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22-243
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<blockquote data-quote="7Footer" data-source="post: 2274424" data-attributes="member: 74079"><p>I built my 22-243 from a Savage donor years ago to reach out on Colorado prairie dogs that were beyond the reach of my 204s. It was my first "wildcat" but it was so easy, I hardly consider it a custom cartridge. I ordered a Shilen barrel, already chambered with 1:8" ratchet rifling. I bought a set of Redding competition dies, and I just size my Winchester brass in one operation with the appropriate bushing (I do turn necks on all my cartridges I use bushings with.) I shoot 88gr ELDMs at 3400fps with H4831SC. The 8 twist bore has no problem stabilizing the 88s at that speed. The rifle does its job well, taking PDs past 800. The most enjoyable aspect of this cartridge/rifle is the lack of recoil, keeping the 13lb gun on target allowing me to spot impacts/misses. I rarely shoot a PDs inside of 400 with this rifle - I use the 204s on those, but watching an 88gr bullet at around 3000fps launch a PD into orbit is amazing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7Footer, post: 2274424, member: 74079"] I built my 22-243 from a Savage donor years ago to reach out on Colorado prairie dogs that were beyond the reach of my 204s. It was my first "wildcat" but it was so easy, I hardly consider it a custom cartridge. I ordered a Shilen barrel, already chambered with 1:8" ratchet rifling. I bought a set of Redding competition dies, and I just size my Winchester brass in one operation with the appropriate bushing (I do turn necks on all my cartridges I use bushings with.) I shoot 88gr ELDMs at 3400fps with H4831SC. The 8 twist bore has no problem stabilizing the 88s at that speed. The rifle does its job well, taking PDs past 800. The most enjoyable aspect of this cartridge/rifle is the lack of recoil, keeping the 13lb gun on target allowing me to spot impacts/misses. I rarely shoot a PDs inside of 400 with this rifle - I use the 204s on those, but watching an 88gr bullet at around 3000fps launch a PD into orbit is amazing! [/QUOTE]
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