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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 503418" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>If your strictly varmint hunting, if you want to stick with a factory rifle, I would take a hard look at the Savage varmint rifles in 22-250 with the 1-9 twist. This would allow you to shoot the 69 to 75 grain bullets. The 75 gr A-Max is a great varmint bullet and really boosts the long range performance of the 22 caliber rounds over conventional bullet weights.</p><p> </p><p>There are much better out there for shear long range performance but in all reality, a 22-250 loaded to top pressures with a 75 gr A-max would be more impressive then any 25-06 load with conventional bullets in that chambering and do so with much less recoil and fuss.</p><p> </p><p>For deer hunting, you would likely be better served with the 25-06 for sure but its alot of gun for a varmint rifle, especially a high volume varmint rifle.</p><p> </p><p>For an all around rifle for varmint and deer hunting, the 243 Win would be very hard to beat. You can load up the 55-58 gr bullets to +4000 fps for amazing varmint popping. You can load up the 105 gr long range match bullets and get legit 1000 yard reach in good conditions if the rifles up to it or you can use the 80 to 100 gr big game bullets and it performs very well on deer size game out oto 400 yards or so.</p><p> </p><p>Low recoil, easy to load, lots of bullet choices and relatively easy on barrels unless you get the barrels hot and keep shooting. It would be a great dual purpose choice.</p><p> </p><p>In a factory rifle, you would be hard pressed to get a rifle that will shoot any better then the Savage rifles. Being a rifle manufacturer, obviously my rifles are all custom built but I have to say that on average, Savage rifles are very hard to beat accuracy wise and they are generally very cost effective compared to some of the other brands out there that offer no better accuracy. In fact most will not shoot with the Savage rifles for much more investment in the rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 503418, member: 10"] If your strictly varmint hunting, if you want to stick with a factory rifle, I would take a hard look at the Savage varmint rifles in 22-250 with the 1-9 twist. This would allow you to shoot the 69 to 75 grain bullets. The 75 gr A-Max is a great varmint bullet and really boosts the long range performance of the 22 caliber rounds over conventional bullet weights. There are much better out there for shear long range performance but in all reality, a 22-250 loaded to top pressures with a 75 gr A-max would be more impressive then any 25-06 load with conventional bullets in that chambering and do so with much less recoil and fuss. For deer hunting, you would likely be better served with the 25-06 for sure but its alot of gun for a varmint rifle, especially a high volume varmint rifle. For an all around rifle for varmint and deer hunting, the 243 Win would be very hard to beat. You can load up the 55-58 gr bullets to +4000 fps for amazing varmint popping. You can load up the 105 gr long range match bullets and get legit 1000 yard reach in good conditions if the rifles up to it or you can use the 80 to 100 gr big game bullets and it performs very well on deer size game out oto 400 yards or so. Low recoil, easy to load, lots of bullet choices and relatively easy on barrels unless you get the barrels hot and keep shooting. It would be a great dual purpose choice. In a factory rifle, you would be hard pressed to get a rifle that will shoot any better then the Savage rifles. Being a rifle manufacturer, obviously my rifles are all custom built but I have to say that on average, Savage rifles are very hard to beat accuracy wise and they are generally very cost effective compared to some of the other brands out there that offer no better accuracy. In fact most will not shoot with the Savage rifles for much more investment in the rifles. [/QUOTE]
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