First time hunting with the @CVAOfficial Cascade Varmint Hunter in .204 Ruger. It has a 20" barrel with a 1:10" twist. The barrel is threaded 5/8x24" and is Smoke Bronze with a Real Tree Hillside Rifle w/Soft Touch Stock. (CR4043) I topped the rifle with a Zeiss Optics 6-24x scope. Otter Creek Pulonium-K suppressor. I shot a bunch of Belding`s ground squirrels using handloaded 32 grain HPs. As you can see, it blew them up!
@zeisshunting @ottercreeklabs #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #204Ruger #CVACascade
CZ Model 457 Pro Varmint in .22LR. This rifle is topped with the @Mueller_Optics 8-32x44mm Tactical rifle scope. I`ve already picked-up two other barrels that can be swapped out. One in .22 Magnum and the other in .17HM2 (Mach2). Accuracy is proving to be very good with hunting ammo.
@czusafirearms @czguns @renorifleco #rimfire #22LR #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting
This Browning T-Bolt Maple is a fine example of the beauty that can be achieved in a modern firearm. This one is chambered in .17HMR and is very accurate. Browning released a number of maple stock firearms. I wish I had picked-up a lever-action and semi-auto as well.
@BrowningFirearms @BurrisOptics @federalpremium #17HMR #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting
The correct answer is a @RugersOfficial Super Redhawk in .22 Hornet! I know I only said one winner, but 4 people got it correct. If you are a winner, send me your name and address via private message. This was an Instagram only giveaway.
#Ruger #22Hornet #handgunhunter #SuperRedhawk #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #badgerhunting
Circa 1904 B.S.A. Martini Cadet rebarreled and chambered by P.O. Ackley in .219 Zipper (not improved). It is topped by a Burris Fullfield 4-18 scope. Based on the Burris Fullfield scope release, I`m guessing the barrel / stock work was done in the late 1970s. I function tested the rifle using some Reed loaded ammunition with 40 and 50 grain VMax projectiles. It shot well and I`m pleased. A couple of other projects are wrapping up, so I`ll be able to really get this combo out into the field for testing, soon.
#219Zipper #MartiniCadet @BurrisOptics @hornadymfg @renorifleco @Garmin #varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #coyotehunting
The answer to the question I posed on Sunday is... a Remington Model 700 Classic in .221 Fireball. I picked this one up locally here in the Boise area. It goes to show that you never know what`s floating around in people`s collections! There are winners here on IG and on our Facebook page. I`ll reach out to those who got the answer correct. #221Fireball
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #rockchuckhunting #coyotehunting #Remington #M700
Who`s shooting a 5.7? This is the @palmetto_state_armory Rock Pistol, topped with one of the @AthlonOptics red dots, with a @Griffin_Armament Checkmate HD suppressor. Perfect setup for finishing coyotes and stopping the occasional rogue ground squirrel!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #PSAROCK57 #handgunhunter #57
Varmints are starting to pop up. Ground squirrels on farm fields are fair game on day one! Take your kids out hunting. It is a great way to get them involved. @@CacheCarlson setup his son`s CZ Scout with a suppressor and bipod, for quiet hunting. You can here the "pop" of the bullet hitting the squirrel!
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #22LR #rimfire #rimfirehunter
Imagine what the original owner of this rifle felt like when they picked-up it up in 1934. This Winchester Model 62 pump action rifle in S/L/LR is a great specimen of the firearms being produced at the time. Yes, it functions. Yes, I will be varmint hunting with it next week. @winchesterrepeatingarms
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #22LR #Model62 #classicrifle
Testing out some @SonusModerators on the @RapidAirWorx_Official HM1000 Mini airgun in .25 caliber. Compact and now QUIET, topped with a @DNT_Optics Zulus optic for recording day hunts! Pests beware! Thanks to @IdahoAirgun for letting us try the moderators.
#varminthunting #airguns #airgunhunting #RAW #HM1000 #Sonus #Zulus
@@CacheCarlson shot this early season Belding`s ground squirrel this morning with his @upriverprecisionarms .22 Grendel! He woke up expecting spring, but got some lead instead!
@mdttac21@ottercreeklabs @zeisshunting @howa_usa @howa_japan @harris.bipod @sierra_bullets @internationalbarrels
#22Grendel #22ARC #groundsquirrelhunting
Of the three different CZ rimfire rifles I acquired recently, I`ve decided to keep the CZ 457 Pro-Varmint in .22LR. This thing is HEAVY for a rimfire, but it will be mostly shot from a bench off a bag. Which one would you have chosen? My choices were the CZ 457 At-One (.22LR), the CZ 457 Combo (.22LR & .17HMR) or the Pro-Varmint. @czusafirearms @czguns
#varminthunting #groundsquirrelhunting #22LR #rimfire #rimfirehunter #CZUSA #CZ #LabRadarLX
I had a great time chatting with Johnny Mack from @soulseekersnation and Flat Land Sam during the 2025 SHOT Show in Las Vegas last month (January 2025). We had a great time chatting about varmint hunting, Texas hunting, including hog hunting, cartridges, thermals and firearms. Check it out on Spotify (LINK IN BIO):
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bI12nqrb0oMiCKtjOkS7h?si=Yx-wyiKVSWej3UNdxrP8Tw&nd=1&dlsi=8cf5885abae6495f
#varminthunting #soulseekers #hoghunting #texashunting #podcast
THIS MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE OUR SITE FOR A LONG TIME. THERE WERE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR ABILITY TO UPDATE THE WP SOFTWARE, PLUGINS & EVEN SOME ARTICLE SETTINGS. EVERYTHING HAS FINALLY BEEN FIXED AND I HAVE UPDATED THE ENTIRE SITE. THIS MEANS THAT I NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE OUR THEME & ADD SO MUCH MORE TO THE SITE! STAY-TUNED!
Swipe Left for more pictures. Remember this guy (2nd picture)? My buddy, Dave, hammered him the other night off the tree stand I was using when I was down in Texas. Picture #3 is the moment the 55 grain VMax hit the boar. It had some good cutters under all that chunky face! Like clockwork, though, another big boy has already moved into his property.
#varminthunting #hoghunting #pighunting #223 #TexasHunting #nighthunting
I spent 7 hours scouting the backcountry of Utah on Superbowl Sunday. I mapped out two separate routes where we can call and complete almost a figure 8 over 60 miles. Lots of sign and @OnxHunt waypoints, should render good results. I am just getting started on my winter rockchuck scouting, too!
#varminthunting #coyotehunting #predatorhunting #scouthunt
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