22-250(who has the best one)

nightwatchman

nightwatchman

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i have a buddy looking for a new 22-250 or even maybe a 220. i told him to look for either a savage,ruger,tikka,cz, or remington but i didnt have any real experience with any of them in that caliber. i know some of you guys have dealt with these rifles and makers and we wanted some opinions as to the quality and accuracy of these. which one you liked the best? also, i sort of have him leaning toward the 250 over the 220 but is one really better than the other?
 
Don't know anything about the 220 other than " it's a barrel burner" so they say.
I have a 250 in a Rem VLS and it shoots nice I've done some trigger adjustments and free floated the barrel it shoots coyotes well. I'm not going to say it's a match rifle but I'm happy with it .5-.75 at 100 still working on makeing it better.
 
I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them. Go to a well stocked store and handle some of each of them, each brand has subtle differences in dims. See how they fit your frame. To me the Ruger is the best of the bunch as far as fitting me goes. My .22-250 Standard Ruger is one of the most accurate rifles I own.
 
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Don't know anything about the 220 other than " it's a barrel burner" so they say.
I have a 250 in a Rem VLS and it shoots nice I've done some trigger adjustments and free floated the barrel it shoots coyotes well. I'm not going to say it's a match rifle but I'm happy with it .5-.75 at 100 still working on makeing it better.



IMHO the 220 isn't as big of a barrel burner as everyone thinks.
 
i have a savage in 22-250 its the 11gns model i think. It shoots great (holes touch at 100 yards) and i really like the accu trigger you can pick one up for under 400 bucks!
 
Being from "Ohio". Or as others on this thread Mn,Wi,NY,........Great Lakes, East,etc. Using a 22-250 or Swift hunting for Eastern Coyote, Woodchucks and some rod & gun club range shooting.

You just don't have to worry about "barrel life" at all. Unless your planing on shooting a heck of a lot of bench. It which case you likely would not choose either.

For Woodchucks these calibers along with the .243 are hard to beat. In no time the hunter wants to set up for the longer shot on these. On a good evening you may take a whopping 5 shots........spread out, for Woodchucks. Eastern coyotes & fox......my last 10 sets. Including most of yesterday, no shots fired. The average for eastern coyote day time hunting is probably like 1 in 8 sets, seeing a coyote. Just not much shooting.

At first, brand new , you may shoot it at the range quite a bit, geting her zoned in. Then that wears off. In my area the 22-250,Swift & .243 are the most popular for woodchucks and fewer but larger coyotes. They do everything a .223 does and more. NO ONE, here even talks,mentions or worrys about barrel life. THIS, is after decades of use for those calibers in the region.

In the Southwest & West and "colony varmints" as Jack mentions from time to time. Again these rifles have been around for decades and apparently it is a concern in those areas. I guess this is the type of information the world wide web brings us. Differant regions, differant shooting, differant concerns and calibers.

IMO- The last new calibers .204's , 17hmr's, etc have been made with the Southwest & West in mind. Frankly they are "lesser than" as compared to 22-250's and 22 mags for here (larger varmints & much less shots).
Just some thoughts in regards to regions IMO.

Of those 22-250's. In a heavy varmint model. I prefer the Tikka,CZ & Savage. All are accurate in terms of factory varmint class,out of the box. All have good adjustable triggers. In the upper end models (for Savage) all have good stocks, engineered well enough for the varmint hunter with some bedding, etc. I feel the actions & workmanship on the Tikka are superior. But, all are close....very close. And Savage keeps getting better with their upper end stuff. CZ, has a new kevlar stock varmint that interests me, etc. I really like those and they are priced about the same in there better series. Savage just keeps moving forward (good for them). Look what they have know done with there rim fires.......nice ! Many weekend warriors are shooting the above three in "factory class" events, egg shoots, etc. and wining. The larger clubs post the finals on the net. Take a look and you will see by far Savage in 22-250 & .223. Winning this class, along with some Tikka's and CZ'z. 10 years ago it was Remington.

One other differance in the above rifles is hammer forged or button rifled. Along with 1/14 or 1/12 twist. The Savage is Button rifled with a 1/12. Others I beleive are hammer forged and 1/14. Maybe Jack, can help clear up this rumor statement from some manufactures. They state or at least lead one to beleive that a smooth hammer forged "factory" barrel lasts longer. Beats me ?

Well....I finished my morning coffee(grin)......have fun.
 
T/C Encore... 26" heavy barrel... 1-12 twist will shoot from 40gr to 65gr bullets without any undue stress... make it as fancy or as plain as you want... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
bill1227 ...I glad you said it. Worrying about a "barrel burner" in a gun you may shoot ten or fifteen times in a session is silly. If you are shooting prairie dogs or something that provides multiple targets then none of the hypervelocity .22s are your answer.
I prefer barrel burners....kinda reminds of the "tire burners" we used to drive. May as well have fun going balls out.
 
I really like my rem vs shoots great groups 3/4 @ 200, my wife shot 3/4 groups @100 and it was her first time ever shooting any type of gun. It will eventually come down to your personal choice. I like mine, but again i haven't shot any other "YET". Good luck.
 
thanks for all the replies.i will pass the info along. im using an encore in the .243 and love it, but he is looking for a real flat shooting rifle with long range capability. i didnt figure the .243 would match a 250 or swift in the long distance catagory. i had mentioned the tikka to him as my choice, but left it up to him. he is wanting the light barrel for sure having to tote a heavy barrel around in southern ohio just isnt smart...HILLS.
are there any features on any particular models that you guys find more user friendly than the other or is it basically cut and dry with all of them.
 
What are you looking to get Sporter or Varmint weight barrel? If the Varmint weight, I would suggest either the Ruger or the Remington. I talked a friend into buying a Ruger V/T in .223. Extremely accurate gun. But what the heck, I tried to buy the Same and everyone was out of stock, had to buy second choice, REMINGTOM. The Ruger VT is supposed to have one of the best factory adjustable triggers....JOHN
 
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thanks for all the replies.i will pass the info along. im using an encore in the .243 and love it, but he is looking for a real flat shooting rifle with long range capability. i didnt figure the .243 would match a 250 or swift in the long distance catagory. i had mentioned the tikka to him as my choice, but left it up to him. he is wanting the light barrel for sure having to tote a heavy barrel around in southern ohio just isnt smart...HILLS.
are there any features on any particular models that you guys find more user friendly than the other or is it basically cut and dry with all of them.



Well.....your .243 shooting 50 some grains is just as flat as the 22-250 & swift shooting 50-55 grains. I don't think he will end up shooting less than 50 grains with the 22-250.

With the .243 he can shoot the heavier higher BC stuff way out there in a little wind for woodchucks. Further than a 22-250 with more wallop. So maybe he should consider getting what you already have.......too. Nothing wrong with a .243 plus he can shoot whitetails with it. For a all around woodchuck, easter coyote rifle if I did not have a 22-250 then I would darn sure have a .243 .

Over there in "Ohio" being flater than here. You guys have more long range woodchuck opportunity's. As you know it won't take him long to want to set up for the long "500 yard plus shots". The .243 is gonna ....get-r-done better than the 22-250 or swift. Something for him to think about if the long shots are there. I can tell you this. The local long range woodchuck guru's here use .243's and 25-06 for standard factory calibers. And a .308 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif now and again.
 
I am in NW Ohio. I have a Ruger Target in .220 Swift and a Remington 700 in 22-250. I use my Swift more than the 22-250. However last year I used my Remington BDL in 6mm and that was it. After shooting my 6mm all last year I am considering getting a .243 and I am not really sure why. That is the one that sucks about Ohio is not really getting to use the bigger calibers for more things in this great state. But then again what do we have other than whitetails.
 
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