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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 447516" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I used to hunt coyotes with a couple 6mm's, and the results were very ugly for them. Later I tried the 22-250 thing, and really wasn't at all impressed. Now adays I shoot 80% of all my dogs with a .223 using 55 grain Vmax bullets (I still shoot a couple 22-250's). I also plug them with a custom 6mm/250AI setup to use very low drag bullets. It's not perfect, but far better than a 22-250. Plus it'll shoot further than I have any business trying to! Now I'm working up a new version of the same round (actually two different ones). One will use a 1.472" shoulder length, and a 2.00" over all length case. The other will use the standard 1.51" shoulder but use a standard .243 case instead of the .250 Savage case. The overall length will finish out at about 2.020 (roughly). Each case will have the .010" taper per inch and also a 40 degree shoulder angle. The shorter one can be reamed with a basic 6mm Ackley reamer run in short, but will end up with a longer than wanted neck length. I don't think these will clean up off a generic .243 case, but I think taking the shoulder back to 1.422 will make it. Barrel will be 23" long with a 1:10 twist (maybe a 1:9.5). The goal is 3250 fps with an 80 grain bullet, but I'd be OK with 3150fps. More importantly is that this round should group better than the 6/250AI or the .243AI due to the better neck design, and thus give me a little more consistent range to work with. The other round should easilly hit 3350 fps, but be closer to overbore as well.</p><p> </p><p> I own four or five .223's in various forms. My two favorite ones are a Remington 700 VS and a 1885 Hi-Wall. Have shot the 1885 very little, but it's FUN! The VS was a junker right out of the box! Shot four to five inch groups at best. The barrel was typical Remington junk, and the rest wasn't a lot better. Rather than send it back (I should have), I chose to fix it, and that was a serious undertaking. The barrel was so bad that it tore up patches. The trigger would actually freeze up in mid travel. The bolt was seating on a .070" burr that they failed to remove. The chamber was cut .007" off center and at about a 7 degree angle. The aluminum bedding block in the stock was pure garbage at best. I ended up doing a chart on the barrel to see what was tight and what was loose. Cut 2.75" off the chamber end, and another chunk off the muzzel to end up with a 20" barrel (really needed about 4" off the muzzel). The chamber is now a .223 national match with a minimum neck diameter (I think it's .251"). Surprisingly the bolt and the action were all fairly accurately machined, and took very little to clean them all up. Used a Tubbs speedlock kit as the firing pin was outta spec. The trigger was a nightmare in itself. The factory trigger wasn't right and nobody could ever make it right. Had the rifle shoot a few times letting off the saftey. Replaced it with another, and did the samething! Then replaced it a third time with a 1978 trigger built up by Ferris, and so far it's been a good one. The rifle has a near perfect balance even with the heavy barrel. Shoots very well off hand with virtually zero muzzel jump; giving me a very quick second shot. It shoots in the mid fours with generic cases. And I figure I lost about 75fps cutting the barrel back (big deal!). It's for sure not a hummer, but plenty good enough for it's intended purpose. It is getting a new Pacnor barrel setup for a barrel nut. The chamber will be .223 NM but this time with a .246 neck. Will I ever buy another Remington? Fat chance! </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 447516, member: 25383"] I used to hunt coyotes with a couple 6mm's, and the results were very ugly for them. Later I tried the 22-250 thing, and really wasn't at all impressed. Now adays I shoot 80% of all my dogs with a .223 using 55 grain Vmax bullets (I still shoot a couple 22-250's). I also plug them with a custom 6mm/250AI setup to use very low drag bullets. It's not perfect, but far better than a 22-250. Plus it'll shoot further than I have any business trying to! Now I'm working up a new version of the same round (actually two different ones). One will use a 1.472" shoulder length, and a 2.00" over all length case. The other will use the standard 1.51" shoulder but use a standard .243 case instead of the .250 Savage case. The overall length will finish out at about 2.020 (roughly). Each case will have the .010" taper per inch and also a 40 degree shoulder angle. The shorter one can be reamed with a basic 6mm Ackley reamer run in short, but will end up with a longer than wanted neck length. I don't think these will clean up off a generic .243 case, but I think taking the shoulder back to 1.422 will make it. Barrel will be 23" long with a 1:10 twist (maybe a 1:9.5). The goal is 3250 fps with an 80 grain bullet, but I'd be OK with 3150fps. More importantly is that this round should group better than the 6/250AI or the .243AI due to the better neck design, and thus give me a little more consistent range to work with. The other round should easilly hit 3350 fps, but be closer to overbore as well. I own four or five .223's in various forms. My two favorite ones are a Remington 700 VS and a 1885 Hi-Wall. Have shot the 1885 very little, but it's FUN! The VS was a junker right out of the box! Shot four to five inch groups at best. The barrel was typical Remington junk, and the rest wasn't a lot better. Rather than send it back (I should have), I chose to fix it, and that was a serious undertaking. The barrel was so bad that it tore up patches. The trigger would actually freeze up in mid travel. The bolt was seating on a .070" burr that they failed to remove. The chamber was cut .007" off center and at about a 7 degree angle. The aluminum bedding block in the stock was pure garbage at best. I ended up doing a chart on the barrel to see what was tight and what was loose. Cut 2.75" off the chamber end, and another chunk off the muzzel to end up with a 20" barrel (really needed about 4" off the muzzel). The chamber is now a .223 national match with a minimum neck diameter (I think it's .251"). Surprisingly the bolt and the action were all fairly accurately machined, and took very little to clean them all up. Used a Tubbs speedlock kit as the firing pin was outta spec. The trigger was a nightmare in itself. The factory trigger wasn't right and nobody could ever make it right. Had the rifle shoot a few times letting off the saftey. Replaced it with another, and did the samething! Then replaced it a third time with a 1978 trigger built up by Ferris, and so far it's been a good one. The rifle has a near perfect balance even with the heavy barrel. Shoots very well off hand with virtually zero muzzel jump; giving me a very quick second shot. It shoots in the mid fours with generic cases. And I figure I lost about 75fps cutting the barrel back (big deal!). It's for sure not a hummer, but plenty good enough for it's intended purpose. It is getting a new Pacnor barrel setup for a barrel nut. The chamber will be .223 NM but this time with a .246 neck. Will I ever buy another Remington? Fat chance! gary [/QUOTE]
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