.221 fireball

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Lrreloader, I like the looks of that rig.
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Thank you! Factory new short action, trued and extractor location switched to solve ejection issues, tubbs quick lock firing pin system, polishes Remington trigger. Custom internal box made, rock creek 1-14 twist, Boyd stock with dragon scale pattern on grips. Sightron 2.5-17.5x56 lighted dot dot with moa hashes. Dnz rings. I'm thinking the grey kryptec pattern for cerakote to blend blued action and stainless barrel and match laminated stock
 
This is mine. Rem 700 with Boyd's Thumbhole Laminate stock and Redfield (old School) 4 - 12 "TV Tube" wide field of view scope. I really like this setup.

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flashhole said:
Can't start them too young with proper supervision. She will love the 452.
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Yeah when she is ready she will have lots to choose from. I used to make crickett .22's I have a few of them set aside also. I am secretly wanting the 452 for a suppressor host!
 
I first saw a 221FB at a silhouette match around 1977-78. lt was a real attention getter the way it slapped those 50 meter steel chickens. Absolutely instant gratification with it blinding speed for an XP100 handgun. Those little 50gr sp were at least twice as fast as my 44Mag Smith revolver. Fast forward maybe 15 years l had the addiction of shooting Prairie Dogs after a trip to Tx courtesy Uncle Sam.. l was still working but could not get enough of shooting them. l also could not afford the time needed to drive from South Carolina to TX, NM, OK. No work No Pay was the boss's motto. That's when l discovered AIRPLANES! Unless we were working a shutdown l worked four 10s. Mon thru Thurs. l could fly out on FRI. Shoot Sat and Sunday. Fly home on Monday.. l had limitations due to flying tho. One gun. Five kilos or 11 pounds of ammo... 22-250 would allow me about 180rds.. With 223 l could take about 350 rds. Almost double the ammo! Doing this a couple times a year everything worked UNTIL l run out of ammo:-( l thought about shipping things ahead or trying to buy more bullets after arrival... But schedules are TIGHT... That's when l thought of a 221FIREBALL... More ammo-app 500.. Lighter gun too. After hauling a 223 HV 26'' in an SKB case for ten yrs the gun seemed to be getting heavier every year.. Enter a Rem 7000 VLSF in 221FB. 3 pounds LIGHTER. Just as accurate as my 223HV. App the same recoil w/35gr bullets. Does not get HOT as quickly.. All these plusses makes the 221 Fireball the WINNER!! Whats not to like??
 
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Shot 221Furball last weekend the first time with some old factory Remington Green/Yellow box 50gr SP ammo... Not impressive at all with groups measuring a hair under 1.70'':-( Really sorry groups compared to my PD loads @ .28'' with a 35gr Berger and 4227 powder...
Anyway the RUT is now on in Lower South Carolina. Thinking of trying my Furball on a Doe. l found a box of Hornady 60gr Soft Points in my bullet stash. Even found some load data for them in Hornady Load Manuel 3rd Edition.. Fastest loads listed are with Win680 and Hercules RE7 @2500FPS from an XP100 10''barrel. An extra foot of barrel on my 700 VLSF 22'' barrel should add 400-500fps.. Hornady#3 makes it a point of saying the 60gr SP is just as accurate as lighter bullets... IMR 4227 is listed as 100ft slower @2400fps/10'' barrel. Don't have any Win680. l do have its replacement in some AA1680 tho, along with 4227... Will load some up and shoot at my Friday range session... ln they meantime l will see about finding some 60gr Nosler Partitions. They are absolutely DEADLY on deer too!!
 
I had a 700 LVSS (Light Varmint Stainless Fluted). It came with the Tupperware stock. I would get good groups with it but they were all over the place, no consistent point of impact during the range sessions. I discovered the gun was very particular with regards to where the stock engaged the rest. It would bend and cause random points of impact on the barrel. I stuffed a folded business card under the front of the forearm and the inconsistencies went away. I've since replaced the factory stock with a Boyd's Thumbhole laminate and the gun is a real tack driver. One of my favorite guns to shoot. It loves 40 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and the Sierra equivalent. Reloader #7 is my go-to powder.
 
flashhole said:
I had a 700 LVSS (Light Varmint Stainless Fluted). It came with the Tupperware stock. I would get good groups with it but they were all over the place, no consistent point of impact during the range sessions. I discovered the gun was very particular with regards to where the stock engaged the rest. It would bend and cause random points of impact on the barrel. I stuffed a folded business card under the front of the forearm and the inconsistencies went away. I've since replaced the factory stock with a Boyd's Thumbhole laminate and the gun is a real tack driver. One of my favorite guns to shoot. It loves 40 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips and the Sierra equivalent. Reloader #7 is my go-to powder.
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If you had bedded that stock from the magazine all the way to the end of the forearm you would have a great shooting gun. I did that with mine and it cut group size in half and made poi the same every time. Love the 221 LVSS as it is a real nice light weight great performing varmint rig.
 
You're probably right, I was disappointed the stock was as crappy as it was from the factory. I sold the factory stock on eBay so the replacement didn't set me back much.
 
Yeah; too bad Remington didn't make B&C add their bedding block to that LVSF stock, instead of pillars and pressure-point bumps. One of the better rifles Remington put out in that period, but a few bucks more to the price probably would have only hastened its demise.
Love my LVSFs in .204R and .221FB; the latter isn't as accurate and I suspect that stock, but finding an aftermarket replacement I like that fits that Magnum Sporter contour barrel is tough.
 
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