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Reloading Set or New Rifle? Which One??
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<blockquote data-quote="Top Cat" data-source="post: 443821" data-attributes="member: 4532"><p>You might want a better scale down the road. The RCBS 505 is excellent and not expensive. </p><p></p><p>For powder I would use H-4831 SC in the 270. The 223 has a dozen good choices. H-4895 is as good or better than most of them</p><p></p><p>It looks like you have a few dollars left to spend on your hobby. The 270 will work, but it is overkill, so If you still want to consider a new rifle to hunt with your dad, look at Stevens 200 in 223. For around $300 it is a good value. Same action and barrel as a Savage for 1/2 the price. Actually, it is a whole rifle for the cost of a replacement barrel. The other choices might be a Tikka or a Rem Tactical, but they are more money. All of these have fast twist barrels for heavy bullets, and will be more versatile than the 22-250. </p><p></p><p>The 22-250 is a great round, I just think the economy and practicality of a fast twist 223 is a plus in it's favor, and not that much different performance on the same type of game. At long range, the 223 has a range advantage when heavier bullets are used that the 22-250 cannot stabilize due to the slow twist in 22-250 rifles.</p><p></p><p>TC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Top Cat, post: 443821, member: 4532"] You might want a better scale down the road. The RCBS 505 is excellent and not expensive. For powder I would use H-4831 SC in the 270. The 223 has a dozen good choices. H-4895 is as good or better than most of them It looks like you have a few dollars left to spend on your hobby. The 270 will work, but it is overkill, so If you still want to consider a new rifle to hunt with your dad, look at Stevens 200 in 223. For around $300 it is a good value. Same action and barrel as a Savage for 1/2 the price. Actually, it is a whole rifle for the cost of a replacement barrel. The other choices might be a Tikka or a Rem Tactical, but they are more money. All of these have fast twist barrels for heavy bullets, and will be more versatile than the 22-250. The 22-250 is a great round, I just think the economy and practicality of a fast twist 223 is a plus in it's favor, and not that much different performance on the same type of game. At long range, the 223 has a range advantage when heavier bullets are used that the 22-250 cannot stabilize due to the slow twist in 22-250 rifles. TC [/QUOTE]
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