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Originally posted by jaybirdaccountant:
I agree with your choice of 22-250. I feel it's truly king of the varmint rounds. You certainly don't need anything bigger than 22 caliber. I might go with a 223 in a light rifle, but 22-250 for sure in a heavy rifle.

I'm not a Ruger American fan or really a fan of most of the budget rifles. The Tikka T3 and Weatherby Vanguard 2 are both accurate rifles without breaking the bank.

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Originally posted by fritz:
22-250 looks good on paper, but I don't think the execution is all that great. Commercial ammo generally has very light bullets, say 50-55 grains. Great for muzzle velocity, but not so great for wind drift or energy on distant targets. Along with the light bullets in factory loads, factory barrels have slow twists -- generally 1/14. A quick review of all the rifles mentioned earlier in this thread, all seem to have 1/14 twist barrels except:
1/10 for Ruger American Predator
1/12 for Savage
1/12 for Howa

Of course additional muzzle velocity can compensate somewhat for slow twist barrels, but I suspect none of the 1/14 barrels can stabilize a 69 grain bullet. Probably the same for the 1/12 barrels. So using a decent 69-77 grain bullet means a custom barrel and hand loads.

If a high speed 223 bore is required, something like a 22 Nosler or 224 Valkyrie makes more sense so me. Or maybe just stick with 223 Remy and use heavy bullets. If 223 Remy is considered too wimpy, IMO the next step up is 243 Win.

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Originally posted by GrumpyBiker:
Have you looked at 25-06 ?
I absolutely love this chambering.
Prairie dogs, deer , antelope, etc. so long as you stick with a 24"-26" barrels.
Lotsa choices in bullet weights makes it extremely versatile.

Just a thought.



Love my 25-06 Mauser 98 as an all rounder

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Originally posted by fritz:
22-250 looks good on paper, but I don't think the execution is all that great. Commercial ammo generally has very light bullets, say 50-55 grains. Great for muzzle velocity, but not so great for wind drift or energy on distant targets. Along with the light bullets in factory loads, factory barrels have slow twists -- generally 1/14. A quick review of all the rifles mentioned earlier in this thread, all seem to have 1/14 twist barrels except:
1/10 for Ruger American Predator
1/12 for Savage
1/12 for Howa

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Originally posted by newmexican:
My friend has some sort of Remington 700 in 22-250 with a 26" fluted barrel, its nice but Id rather get something a bit less expensive and spend more $$$ On the scope for this rig.