Alternatives to the basic .223 Remington - Useful, or pointless?

[Scumpup]

@Stranger_On_A_Train

I didn’t mean to suggest that a .270 or 7mm round was necessary for varminting, and looking back through my post I’m not sure how it could be interpreted that way, but if it gave that impression then I apologize. Smaller hypervelocity rounds in the .224 inch category such as the .220 Swift and the .22-250 are ideal for groundhog and marmot hunting at distances exceeding 300 meters.

Stranger

You didn’t give that impression. I was trying to put the useful information you gave into the context of his goals. Thus, I asked for his clarification.