thanks for all the replies. found out a lot of things i didnt know. i did order a new rifle and scope for it. im getting a remington 700 sps varmit rifle and a leupold VX-1 4x12x40 scope to put on it. the caliber is 243. this should do a job on groundhogs. again thanks for all the help. also how do i delete my post on here so not to take up space.