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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2019, 07:12:14 PM »
What do you want to do with the 22-250? Barrel burner 40 gr HP at lightning speed or 75-90 gr SMK for long range? I got a 250 last yr with a 26" 1:14 bull barrel. It's fun at the bench, but absolutely beyond worthless as a pickup gun due to the length and size.

Heavy barrels are nice if you're gonna go shoot a bunch. Wear inside increases rapidly as the barrel heats. Bull barrels will allow more shots back to back before cool down, but take much longer to cool. If you're going to shoot sage rats, it's best to take as many irons as you can. Then you can switch between them and keep from burning a single one down.

Personally, I'd go with the lighter barrel and try to maintain self control with round count. Slimmer barrels are so much more handy offhand or rested on the pickup mirror.

Either way, you can't not smile watching things turn to vapor downrange of a 22-250.


Oh and 220 Swift might even put a bigger smile on your face...

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2019, 08:04:55 PM »
Actually for all round hunting of small game up to varmint and deer size --the 243 is a damn good caliber. Cheap enough and popular enough to offer a wide range of bullet options. The handloaders in my neck of the woods love it --

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2019, 08:14:33 PM »
I second the 243 I have a cheap savage I started my kids deer hunting with and I like using it to.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2019, 11:05:38 PM »
I've decided on the Varmint 22/250 , and the hunter in 300 win mag.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2019, 08:10:45 PM »
I don't think you could go wrong with either of those. Dad has a Ruger Falling block 22-250 that I grew up smacking groundhogs with. The next rifle I buy will be a varmint rig in either 22-250, or 6.5 Creedmore

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2019, 01:20:42 PM »
Well I sucked it up and sent a cheque, figure now`s the time as I may have a mortgage in my future.
He (Ohio discount gun sales of Oklahoma) sent a pic of the Hunter .300. The stocks are all a little different so I wanted to make sure it was a purdy one and boy howdy what a beautiful gun.
The 22/250 have laminated stocks so their all about the same.
The cabbage should be there today so I`ve prolly got a good week before I see em.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2019, 05:16:43 PM »
Nice looking rifle. Now you gotta cut a similar sized cheque for the optics. ;D

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2019, 06:18:10 PM »
Those Sakos are expensive enough Jabber can get by with cutting a slightly smaller check for the glass ;D Then another few hundred for dies & components and he'll be set.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2019, 06:37:45 PM »
That is a good looking piece of stainless and wood. What do you plan on taking down with that?

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2019, 07:14:26 PM »
  Deer and maybe Elk and definitely   plenty of targets.
As for optics , I`d like to get something that I can use on either the .300 or the 22/250.
Just not sure what that will be. So open to suggestions but must be stainless.
I looked up Zeiss and had an early senior moment :o :-\
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2019, 07:52:31 PM »
Wow Jab! Beautiful rifles. You obviously cut quite a cheque. I be nervous as shit carrying a rifle that nice through the woods.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2019, 08:22:33 PM »
Beautiful looking rifle!

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2019, 08:24:03 PM »
I was going to say fanatical liberals C:-) .. but it`ll be Deer and maybe Elk and definitely   plenty of targets.
As for optics , I`d like to get something that I can use on either the .300 or the 22/250.
Just not sure what that will be. So open to suggestions but must be stainless.
I looked up Zeiss and had an early senior moment :o :-\
I'm a big fan of the gold ring....


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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2019, 08:26:00 PM »
I was going to say fanatical liberals C:-) .. but it`ll be Deer and maybe Elk and definitely   plenty of targets.
As for optics , I`d like to get something that I can use on either the .300 or the 22/250.
Just not sure what that will be. So open to suggestions but must be stainless.
I looked up Zeiss and had an early senior moment :o :-\

Good optics aint cheap. ;D I buy the cheapo Leopolds so I got an excuse if I miss. ;D

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2019, 09:36:37 PM »
I`ll prolly find a plastic stock to hunt with. i`ve got the same 2 stock set up with my 45/70.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2019, 10:08:55 PM »
Leupold is definitely worth considering. Nikon Monarchs are also decent scopes for reasonable money but I don't remember ever seeing one in silver.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2019, 12:44:05 AM »
Silver definitely limits your options CONSIDERABLY. Damn do the look nice on a stainless gun though.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2019, 10:19:03 AM »
Weaver and Nikon both offer some silver scopes. Lots of choices on Amazon.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2019, 05:02:32 PM »
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Conquest-3-9x40mm-Rifle-Scope-Used-Silver/382739218842?epid=1637607973&hash=item591d09019a:g:cLsAAOSwT5tcGH-D:sc:USPSPriority!98371!US!-1:rk:1:pf:0

Would be OK for the win mag but not enough scope for the .22-250 IMO. For that I'd be looking for something parallax adjustable with higher magnification. Personally I'd go cheaper on the win mag and sink some real money into glass for the .22-250. Give me a few minutes then check your PMs ;)

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2019, 05:24:51 PM »
Ditto on Matt's comment. I would never go smaller than a 4x12x40 on a hunting gun anymore. Maybe on a short action I was trying to get light to pack in. Silver is going to limit you on options majorly.

Nightforce is calling that 22's name...

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2019, 10:04:03 PM »
Yeah yeah , I haven't even got the bloody guns yet.

I`m thinking hard about that big Zeiss for the 22.
I`m giving up on the one scope idea.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2019, 09:58:35 AM »
Check their warranty. Don't want to buy a $600 paperweight or spend that much again on a repair.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2019, 04:53:17 PM »
This is what spooks me on a used scope.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2019, 07:04:28 PM »
Check their warranty. Don't want to buy a $600 paperweight or spend that much again on a repair.

Yeah that could be a problem with the Zeiss. Germans ain't got the best reputation for warranty service even if the product is covered.

This is what spooks me on a used scope.

You should be good with the better US scopes. Most of them are lifetime transferable warranty. One exception to that is Redfield. Their new owner, Leupold, won't honor the warranty on older scopes.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2019, 07:12:17 PM »
I'm leaning towards Leupold.
I'm really not comfortable with a used scope bought from afar.
I`ll be contacting them tomorrow about new ones.
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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2019, 08:02:18 PM »
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« Reply #35 on: February 11, 2019, 05:19:06 PM »
He only want's $100 more than the same model brand new. What a bargain.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #36 on: February 11, 2019, 05:22:44 PM »
I bought a Leupold  scope years ago to go on a hunt. When I put it on to sight it in it fogged up right away. I called Leupold up @ 11:30 am and they had a replacement for me at my house by 2:30 the next day with a prepaid shipping label to send the old one back. You don't get customer service like that anymore. I would also go with a Leupold.

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #37 on: February 11, 2019, 05:36:05 PM »
Leopold does not offer silver anymore. Would cost me  $150/$200 extra to have a new one custom made in silver.
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« Reply #38 on: February 11, 2019, 05:40:47 PM »
He only want's $100 more than the same model brand new. What a bargain.

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« Reply #39 on: February 11, 2019, 06:24:33 PM »
https://www.amazon.com/Leupold-3-5-10x50mm-Duplex-Reticle-Riflescope/dp/B018YKYD14 $394

You and your silver... The bullet doesn't care what color the glass on top is. lol

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« Reply #40 on: February 11, 2019, 07:34:45 PM »
As James Bond said... As long as collars and cuffs match.
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« Reply #41 on: February 11, 2019, 07:41:07 PM »
silver spray paint.  ;D

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« Reply #42 on: February 11, 2019, 07:55:38 PM »
Good ol mexichrome :))
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« Reply #43 on: February 11, 2019, 08:23:21 PM »
All bs aside I think this is the way to go on the .300. https://www.leupold.com/scopes/compact-scopes/vx-3i-3-5-10x40mm


What say ye ?
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« Reply #45 on: February 12, 2019, 08:40:46 PM »
All bs aside I think this is the way to go on the .300. https://www.leupold.com/scopes/compact-scopes/vx-3i-3-5-10x40mm


What say ye ?
I have something very similar to that on my .270 3-9x40. Don't remember paying that much, but that was awhile ago.

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« Reply #46 on: February 12, 2019, 10:28:37 PM »
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« Reply #47 on: February 22, 2019, 07:53:24 PM »
Finally picked them up tonight.
Gunna put Barry White on and get to know them this evening.
Boy are they nice.
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« Reply #48 on: February 22, 2019, 11:44:50 PM »
Oh great, now I have a picture stuck in my head of jabber fondling his new rifles with a silly grin on his face. :o

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« Reply #49 on: February 23, 2019, 10:22:27 AM »
yeah I can just see that silly grin  >:D

  Nice rifles. I really like the look of the SS. I had a SS Weatherby 308 ordered a while back and they stopped making it.

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« Reply #50 on: February 23, 2019, 07:00:31 PM »
LOL.  Those are nice. :))
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« Reply #51 on: February 24, 2019, 04:42:28 PM »
Beautiful guns Jab!

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #52 on: March 06, 2019, 10:14:38 PM »
The .300 is ready to go except for a sling.
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« Reply #53 on: March 07, 2019, 08:36:48 PM »
Beautiful!

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Re: Looking at getting 2 rifles
« Reply #54 on: April 11, 2019, 10:28:27 PM »
Got the 22/250 scoped up . Thank god this is done it`s been a spendy path with these two.
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« Reply #55 on: April 11, 2019, 10:58:14 PM »
Nicely done .

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« Reply #56 on: April 12, 2019, 10:28:10 AM »
Black scope on a SS gun.... wtf.   :)

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« Reply #57 on: April 12, 2019, 02:51:22 PM »
Shut up you.
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« Reply #58 on: April 12, 2019, 06:12:33 PM »
Who cares what you spent on them as long as they do the job and you are happy with them. You knew it wouldn't be cheap.

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« Reply #59 on: April 12, 2019, 07:53:00 PM »
I dig black scopes on stainless adds contrast


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« Reply #60 on: April 15, 2019, 10:21:38 AM »
BUT MOMMY HE SAID IT FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #61 on: April 15, 2019, 09:25:45 PM »
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« Reply #62 on: June 05, 2019, 08:50:12 PM »
Had Levergun leatherworks make me a sling for the .300 of my own design.
The center design is the Finnish symbol for luck, fitting for a hunting iron.
The work Chance does is unbelievable and not that spendy either . He gives you a completion date and he keeps it. He did a sling for my 45/70 and it's just as beautiful.
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« Reply #63 on: June 05, 2019, 10:55:56 PM »
He does do good work. That looks great!

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« Reply #64 on: June 11, 2019, 10:20:09 PM »
nice guns all away around. custom slings are cool!
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« Reply #65 on: September 27, 2020, 09:26:03 PM »
Finally today got to shoot both for the first time!!!
Got em both zeroed in at 200 yards.
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