Help Me Decide Please.....

22 March 2012, 09:22

I have a Model 7 in 223 and the barrel is shot out, I'd like to re-barrel it in a different caliber as I now have 10 or 12 rifles in 223. I don't have any particular application in mind so I'm wide open as far as suggestions. I like different so a wildcat wouldn't be out of the question.

22 March 2012, 10:12

2ndtimer

One of my buddies really likes his .17 Fireball. Says it is a dynamite varmint cartridge and super accurate. Another option would be a .204 Ruger. Lots of people seem to think it is the new standard in prairie dog shooting.

22 March 2012, 20:42

Bernie P.

Depends what you want to use it for.Big game I would go with the 7-08.For varmints the .22PPC is about as good s it gets.

22 March 2012, 21:32

carpetman1

Kend--Sounds like from the number of .223's you probably have all usages covered and just want something different. I shoot air rifles, some .22's and some .17's and some 5mm .20 cals which are in between. I like the 5mm .20 cal and consider it to be the best of both world's between the .17's and 22's. For that reason I think I'd like a .204 Ruger but have no experience with them.

23 March 2012, 00:31

larrys

It really depends on what you want to use it for and whether you want to mess with the bolt face. If you don't mess with the bolt face, then 17Rem sounds good, or a 6.5TCU, or the 204 would work as well.

23 March 2012, 06:46

Sagebrush Burns

How about the 223 necked out to 243. I believe that's called a 6x47. No bolt face or magazine issues that way.

23 March 2012, 07:15

kend

quote:
Originally posted by carpetman1:
Kend--Sounds like from the number of .223's you probably have all usages covered and just want something different. I shoot air rifles, some .22's and some .17's and some 5mm .20 cals which are in between. I like the 5mm .20 cal and consider it to be the best of both world's between the .17's and 22's. For that reason I think I'd like a .204 Ruger but have no experience with them.

You nailed it, I also have a 221 Fireball, 222 Rem. and a new 204 so those are covered as well but, evidently, I don't mind more than one rifle in a particular caliber. I have to stick to the 223 bolt face, I don't want to get into opening it up. The 6X47 sounds interesting and I was thinking about the 300 Blackout as well. Thanks for the suggestions, I have some thinking to do.

23 March 2012, 07:40

SDhunter

223AI?

23 March 2012, 08:09

kend

quote:
Originally posted by SDhunter:
223AI?

AND....I have a reamer for that one too

And I just remembered I have a PTG bolt for the 5.7X28 and a reamer for it as well along with a few thousand pieces of brass, but I already have a bolt gun in that one. This just tells me I have too much crap.....

23 March 2012, 08:11

N E 450 No2

The restriction is the bolt head.

Take a look at the 7mm TCU.

It is a 223 necked up to 7mm. I had a Contender handgun barrel in 7mm TCU one time. It was very accurate...

23 March 2012, 08:13

taylorce1

6X45,47, any of the TCU chambers and the AAC Blackout would all be good choices. I run the 6X47 and it has proven to be a very accurate cartridge. The only thing I don't like about it is the amount of trimming I have to do. If I were to build another I'd probably do an AI chamber. I have to trim after every third loading.