New Close Range Varmint Killing Machine

[Bowhunter57]

I get a lot of calls about varmints in or around buildings, so I need something accurate, quiet and easy to handle. This M&P Sport fits the bill. At this point, I think I'm going to put a HoloSun red dot on it. Nearly all of my shots are going to be inside 30 yards and quite a few less than 15 feet. I fired 3 shots of subsonic CCI ammo out of it and the action noise is louder than the rifle.

 

[Smawgunner2]

Tell ya what, that’s one of the funnest guns to shoot that I own.

 

[Bowhunter57]

I got some blood on the M&P Sport, today. Shot my first groundhog at 30 yards, in the noggin. I was using some Remington sub-sonic 40 gr. HP ammo and it did the trick.

It sure is weird shooting something this quiet and it kills the varmints too. All I can hear is the action running and not the rifle.

 

[jagermeister]

Finally! You got something I’m excited to see you put up for sale in a couple months!

Enjoy it! Sweet rifle!

 

[Bowhunter57]

I found a riser mount in the box that the HoloSun came in and I added it to the picatinny rail. This made sighting it in easier, along with good eye alignment.

 

[Bowhunter57]

Got some more blood on the new rifle. Knocked down 2 g-hogs with it so far.

This rifle sounds like a desk stapler with subsonic ammo.

 

[Bowhunter57]

Victim #3 for the year. I love this rifle setup! It's so sweet and easy to use.

 

[Bowhunter57]

I had to switch out the HoloSun red dot, for my Sig Sauer Whiskey 3 4-12x50 scope, for more precise shots. (Purchased the high/tall scope rings to accommodate the 50mm objective lens.) The red dot was good, but it didn't give me a reference point of where to aim for the close up shots. I have missed 5 or 6 groundhogs that were inside 15 feet, because the bullet was hitting as much as 2" low. Now, I can use the heavy duplex portion of the crosshairs for a close shot reference.

Plus, I installed a stage-1, flat face, CMC Trigger, which has made a huge difference in getting better shots. It also has a very short reset, so follow-up shots are very quick.