This came out of a local estate , only seen a couple of these in 30 years of gun shows and cruising pawn shops
Savage 110V series J
22-250, in a long action
26” Hb no sights
Trigger may been tuned, but it’s stock and a crisp 2lb or so
Reviews online say they are tack drivers, we shall see

Got a bunch of loaded ammo, brass and a set of dies with it
I really ncever fire someone else’s reloads, but I bought this and saw the gentleman’s reloading room and how meticulous everything was labeled and recorded I’m considering testing a round
About 100 rds loaded in Norma and rem nickel brass and all the same recipe

The stippling threw me off but after googling it it jogged my memory, definitely came that way from the factory

Also had a nice 4-12 vari-Xiic glossy scope, I added a bipod from my stash of goodies

Too bad there are no groundhogs around anymore, or really it’s that no one will let you shoot on there property.

We will punch some paper soon with this one!

Sweet find. I have wanted a 22-250 for years. Should be an absolute tack driver. Congrats.

They work great for wolves...I hear.

Good for prairie dogs too.

Love shooting it, would hate to have to pay to feed it.

My very favorite prairie dogging gun is a custom 22-250. The only thing factory is a model 700 action. Enjoy.

When I met with the rifle make we talked in detail about twist rate. He asked my intended use and the bullets planned, my answer was prairie dogs, 50-55 grain bullets. He said there was no reason to deviate from the common 1/14” rifling for the round. Just a side mention.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Love shooting it, would hate to have to pay to feed it.

Not too bad if you reload. There are a ton of .22 caliber projectile options out there, too. My buddy has one, and it's crazy the difference in energy it delivers compared to my .223. Very cool round.

I have always wanted a 22 burner of some sort. Hornet, 22-250, or a Swift.

Gents,

Love the .22-250, but much prefer the .250 Savage Ackley Improved as a "critter getter": Coyetes hate it...



Wes

Used to have a Savage just like that, very accurate. Along with a Remington 700P in .223, they were my combo for South Dakota prairie dogging. Stippling is correct for that rifle. It went down the road after I stopped going West. Enjoy.

A classic varmint rifle in a classic caliber.

I had a 220 Swift and it was an absolute hammer on coyotes. I only sold it because once I had an AR setup with a silencer, the 220 Swift mostly sat in the safe.

Very nice.

If you don't have your own loads yet....
Hornady 55 Vmax works well in many barrels and is quite accurate. 50 Vmax is good, too, but I don't find it quite as accurate. 53 Vmax has higher BC, however it seems to finicky in some barrels.

Sierra 55 Blitzking is right up there with 55 Vmax. SMK 53 is another good option.

*****
I hate little varmints. Groundhogs aren't common in my neck of the woods, but we do have marmots. Marmots have chewed into buddies' car wiring & hoses, stranding vehicles in the mountains. They've chewed into my packs, boots, climbing ropes, and tents while on climbs. I have similar distaste for prairie dogs, gophers, squirrels, rats, and mice -- vehicle damage, loss of stored grains, tool handle damage. Two of our cats tangled with little critters and subsequent infections from bites took them down. One dog eventually recovered from a bite. A couple of years ago, the neighbor's bull stepped in some kind of varmint hole in our pasture, went lame, and they had to put him down.

Hope you find some land that allows shooting.

How is the 22-250 as far as barrel life?

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Originally posted by armored:
How is the 22-250 as far as barrel life?

For comparable accuracy, I'm told that it's 1/3 (maybe 1/2 with slower fire) of that with a 223 Remy. Lots of powder burning through a small opening. Longer strings definitely heat up the barrel and erode the throat.

A stainless 223 barrel shot fairly hard with 10-20 round strings won't hold sub-MOA accuracy without fliers after 4,000 to 5,000 rounds. Few rifle owners will ever get to this stage of barrel life. Or they won't use quality ammo, so they can't detect the accuracy deterioration. Or their fundamentals aren't developed enough to detect the accuracy deterioration. However, 223 barrels can handle a boat load of rounds, as long as accuracy at distance isn't a high priority.

I've seen reports where 22-250 owners who demand great accuracy have pulled barrels anywhere from 1200 to 2500 rounds. I've also seen reports where guys state their 22-250 is going strong after 5k rounds -- but they never seem to show targets, especially targets at distance.

Another factor that I think would play into barrel life is the load levels.

Most often I have used my 22-250 for dogging in SD. Over the years I have mostly scheduled mid June for the outing, peak of mound activity.

That combined with a good location, much shooting is done at 50-200 yards. Yes, one can take the 500 yard shot as desired.

With all that in mind, I usually load my 22-250 rounds in the mid level. Doing so brings them a fair bit above the 223, but not near max. This contributes to longer case life & easier resizing.

One could find a reason some of this wouldn’t make sense, but it works for me.

ElKabong. I keep coming back and looking at your rifle with admiration.

You mentioned it is a long action, I thought 22-250 was short action?

110 is a long action receiver , 22-250 is a short action cartridge
Not sure why Savage did it that way , must have been some reason
You will see it that way occasionally, mostly Savage

Mini range report
The reloads that came with the gun were marked 41gr W760 55gr Sierra bthp
I pulled a bullet on one and weighed the charge, and it was a ball powder like 760
All virgin Norma brass

Put a Harris bipod on it, it came with a Leupold 4–12 Vari-X IIc glossy scope already installed

Took a chance and shot about 20 of them , no problems
Scope was pretty much on , les than inch left and about an inch high at 50yds
Adjusted the scope and moved out to 100 yards (the extent of this public range)

A couple 3 shot groups average a touch under 1” in a surging wind and while gettin pelted with brass from all the kids with mini Draco’s and AR10s with brakes the size of a RedBull can
Not complaining, I probably was that kid a time or two

It did shorter the session though
A couple teenagers, young adults , were there with their dad and were picking up trash and sweeping brass.

I also brought the stribog, just because , and saw them checking it out.
Let them run a mag or two though it , they definitely liked it.
I take the ‘Bog anytime I go to a public range , it’s kind of a poor man’s MP5