.6 of LilGun in WW or Privi brass with Fed Small pistol primers and 40 grain VMAx or Blitzkings. About 3100 FPS. IF RP brass you will need another .3 grains of powder. My browning will shoot those into .75" at 200 yards, as will the CZ and a number of other Hornets I have tried the load in. In fact I would go so far as to say if your gun won't shoot that load under an inch at 200 yards there is something wrong with the gun or the shooter.

The 35 grainers shoot good to 100-150 yards then their beach ball shape the accuracy falls apart. The 40 you can consistently hit gophers to 275 yards.
Thanks for the info Dean. I’ll give it a run for sure. All I’ve tried is the CCI 500s for a primer and the 35s are the first pill I’ve tried. I have a serious pile of Prvi brass to play with. I’m honestly just getting into seeing what the cartridge is capable of outside of factory offerings so any nudge in the right direction is appreciated.
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Old 02-25-2018, 01:05 AM
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Left hand Browning A-Bolt. accuracy is great.

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Old 02-25-2018, 03:54 AM
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My wife and I use our stock ruger 10/22s for ranges up to 75 meters and our .223 Savage predator M10 rifles for anything further away.
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Old 02-25-2018, 10:41 AM
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These are my go-to goffer, crow, squirrel or just plain plinking machines, CZ 455 Lux in .22 WMR, Marlin 39A .22lr with Marlin scope and for real fast shooting Rem 597 .22lr.
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Old 03-07-2018, 02:49 AM
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Here's my rig, still a work in progress. I'm waiting for the M-lok sling swivel adapter to mount my bipod, hopefully it gets here by the end of the week.
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Old 03-07-2018, 08:14 AM
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I hope this thread starts getting updated with photos once the fur starts to fly! The inevitable "2018 Gopher" count thread should have a requirement to include photos. I know (first hand) how unremarkable they can be...but boy, they sure add some color to the reports. I promise to do my part...WestJet has my $ now.
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This one is fun for gophers, a .218 Bee on a Stevens 044-1/2 with an RKS 24". Other one is an 1885 in .223
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This one is fun for gophers, a .218 Bee on a Stevens 044-1/2 with an RKS 24". Other one is an 1885 in .223
Hooo Doggy! Nuttin' but class in the gopher patch!
I'd lay odds that they are every bit as accurate as they look!
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This is my Tac .20. I'm right handed but shoot off the silly side so it has a LH bolt and RH ejection port. I had it built by Ralf Martini a year before the .204 Ruger was introduced. A fun gun ,for sure.
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This is my Tac .20. I'm right handed but shoot off the silly side so it has a LH bolt and RH ejection port. I had it built by Ralf Martini a year before the .204 Ruger was introduced. A fun gun ,for sure.
nice! I was seriously considering a .20 back in the fall..and ended-up with a new CZ in 17Hornet. Having a ton of fun with it, but I'd love to try that caliber.
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Thanks for the info Dean. I’ll give it a run for sure. All I’ve tried is the CCI 500s for a primer and the 35s are the first pill I’ve tried. I have a serious pile of Prvi brass to play with. I’m honestly just getting into seeing what the cartridge is capable of outside of factory offerings so any nudge in the right direction is appreciated.

I'll have to agree with Dean. He gave me that load, so I pre-loaded 100 and went out gopher shooting (without ever grouping) and managed to flip gophers easily out to 200 yards. I finally go around to grouping them and all bullets were in a tight little almost one hole group @ 100 yards. I shoot a browning a bolt micro 2 in a left hand. It's now my go-to hornet load.
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Pics of my BRJ are in this thread.

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