Long Range Target Scopes
Long Range Target Scopes
Can anyone compare a FN Herstal PS90 to a Tikka T3, or Ruger Target Mini-14, for long range varmit hunting?
After much talk of trying to hunt prarie dogs, and with only owning deer rifles or shotguns, I bought my father a Tikka T3 in .223 with a 8-16x40 scope, and now I'm looking to buy myself a gun to use for similar shots, but I also want something with semi-auto large-magazine capabilities. The Ruger Target Mini-14 has a target trigger and harmonic stabilizer on the barrel end (looks like a supressor, awesome!) and there are 90-round mags available for this gun. At $800 this gun is affordable so long as it delivers its promise of target accuracy at 200 yards. However, I also am interested in the civilian model PS90, chambered in 5.7x28mm, and wondered if anyone knew how well it could perform for long-range accuracy when well scoped? The Tikka .223 gives penny-sized shot groups at 100yards, so how would the Target-14 or PS90 perform when equipped with similar scopes? Most real hunting shots would be at 200+ yards, so does the 5.7x28mm round fall way too short ballistically to the .223?
I believe the FN would be a bit short on power, and a bit high in "arc", for much over 200 yards, especially on small targets. (It's a lot like the .22 Hornet load.) Fun looking gun, though!! For 200 yards, I think it'd be great.
I owned a Mini-14 (not a target model) with good optics, trigger, and gunsmithing, but never achieved even decent groups with it. (Occasionally, 2.5 inches at 100 yards.)
Last year, I bought a Bushmaster Modular Carbine. 16" barrel (heavy, target) free-floating forend, folding stock, flat top, etc.
With Sierra match 69 grain ammo, and a 2-7x compact scope, I was able to shoot a 1.5 inch group at 300 yards with it. (Sandbagged, zero wind.) This was identical to my Savage .223 "sniper rifle" (heavy barrel, John Plaster stock) with same ammo, and a 24 x scope, the same day, same distance, same ammo. Pretty good for a semi-auto!
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