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<blockquote data-quote="bounty hunter 2" data-source="post: 1232973" data-attributes="member: 90711"><p>The 221 in a rifle is a favorite for me. I built one using a very affordable Shaw barrel with 1/14" twist. I wanted a heavy barrel to dampen vibration but in a weight that was not too heavy to carry. </p><p>I decided to go with the varmint contour but cut it to 17" to keep the weight down. That decision has not caused any grief at all and since the 221 was designed for a 10" barrel there is no ballistic loss. </p><p>I built the rifle specifically for shooting cast bullets and for that purpose it has worked very well. I have shot some home swaged bullets using 22 RF jackets but for the most part I shoot cast in it.</p><p>Since cast bullets are of a homogenous alloy they are shorter length than jacketed bullets of equal weight. My rifle shoots well with cast bullets up to about 63gn at least that is the heaviest that will shoot well for me of the designs I have available.</p><p>This rifle excels with cast bullets in the 55gn range of which I have several designs to choose from. I have used this rifle to take a couple coyotes but it is mostly used as a small game rifle for edible game and just for fun shooting.</p><p>I shoot this rifle quite a bit so acquired a case form die set from RCBS to make cases from 223 brass. I find enough 223 brass lying about where other folks shoot that now my brass is basically free. Making brass from 223 gives opportunity to fit case necks to the chamber since the 223 brass in thicker where the new neck will form on the 221 case, a good thing.</p><p>My rifle is built on a Stevens/Savage model 200 short action that was acquired at a very reasonable price. I stayed with the original synthetic stock by just re inletting the barrel channel. Total build was far less than $500.00 for the donor rifle and new barrel. All in all I am more than satisfied with the performance I get from this rifle with the bullets I intended to use in it. </p><p>Most loads I shoot run a 55gn ish bullet to about 2200 fps though some loads will push that to about 2400 fps. My favorite small game loads will run about 1500 fps with like bullet weights. These loads with flat nose cast bullets are very effective on small game but not nearly as destructive as the higher velocity loads.</p><p>This rifle is one of my favorite builds that gets fired more than all others combined which is quite a number of other custom builds. Its fun to shoot, accurate, and with the basically free brass and my home cast bullets the ammo is far cheaper than any rim fire. I really like cheap ammo that shoots good!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bounty hunter 2, post: 1232973, member: 90711"] The 221 in a rifle is a favorite for me. I built one using a very affordable Shaw barrel with 1/14" twist. I wanted a heavy barrel to dampen vibration but in a weight that was not too heavy to carry. I decided to go with the varmint contour but cut it to 17" to keep the weight down. That decision has not caused any grief at all and since the 221 was designed for a 10" barrel there is no ballistic loss. I built the rifle specifically for shooting cast bullets and for that purpose it has worked very well. I have shot some home swaged bullets using 22 RF jackets but for the most part I shoot cast in it. Since cast bullets are of a homogenous alloy they are shorter length than jacketed bullets of equal weight. My rifle shoots well with cast bullets up to about 63gn at least that is the heaviest that will shoot well for me of the designs I have available. This rifle excels with cast bullets in the 55gn range of which I have several designs to choose from. I have used this rifle to take a couple coyotes but it is mostly used as a small game rifle for edible game and just for fun shooting. I shoot this rifle quite a bit so acquired a case form die set from RCBS to make cases from 223 brass. I find enough 223 brass lying about where other folks shoot that now my brass is basically free. Making brass from 223 gives opportunity to fit case necks to the chamber since the 223 brass in thicker where the new neck will form on the 221 case, a good thing. My rifle is built on a Stevens/Savage model 200 short action that was acquired at a very reasonable price. I stayed with the original synthetic stock by just re inletting the barrel channel. Total build was far less than $500.00 for the donor rifle and new barrel. All in all I am more than satisfied with the performance I get from this rifle with the bullets I intended to use in it. Most loads I shoot run a 55gn ish bullet to about 2200 fps though some loads will push that to about 2400 fps. My favorite small game loads will run about 1500 fps with like bullet weights. These loads with flat nose cast bullets are very effective on small game but not nearly as destructive as the higher velocity loads. This rifle is one of my favorite builds that gets fired more than all others combined which is quite a number of other custom builds. Its fun to shoot, accurate, and with the basically free brass and my home cast bullets the ammo is far cheaper than any rim fire. I really like cheap ammo that shoots good! [/QUOTE]
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