jakeb I am not the most qualified guy to answer this but I own a 22-250 and it would cover your needs. 223 are a little quiter and would hoot alot like 22-250. My dad has a 204 and it is a great cal also. You could go with 243 and use 55grain bullets and do some sniping on prarie dogs.

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