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Lovin my 22-250... goodbye .223

Lefty Trigger

Lefty Trigger

After a member on here (Stan Taylor) helped me with my barrel issue (http://forum.accurateshooter.com/th...-thread-a-rifle-barrel.3962745/#post-37337185) I have finished my 22-250 build and I'm lovin it! It's a great shooter and seems to be way less picky than the .223 I was shooting. Actually I like the 22-250 so much my next gun project is going to rob the action from the .223 and I think I will quit reloading it.
Big shout out to Stan for helping me with the barrel problem, Thanks Stan...

22-250 LRP.JPG
 
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I have always loved the 22-250,glad it is working for you.Nice looking rig btw.Did you go with a fast or slow twist,either way since it would be fairly easy to add another barrel to that Savage,you should try a 22BR in a complimentary twist and then have fun with both.Dont give up on the 223 either as it is well suited for colony varmints if you take a trip out west.
Have fun with the 22-250,I have put a lot of ‘chucks and crows to rest with my 22-250’s;)
Matt
 
17VLD said:
I have always loved the 22-250,glad it is working for you.Nice looking rig btw.Did you go with a fast or slow twist,either way since it would be fairly easy to add another barrel to that Savage,you should try a 22BR in a complimentary twist and then have fun with both.Dont give up on the 223 either as it is well suited for colony varmints if you take a trip out west.
Have fun with the 22-250,I have put a lot of ‘chucks and crows to rest with my 22-250’s;)
Matt
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The barrel I bought was Savage fluted stainless heavy 26 inch 9 twist that was removed from a 12LRP model. That's where I got into trouble, never caught that it was a large shank.
 
Lefty Trigger said:
The barrel I bought was Savage fluted stainless heavy 26 inch 9 twist that was removed from a 12LRP model. That's where I got into trouble, never caught that it was a large shank.
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Ah yes the old large shank small shank conundrum. I paid full $ for a new .308 Savage Stealth once to screw a 6x47 barrel I had on it. Large shank / Small shank!
 
Years ago the first accurate rifle I wanted and bought when I got out of the service was a 22-250. There will
always be a 22-250 in my gun safe...it is one of the most accurate rifles I own and ya gotta love it when you
know to reach for the 22-250 when you see prairie rats way out there.:D
 
There's no question that the 22 250 is far superior to the 223 beyond 250 yards for varmint / predator hunting. I used one for many years, a Rem 700 Varmint model with the aluminum bedded block stock. Very accurate and effective. If you limit it to just hunting you should get many years of great services out of it especially for the eastern groundhog hunter where shots are mostly intermittent.

However if you shoot a lot like I do (i.e. target practice and hunting) the barrel will go south quickly on a 22 250. Also if the majority of your shots are under 250 yards the 223 is still a great option with long barrel life. Where I hunt now about 95% of my shots fall into this category so the 223 Rem is ideal for me so much so I sold my 22 250 and now hunt ghogs and predators exclusively with the 223 Rem.
 
K22 said:
There's no question that the 22 250 is far superior to the 223 beyond 250 yards for varmint / predator hunting. I used one for many years, a Rem 700 Varmint model with the aluminum bedded block stock. Very accurate and effective. If you limit it to just hunting you should get many years of great services out of it especially for the eastern groundhog hunter where shots are mostly intermittent.

However if you shoot a lot like I do (i.e. target practice and hunting) the barrel will go south quickly on a 22 250. Also if the majority of your shots are under 250 yards the 223 is still a great option with long barrel life. Where I hunt now about 95% of my shots fall into this category so the 223 Rem is ideal for me so much so I sold my 22 250 and now hunt ghogs and predators exclusively with the 223 Rem.
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I agree as another Pa. groundhog hunter if I was going to limit myself to one gun it would be a 223 but I have others including a 22-250. I have a Tikka 8 twist 223 that I shoot the Sierra 69 gr. TMK that I like very much.
drags
 
22/250

15g of Blue dot
40g Blitz kings
3200 fps

small groups, great at 200 yards

Hard to wear out a barrel with this load, great for ground squirrels and close in p. dogs, change to a 40g sierra hp for bob cats and foxes
 
AckleymanII said:
22/250

15g of Blue dot
40g Blitz kings
3200 fps

small groups, great at 200 yards

Hard to wear out a barrel with this load, great for ground squirrels and close in p. dogs, change to a 40g sierra hp for bob cats and foxes
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Swedge your own bullet, use corn starch instead of lead core they go faster
 
I know a few guys that hunt deer with them. You'd think that would be under-gunned but you'd be wrong. It's devastatingly effective, particularly on double lung shots.
 
If I remember right back in the day when you could hunt with a rifle in Ohio 6mm was a minimum for large game. Now rifles in Ohio have to be "straight wall" cartridge, I have a 357 mag Henry for that job, 450 Bushmaster would be an awesome second choice. However with proper shot placement the 22-250 would "get the job done" on larger game just not in Ohio anymore.
 
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