Scope for dog hunt with SCAR17?

[smokey77]

.22-250...

You gotta give props to Sarge... it took him just 10 keystrokes and two clicks to provide the answer. I've got to agree, .22-250 should be perfect.

[copter976]

One of my Patrol Sergeants hunts squirrels with a .223, and really, it's all about the accuracy & challenging shot. Nothin' much left of Rocket J., except a small pink pile of goo....

Taking a prairie dog? Just bringing up the critter size, caliber & distance, but with all the accuracy & challenges!!!

[jaflowers]

Guys around here are using the .22-250 to take down coyotes, that or a good .223 might work out better.

Smallest game I've shot with a .308 was a squirrel, didn't work out to good, when the 150gr softpoint hit it it just turned the squirrel into a pink mist, not a scrap of salvageable meat.

Shot one years ago from my tree stand while deer hunting, it was barking at me all afternoon. It was roughly 75 yards and I head shot it. Looked like someone took a knife and cut the head off clean cause the rest of the squirrel was in perfect shape. Custom Sako in 308 with, at the time, a Burris 3-10x50 Fullfield.

[fmsniper]

I have been using a 24 inch barreled AR in 5.56 and a 6.5x55, 120 grain, both are great for dogen!

[JCheney19]

+1 on 22-250 and .223 many coyotes, rabbits, javelinas, and praire dogs have been handled at that range.
To the effect of the .308 on anything smaller than a coyote is really just devastating. Just ask Talhoffers squirrel and the turtle I dusted yesterday....

[7.62GUNR]

If you can afford a SCAR 17.....you can afford a proper varmint gun such as Savage in 22-250. .308 for varmints is just silly.

[FiveToOne]

50 bmg

[cetane]

50 bmg

When failure is not an option!

[Noncentsical]

I'm pretty sure that's how the whole inter dimensional rip got started in Fringe... someone shot a small rodent with a 50bmg because they thought overkill was a good thing.

[Gos]

When failure is not an option!

Wallet failure.