ROCKCHUCKS

[sheepdip]

does anybody here still shoot rockchucks, used to be one of my favorite pastimes. lived in madras and rockchucks were plentiful. used to drive from rock pile to rock pile, shoot for a while and then move on. not as easy to do these days. the urban growth boundry has grown, no shooting inside the ugb. more and more people all the time. anybody around smith rock needing chucks thinned out? pm me.

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[Spitpatch]

I am fortunate enough that my very best friend spent the very best years of his life teaching in Alaska so that he could buy a ranch in Eastern Oregon.

Pilgrimage each year to test out the newest (and oldest) guns.

What gun did I use to take this specimen? Extra points for caliber (that is appropriate for the quarry).

 

[BillyDa59]

Spitpatch, that is a fantastic picture. I really like it.

 

[BWH]

Dang! I lived there also for some of the best years of my life!
Had a cow setup on the north end of agency plains and ran cows right to the edge of the deschutes!
I was in rock chuck central and ample song dogs as well. Shot every day!

There is still a lot of public ground if one knows where to go and where the boundries run!

22-250 was my all time favorite but shot 17 rem, 222, 225win, 220 swift, 22 hornet as well.

 

[sheepdip]

rem. 22mag autoloader?

 

[chainsaw]

rem. 22mag autoloader?

Looks like a lever action to me.

 

[Nwcid]

Have guns will travel if anyone knows of good places to varmint shoot within about 5hr drive of Yakima.

 

[sheepdip]

oh yea i see the lever now, there is a lot of chuck left intact so im thinking not centerfire, ill still go with .22 mag

 

[Brandon44647]

Ruger .17 Hmr would be my guess.......

 

[Spitpatch]

Keep trying, guys. Guys who picked out the lever are leading the pack. All other guesses (caliber/model) are on a cold trail.

 

[chainsaw]

Maybe thats some sort of Marlin,in 17 fireball?

 

[2gr8dgs]

Sako? 22 hornet?

 

[chainsaw]

I got it now,Winchester model 88,.308 win. or .243 win.?

 

[Brandon44647]

I got it now,Winchester model 88,.308 win. or .243 win.?[/QUOTE
I think we have a winner !!!!

 

[iusmc2002]

Magazine sticking out the bottom isn't big enough to be a 308 or 243. At least to my eyes

 

[chainsaw]

I got it now,Winchester model 88,.308 win. or .243 win.?

Could be .284 or .358 also.Kind of a big looking barrel.

 

[RVTECH]

Haven't been there in quite some time but there used to be some fairly good spots off the Prineville/Madras Hwy.

 

[sheepdip]

.218 bee?

 

[Rugerbub]

Haven't been there in quite some time but there used to be some fairly good spots off the Prineville/Madras Hwy.

There still are a bunch of good spots around madras, rineville and west side of redmond. you just have to be willing to go ask the farmers and ranchers if u can shoot

 

[iusmc2002]

http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ri...s/49792-ruger-model-96-lever-22wmr-17hmr.html

Kinda looks like this one, doesn't it?