I’m on the search for an inexpensive Varmint gun. ($700 or less). I would like it to be a .223 or .204. I’m thinking about getting a Varmint version of the AR-15. Has anyone shot one of these? Can you tell me your experience with it? Can you suggest a better option? Thanks for the help.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
AR-15's are great rifles but you have to keep them clean.
The Ruger Mini-14 in .223 is notoriously good for being as inexpensive as it is... I'm guessing you have one of those?
Personally, I like the old Winchester (model 94, I think?)Lever Action Trapper Carbines (I've seen them in .45 long colt and 30-30-- maybe not varmint calibers, but neither are they real top of the line rifle cartridges either... though the .30-30 doubles as a deer rifle if you can get within 100 yds or so). These are just plain fun rifles to shoot.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
It doesn't matter what gun you get, as long as you can shoot this stuff from it:
Season Shot Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
I want a new gun.
One that does what it should.
One that won't let me kill too much,
One that won't let me kill what's good.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
Some of my friends built their own varmint gun. They had access to the proper tools, and worked at a place of business where this activity wouldn't raise any issues. Making note of that, here's how it worked. There is video, but due to how graphic it is, I won't link it here.
The rodent wanders into a clear plastic tube, searching for the bait. About 8-12 inches down the tube is a motion sensor. Upon tripping the sensor, the gun is activated. It's a pneumatic cannon. The rodent is propelled from a near standstill into a bucket 8 feet away. It's a powerful cannon. The bucket moves at least a foot back under the impact of the rodent's body.
Result: crushed rodent, in a bloody fashion.
The same video also shows a time lapse of a poisened rodent dying over the course of 2 days. Just for comparison sakes.
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