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Once again, in late August, we are off to the plains of Northern New Mexico to hunt pronghorns and prairie rats.
Last year I took my prairie goat with my 1886 .45-90, but this year I also have a choice of my new 1895 .405 (never taken game) or my recently refurbished 1892 .357 ( shot lots of stuff, but none in its current form).
I will be using my .22 hornet with VMAX loads for the rats, but need to make up my mind on the goat gun and get to practicing soon.
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CRS, NRA Benefactor Member, TSRA, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center
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Were it me, it'd be the .405 with some of the .300 grain Hornady spire points. That would give you wide latitude with regard to range, I'd think. Plus, it's a new rifle.
Morgan -Actually, we are to hunt a ranch just south of Des Moines, NM. This is a few miles east of Mt Capulin. One of our hunters drove through there this past week on his way to Colorado and was to have checked out the ranch house and terrain on the ranch.
He will make a report next week upon return to Dallas.
CRS, NRA Benefactor Member, TSRA, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center
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I think you should use your new gun, the one you haven't gotten yet. May I suggest a 308 Marlin Express XLR, a Savage 99 in .250-3000 or a nice Win 88 in .243.
