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#Post#: 702--------------------------------------------------
New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: Yote59 Date: December 5, 2012, 11:15 am
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Take the poll-then explain your choice.
#Post#: 703--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: GrandLordKhorne Date: December 5, 2012, 11:24 am
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.204 and 22-250 are too close in performance. .243 is really
more of a distance tool than anything, but you already have
22-250 which is a good distance tool. The .223 adds a different
dimension, a reduced expense gun for shots 300 yards and less.
#Post#: 705--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: H4895 Date: December 5, 2012, 12:09 pm
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[quote author=GrandLordKhorne link=topic=99.msg703#msg703
date=1354728278]
.204 and 22-250 are too close in performance. .243 is really
more of a distance tool than anything, but you already have
22-250 which is a good distance tool. The .223 adds a different
dimension, a reduced expense gun for shots 300 yards and less.
[/quote]
I agree, but do think in the first 175 yards the .223 and the
.22-250 are basically the same caliber in the field. Most shots
will be less than 175 for coyotes and bobcats.
#Post#: 707--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: ShootingStixs Date: December 5, 2012, 12:15 pm
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I think the .243 will add a dimension for larger game if you
choose to hunt them.
#Post#: 708--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: 22-250 Date: December 5, 2012, 12:16 pm
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The .204 with give you a caliber somewhere in the middle of the
.17HMR, and the .22-250 you already own.
#Post#: 710--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: USARMORER Date: December 5, 2012, 3:45 pm
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17 is great for vermin out to 150 yrds. The 250 can take over on
larger game and anything beyond 150 yrds. 243 has a great
commercial bullet sellection and will get the job done at very
good reasonable distances. I do not own a 243, but if I were
looking at a mid-range calibre, I would not leave out the 25-06,
you can bust a coyote~whitetail~or an elk. It is a pretty good
little round.
Either way, If you choose to stay with Savage, Axis makes both
rifles, Great rounds either way.. 223 will give you the range
beyond the 17, larger round and more ME at <350yrds., Don't need
it though, you have the 250. The 204 is in a league of its own
along with the 17 hornet. I had thought about getting one of the
two, but I honestly didn't have a need for it, they just simply
don't fill a needed void.
Go with the 243 and roll with it.
#Post#: 715--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: MasterBlaster Date: December 5, 2012, 4:04 pm
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[quote author=GrandLordKhorne link=topic=99.msg703#msg703
date=1354728278]
.204 and 22-250 are too close in performance. .243 is really
more of a distance tool than anything, but you already have
22-250 which is a good distance tool. The .223 adds a different
dimension, a reduced expense gun for shots 300 yards and less.
[/quote]
I agree. If you're looking for bigger game the .243 is the
answer. If it's another varmint gun the .223 would fit right in
between the .17 and .250. The factory ammo (223) is cheap and
Yotes59 being a reloader can work up some loads to reach out and
touchem with.
#Post#: 719--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: Bwana J Date: December 5, 2012, 8:28 pm
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Before I got my first .22-250 I hunted chucks with a .243. The
.243 is a handloaders dream, it'll handle anything from chucks
to deer. I loaded a 55 gr Nosler ballistic tip that went thru
the trap at 3900fps. Made a couple 400 yd shots on chucks with
it. If you are lucky enough to live in a State that'll let you
hunt deer with a rifle the .243 is a nice choice, good for
varmits and deer. Always nice to add another shootin iron to the
collection.
#Post#: 721--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: Yote59 Date: December 5, 2012, 8:31 pm
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[quote author=MasterBlaster link=topic=99.msg715#msg715
date=1354745046]
[quote author=GrandLordKhorne link=topic=99.msg703#msg703
date=1354728278]
.204 and 22-250 are too close in performance. .243 is really
more of a distance tool than anything, but you already have
22-250 which is a good distance tool. The .223 adds a different
dimension, a reduced expense gun for shots 300 yards and less.
[/quote]
I agree. If you're looking for bigger game the .243 is the
answer. If it's another varmint gun the .223 would fit right in
between the .17 and .250. The factory ammo (223) is cheap and
Yotes59 being a reloader can work up some loads to reach out and
touchem with.
[/quote]
When I was a young man, I owned a Remington 788 bolt action
.243. Kept it for several years and decided to sell it. I have
been kicking myself the moment the guy put it in his truck and
drove off.
#Post#: 722--------------------------------------------------
Re: New Predator/Varmint Rifle
By: Yote59 Date: December 5, 2012, 8:33 pm
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[quote author=Bwana J link=topic=99.msg719#msg719
date=1354760899]
Before I got my first .22-250 I hunted chucks with a .243. The
.243 is a handloaders dream, it'll handle anything from chucks
to deer. I loaded a 55 gr Nosler ballistic tip that went thru
the trap at 3900fps. Made a couple 400 yd shots on chucks with
it. If you are lucky enough to live in a State that'll let you
hunt deer with a rifle the .243 is a nice choice, good for
varmits and deer. Always nice to add another shootin iron to the
collection.
[/quote]
I guess the .243 would be the logical choice of the
three....decisions decisions... :-\
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