First 22-250 Advice
Hi experts, thanking you all in advance for the great feedback you always provide. My 12 yr old has outgrown his .223 handi-rifle and I think I'll be able to save enough to put his first "serious" woodchuck rifle under the Christmas tree this year. I've settled on 22-250 and bolt action and wonder what your opinion is on the best value in a heavier barreled rifle in those specs. Being a single parent, cost is very much a factor but I'll never buy junk just cause it's cheap. My limited knowledge reading these forums leads me to think Savage or Remington might be good choices but I'd like to hear what some real varmint hunters think. By the way young Jonny took 5 woodchucks this summer with his .223 but missed many more than that. The trigger and the short barrel on the handi-rifle make shooting unneccesarily difficult. We get shots at anywhere from 25 yards to over 300. Thanks guys!
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after reading your post my first thought for your consideration was.. how big is lil jonny? you say he's 12, but i'm wondering if he's going to want to carry a heavy barreled rifle around hunting chucks? that being said.... i'd go with a remington 700 varmint... the savage is a good gun, but for the extra bucks go with the 700 and you'll be glad you did in the long run. I have a 700 varmint with laminate stock and bull barrel topped with a 8x32x50 BSA, i shoot paper and varmints with it, if your son is going to be stationary and watching fields going with the heavy barrel varmint gun won't be to bad on him... besides.. the more he carries it the more he'll get used to it..good luck 0 -
Remington best known, more upgrades available (for now) Savage, low cost out of the box tack driver with soem very good manufacturing methods.
If cash flow hurts the decision process get a nice used TC Encore. He can get any barrel he wants as he grows older and can even get shotgun and Black Powder barrels. There are barrels here on GB for as little as 179 bucks so any caliber he wants is available for it.0 -
I bought a Ruger M77 in 22/250 when I was 14 years old in 1975 and still have that gun to this day. Granted I had it rebarreled a few years ago but this gun has been fantastic was the best 175$ I ever spent. I can really recommend the Ruger and my brother has a 22/250 in a M70 Winchester and it too is great. Everybody raves about the Remingtons and Savages are very accurate right off the shelf so what I'm about to say is try several of them, see what he likes and go that way, he will be forever grateful.
Make it seem like you are looking for a gun for his uncle or something and then surprise him.
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Since he already has a 223, you might want to consider a 243 instead. While the 22-250 is one of my favorites, the 243 is capable of a little more distance and larger critters. Just an idea. 0 -
any of the heavy barreled remingtons, savages, winchesters, or even rugers will suit him well. I am a remington fan but am not above saying that the others have some very fine examples as well. The savages in the past few years have been quite accurate due to their button rifling their barrels instead of hammer forging which yields a lower stress and smoother bore.
I might also agree with the 243win choice unless by the time he needs more you will be able to provide another rifle in a larger caliber,..in which case I would go with the 22-250 and later on a medium game caliber to round out a very utilitarian set of rifles.
Look for one of the older rem700 varmint specials in good condition and you should be able to save a few bucks towards better glass. Once you get past 200yds or so,..good glass pays off in spades.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
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