Best Varmint Rifle?

[trapperzach]

I have a Ruger Hawkeye in .223 that I’ve used for the last 20 years that’s never let me down. Stainless steel barrel & action with composite stock. It accompanied me when was I running traps for beaver and nutria in less than favorable weather. Acquired a 17 Remington Fireball recently, barrel burner of a round but it’s best suited for smaller varmits. It’s a Model 700 with fluted bull barrel.

 

[Ron Dan]

I bought a Mossberg MVP a few years ago when I was in CA. They take AR mags which is cool but they’re a bolt action set up. I believe MVP stands for Mossberg Varmint and Predator. Chambered in 5.56mm.

I was thinking this or a CZ600 Trail would be cool too

 

[Jake wade]

I was thinking this or a CZ600 Trail would be cool too

Solid options for the People’s Republic of CA. What sort of optic would you put on either of these?

 

[Ron Dan]

Solid options for the People’s Republic of CA. What sort of optic would you put on either of these?

What are your realistic distances for the areas you’d be hunting?

 

[Jake wade]

What are your realistic distances for the areas you’d be hunting?

Within a few hundred yards. I forget what’s on my MVP at this point. I haven’t shot it in a while.

 

[Mike Schoby]

That Mossberg is a solid rifle and the fact they take AR style mags is a bonus.