Those 22-250s and 17s are useless because of winds on our coast. I found 25-06 just the ticket but too much noise with neighbours a half-mile away. Settled on Ruger M77 250-3000 with no regrets. That and my Brno CZ circa 1950 7X57mm will handle anything on the continent. I read of all the new and improved calibres since I got my first rifle 80 years ago. They make me smile.
Those 22-250s and 17s are useless because of winds on our coast. I found 25-06 just the ticket but too much noise with neighbours a half-mile away. Settled on Ruger M77 250-3000 with no regrets. That and my Brno CZ circa 1950 7X57mm will handle anything on the continent. I read of all the new and improved calibres since I got my first rifle 80 years ago. They make me smile.
Bet thats a shooter. Guy had one here in a savage bmag i shot a little. Noticed it shot awsome off hand but threw shoots when on bipod. I found stock was so flimsy it was hitting barrel while resting on bipod. A nice stock would have remedied that rifle. An m77 should be a god one. And i will put in a plug for mcarbo trigger springs! Ive put them in about 12 guns now.
I've always loved small caliber cartridges especially wildcats. Never had a chance to do much with them as all my shooting and loading has been larger caliber wildcats in handguns like 375JDJ.
One I've always wanted to try is a 22 K-hornet in a Contender but with a faster twist rate barrel able to handle long, heavy for caliber 22 caliber bullets at subsonic speeds. Kind of like a mini 300 blackout. 5" barreled single shot with a suppressor on it would be a blast to plink with and load for.
That and my Brno CZ circa 1950 7X57mm will handle anything on the continent. I read of all the new and improved calibres since I got my first rifle 80 years ago. They make me smile.
I have a .257 Ackley Improved. Model 70 featherweight. Great light weight hot rod deer cartridge.