.22-250 possibly?
Not sure if I am getting way to nice or if I am just finally coming to my senses, but I am thinking I am going to go with a .22-250 instead of the .308. Reason #1 is that it will be something that my girlfriend can also enjoy to shoot, she doesn't like anything more then a .243, but really enjoys shooting. #2 is that it will actually fit my needs better as I said that I want to mainly target shoot and varmint hunt with it. #3 is that I have reloading dies and a bunch of brass from the .22-250 that I used to have. So now, which .22-250 would you guys buy if you had the chance and why? I want a 24" or 26" heavy barreled rifle. Thanks,
Jon
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My favorite is the Remington 700. The VS (varint synthetic) is great and has a 26" heavy barrel with a H-S precision stock. Hard to beat and well built. 0 -
I would still look for the same rifles you were looking at before, just now it'll be in 22-250, you might want to look at the Savage 12 Long Range Precision Varmiter:
http://savagearms.com/12PrecVarm.htm
One of the guys at my local club bought one, with five different shooters and five shots each it never shot more than .40" at 100 yards, and two of those guys are lousy shots...0 -
The fact that you have a bunch of brass and dies already is more than enough of a reason to pick one up. The brass is expensive anymore. Having it already is nice.
I personally think the 22-250 pops the shoulder a little more than the 243.
That's comparing a moderately heavy Ruger M77 BenchRest rifle(22-250) to a Synthetic Savage(243).
The 22-250 is a smok'n hot round though. Both are fantastic rounds.0 -
My 22-250 Savage 112J is a heavy beast, weighing in at something like eleven pounds with heavy bbl and scope. I always hunt p-dogs from a bench with it.
Here's my advice, gained from years of shooting this boomer at varmints.
Get a Savage with a 26" bbl because you will burn out the throat and it's relatively inexpensive (compared to getting a new barrel) to get the chamber re-bored, and you still have plenty of barrel left over to burn those slower powders.
One man's experience.0 -
Forget the 22-250 and get a good .204, way less kick for you and the GF, as flat a trajectory, burns way less powder, way less barrel erosion over time. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Griff59
Forget the 22-250 and get a good .204, way less kick for you and the GF, as flat a trajectory, burns way less powder, way less barrel erosion over time.
Now there's something I hadn't thought of. What a wonderful round. It doesn't have the range of a 22-250, but it'll surprise ya, nonetheless.0 -
.204 will disappear in a few years.
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tell your girl friend to put on her big girl underwear and shoot the .308 [}:)][:D] 0 -
Looked at the .204 and am not at all interested. Just hurls a smaller diameter, lighter bullet slower then the .22-250. With the popularity of all the .22 calibers out there and the new .17 hmr I don't know that it will last long. Gonna go see what I can get the Remington SPS Varmint for on a trade-in.
quote:tell your girl friend to put on her big girl underwear and shoot the .308
[:D][:D][:D]
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go with a 22 250 of your choice you can even take whitetail and the like with it, just use a good bullet and make sure of shot placement [ as you should with any caliber ] 0 -
quote:go with a 22 250 of your choice you can even take whitetail and the like with it, just use a good bullet and make sure of shot placement [ as you should with any caliber ]
No doubt about it. I have seen it done before with good results. Won't be my first choice for deer hunting, but if I need it I will have it. A 60 gr. Nosler Partition moving at 3500 FPS should be good medicine[:D]
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Go Remington... 0 -
quote:Go Remington...
Can't argue with you there. American made and a great action that is easy to build on in the future if I want to.
Jon0 -
Ive got a Ruger M-77 MK II and a Savage Model 10 that are both tac drivers. Bought the Savage for hunting during inclement weather, then found out what a great rifle it is. Good Luck 0 -
I will throw the Tikka plug in again. Just can't beat the triggers and the smoothness of the action! 0 -
I have a Rem 40X in 22-250, with reloads if you miss it's your fault[:D]
not quite a 1 hole gun, but dang near.0 -
quote:Originally posted by ECC
Go Remington...
I agree
Take a look at the vls's they are great rifles[;)]0 -
Remington M700V. But if you're willing to drop a couple hundred fps, the .223 is right there. They practically give the brass away. I've got an Interarms Mini Mauser .223 that is almost as accurate as my M700V .22-250; a lot less bang, cheaper to shoot, barrels last longer and stuff on the other end can't tell the difference. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Jon0322
quote:go with a 22 250 of your choice you can even take whitetail and the like with it, just use a good bullet and make sure of shot placement [ as you should with any caliber ]
No doubt about it. I have seen it done before with good results. Won't be my first choice for deer hunting, but if I need it I will have it. A 60 gr. Nosler Partition moving at 3500 FPS should be good medicine[:D]
Jon
Depending on where you hunt. In Colorado, you can't hunt Whitetail or Pronghorn with anything under a 6mm.0 -
You will not find any American made rifle that will compare at any price to the Tikka T-3. Ever single one i have sold has a buttery smothe action, the triggers out of the box are 2.75 lbs, glass rod crisp(you will not find this on ANY state side rifle mass produced), and they have all been well under 1MOA shooters, and some approached 1/2MOA. Yes they are going to be more than a Savage, but by the time you get the Savage to comparable condition, you will have that much invested anyway.
Best thing to do before you buy, is to find a local to you Gander Mountain, Bass Pro Shop, or Cabella's, and go look, handle, and feel them all. Make sure you take the girlfriend with you.0
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