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With right at forty years of varminting under my belt...

Starting with the 222 Remington and then immediately adding the 220 Swift...

And now just about every 14, 17, 20, and 22 caliber centerfire factory or wildcat...


Am wondering if all the sub-6mm calibers should be dropped from varminting.

In 6mm we can get bullets as light as 58 grains and up 100+ grainers.

With the 6mm-06 Mashburn or the 6mm/7mm STW we can get any velocity we want.


Why should we risk potential ut-ohs on either charging or escaping varmints with the smaller calibers ?

Besides, the 6mm's can handle more copper and powder residue before it is noticed than the smaller calibers.

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