Saving money shooting.....bbwwwwwaaaaaWell to convince you, you don't need either. Think about all the money you can save, by the time you buy a rifle or even re-barrel, new dies and all the work to fire form brass. Don't even think about changing from your 223.
O heck with it, forget all that and get either one an have a blast ( pun intended)..
As soon as I found out that I could get awesome groups with the 75g A-max, I did what any responsible gun guy would do and got hold of 3000 of them, 3 months later.... discontinued, every once in a while we do the right thing.Now to find the 75g A max!
I had seen a 22-06 for sale on here.If you want to go fast.. go FAST.
How about a .22-284, or similar.
28”+ tube, Bartlein’s new heavy duty steel in a 10.5-9” twist progressive…
….at-or-nearly (gnarly) 4,000 fps with an 80-class .224.
I bet you could hit some really big numbers with the 88-95 grainers as well.
Might get 750-1,000 rounds of life if you shoot slow and use that new steel.
Savage BenchRest rifleDetails....Please...
Here’s my buddies 12 yr old grandson shooting a rifle ( my 22 creed) for the first time. If you zoom in you can see the target. 90vld’s
Yes, haven’t used it much though so can’t say much about itIs that a kopfjager test in the bottom left of the pic?
Yes, haven’t used it much though so can’t say much about it
Lots of guys say why go 22-250 when the 223 will do the same at a few yards less. Then some guys say, why buy a 22-284 when a 22-250 will do the same at a few yards less. With that theory, a 223 may have a max effective range of 600 yards, the 22-250 maybe 1000 and the 22-284 another 200-400 yards on top of that. That's around a 600 yard range difference for that guy that thinks only a few yards more. Bottom line, build what you want. Every cartridge has a slight advantage over another whether it be barrel life or performance in smaller or bigger differences. The Ackleys will require fire forming brass, the Creedmoor won't. Same performance in both, less work with the CM. Maybe harder to find CM brass, not sure. Back to the slight advantage issue. My 22-250 AI is impressive. So do I need a 22-284, Nope, but it'll be my next .224 cartridge. Less barrel life but more performance. Speed kills more than just game. It's a small price to pay for what you enjoy doing. That's my take on it. I'd look at both the 22CM brass and reloading components and do the same with the 22-250. My choice would be the cheapest to load for. I enjoy all the work that goes into reloading so it's the cost effectiveness that means most to me when all other things are equal.I've been spending a bit of time recently harassing an occasional wayward coyote. Usually I take a 223 Ackley Improved fast twist, and a 6x47 Lapua w/105 Amaxes for way out there shots. Shot distances have ranged from 400 to 1K plus (not successful at the latter).
I have a hankering to speed the velocity a bit on 75 grain or 80 grain Amaxes, so have been contemplating a 22-250 Ackley or 22 Creedmoor.
Has anyone gotten the 22-250 Ackley Improved to reliably feed from an AICS magaizine?
I did not have issues with feeding in the R700 BDL with the Ackley cartridge, but think that the gunsmith may have modified the action slightly.
Probably rebarrel the 700, or get a pre-fit for an Impact.
What would YOU do.