Morning guys, I was just OK'd by the moderators, and this is my first question. I have a Oviedo Mauser Carbine, built in 1899, that was given to me by a close fellow veteran friend before he died. It personally means a lot to me, and I would like to put it to good use, out here in the high grasslands of far west Texas. We are beginning to have a problem with Prairie Dogs out here. I am a pilot, and my sweetie pie and I bought our retirement dream 80 acres, with a 4,700 foot grass runway back in 1999, moving out here in 2003. Three years ago, the "dogs" started moving in, and I don't need them digging holes under our runway. We started by taking them out with my Mossberg 144 LSA with a 3-9X scope, but now they are staying about 200 to 300 yards from my shooting stand, and I need more reach. My niece is an ACE gunsmith, and she will rebarrel my M95 to make it a .257 Roberts, which is a much better varmint caliber than a 7X57. I can hand load and stay below 45,000 CUP, and still leave the muzzle at slightly over 3,000FPS with a 75 grain Sierra. COMMENTS and SUGGESTIONS are welcome. BTW, "Niri Tawa, is my screen name. my name is Sabrina, "Brie" for short