When my buddy goes with me, he takes his Browning .243. We usually end up just using his rifle instead. Very nice rifle for sure. We cruise a friends large farm in his Gator and set up position on a large knoll overlooking a large unobstructed area. Ground hog heaven out there.
Back in the early 70's, my crazy, old coot neighbor would give me $5 for a ground hog to eat. His wife would make a stew.
That was a shit load of money for me. I used my old Winchester 30-30 with a side mount Redfield Tracker 2-7x scope. Still have that rifle, but the throat is eroded from zillions of rounds.