Let me ask this, if you had one rifle choise for groundhog hunting, what would you choose?
Yea, good luck seeing the piggy at 1k yds. Geez, I thought I was nuts, ha ha.
With the caliber. It has to be small, fast, and flat. There's nothing better than a "lead laser". MY votes in order are .243 (6mm platform--just because that's my baby), .22-250. These are from a perspective of range and velocity. If we're building the ultimate varmint rifle, I want those little buggers to feel the effects at 500+.So where should we start?
Remington 6mm with 55gr. Nosler Balistic tips... 4100+fps. So there!22-250 is "THE ONE".
Winchester JHP , 4000 fps. or Winchester Silver Tips, I think about 3800 fps.