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I am thinking of buying a rifle, preferably stainless, in .22-250. Who makes the most accurate, right out of the box. I can afford the rifle, but not lots of accurizing work straight-away. Thanks. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Albert Einstein Better living through chemistry (I'm a chemist) You can piddle with the puppies, or run with the wolves... | ||
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I like my Tikka T3 Camo. Loading a 55grn Nosler Ballistic Tip on top of Varget (just getting started, only second bullet with same powder) and getting a 5 shot group of around 3/4" @ 100yds. I have a Ruger MKII that don't come close! (and it's a heavy barrel) ______________________ Smedley  ______________________ From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' B.H.Obullshitter ------------------------------------ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill ------------------------------------ "..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." Samuel Adams ------------------------------------ Facts are immaterial to liberals. Twisted perceptions however are invaluable. ------------------------------------ We Americans were tired of being thought of as dumb, by the rest of the world. So we went to the polls in November 2008 and removed all doubt.....let's not do it again in 2012 please. | |||
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Tikkas are nice shooters, but I don't like the lack of access to the magazine from the top side.. Remington has some nice options on the 700 action, and I bought a used CZ in 22.250 for a friend in Montana, with a factory laminate stock that was one hell of a shooter..... I have a Ruger 77 Mk2 that I had rebarreled from 243 to 22.250, using a Pac Nor heavy magnum barrel, and a one in 8 twist... I can shoot bullets up to 80 grains with no problems.. If you have a donor action, a rebarrel can give you a lot of things you want, that are not in factory barrels... try this link on the varmint forum here on AR.. https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5411043/m/728105526 | |||
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Savage.....easily! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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For the money, a Savage or Tikka would be my choice. And both have enviable reputations for shooting extremely well right out of the box. Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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I have an old Remington 700 Varmint Special in 22-250 that is printing .350" groups with 55gr Ballistic Tips & H380 powder. A friend of mine bought a 700 VS, Varmint Synthetic, last summer & within his first load testing session attained similar results. Both of these rifles have had trigger work. I would suggest a Remington 700 from personal experience. | |||
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It wouldn't hurt to upgrade a bit to the Howa also.....excellent rifle. Vanguard is the same...very accurate and reasonably priced. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I bought a Howa 1500 varmint rifle last year. It's not in 22-250, it's .243. However, it is easily the most accurate out of the box rifle I have ever owned. They are not expensive, come with an adjustable trigger as standard, have an excellant stock from Boyds, and the overall finish is superb. I would recommend a Howa rifle to anyone. You get a lot of rifle for your money! the nut behind the butt | |||
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XR 100 Range Master Remington XR100 Range Master. It's a Single Shot but, they shoot like a dream. Comes stock with a vented thumbhole laminate stock, barrel is free floated, and 1.5 lb 40X trigger. I don't think you will beat it for the price. I purchased one a year ago for $599 NIB off of Gun Broker. It's the most accurate factory rifle I've ever laid hands on and will easily shoot groups in the .1s and .2s. I've shot a pile of .1s and .2s while just doing load developement. It's shooting that well with so many different loads that I haven't really decided which load to stick with and I keep trying different loads just for fun. It's probably the best investment I've ever made in a factory rifle. If they chambered them in 260 and 708 I'd own several more! I'll probably rebarrel this one to 260 once I shoot the barrel out. I don't think you could go wrong with a XR100. Good Luck Reloader | |||
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Gentlemen, Thank you for your recommendations. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Albert Einstein Better living through chemistry (I'm a chemist) You can piddle with the puppies, or run with the wolves... | |||
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FWIW! My cousins latest acquisition is a Ruger 22-.250 stainless varmint rifle.When he first got it ,it shot MOA. It now shoots much better My buddy shoots a stainless 22-.250 Savage varmint rifle that shoots a hair better than my cousins Ruger. My .223 Savage stainless varmint rifle does almost as well with bullets up to 55gr. but out shines the others with bullets over 60 gr. and up to and including 75gr. Just thought I'd throw that in for shits and giggles. The 22-.250 Stevens blue steel light weight sporter was MOA out of the box but can not seriously compete with the afore mentioned varmint rifles.My targets have a little paper between the holes. It is however competitive with the others on a breezy day at 400 yds.   rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Nitroman: I have to agree with Reloader on this one. The two Remington XR-100's that I have are just splendidly accurate! I was a bit hesitant to offer up my opinion as you are intent on a 22-250 calibered Rifle. My two XR-100's are in 204 Ruger and 223 remington calibers! I have been so happy with my XR-100's though that I was intent on getting one in the only other caliber it comes in which is the 22-250 Remington. I highly recommend the Remington XR-100 based on my firsthand experiences and observations of my friends XR-100's! More later here comes the Culligan Man! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy | |||
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I own two a rem and a tikka the tikka will do under half inch consistantly with relaods. I have sold all of my rifles except one rem. 22-250 and replaced them all with tikkas! and they all shoot around a 1/2. the tikka varmint is now my favorite. with my tikka .243 being my second favorite with 55 grain pills My soon to be next rifle is going to be a Sako 75 varmint in 22-250 also let me tell you this the tikkas have a adjustable trigger and Its the finnest factory trigger I have seen! and there barrels are already floated. if you relaod and do your part I KNOW they are capable of shooting in the high 3's to low 4's. But with any brand getting a shooter from a box is a crap shoot. Some people say what they think! Then there's those that say what they know! And then there's those few that want to know everything! | |||
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What about a 20 year old 77V in 22-250 that shoots 1/2" TO 3/4"? $400 with cheap scope, glass bedding, and timmeny trigger; good price? NRA Life Endowment Member | |||
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Mike, With it's age and considering the work that was done to the rifle, I'd have a look with a bore scope before I even considered it. It may have bad throat erosion. Good Luck Reloader | |||
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I bought a rem sps in 22/250 when they first came out for a carry rifle,and I was amazed how well it shot out of the box.Below is how it does at 100 and 300 yds. Last year I bought a savage low profile mod 12 in 22/250 and I really haven't had the time to work out a really good load yet but it does shoot good enough.Hopeing to get it set up this summer. If I was going to get another 22/250 it would be the tikka in the varmit model,have one in 308 and it will drive tacks.The varmit model is not all that heavy I carried it deer hunting one day this past year and dropped one at 270 yds. Have a tikka in 25/06 that I had to send back to the factory but when I got it back it will shoot now.   | |||
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It would be hard to imagine a 20 year old 22-250 that doesn't have considerable throat erosion. What is the history of the rifle?? | |||
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Thanks for the response guys. I've only seen pictures of the Ruger and the wood looks 20 years old while the metal looks pretty good except for a couple of wear marks. Gun is in California and I'm in Michigan and although the guy is offering a 3 day return for money back I'm skeptical. He's asking $400 plus $50 shipping(?). NRA Life Endowment Member | |||
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I would run like L away from that deal! add 300.00 to it and get something you dont have to worry about! What are you going to do if its junk and he dont honor the 3 day return? drive to California and confront him? Im sure there have been some good deals off internet guns but I want to hold them in my warm little hands before I buy my guns! My feelings are I would rather spend 75.00 more and have a good rifle than save 75.00 and have junk. JMO Some people say what they think! Then there's those that say what they know! And then there's those few that want to know everything! | |||
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Gentlemen, I have a line on a pristine Mod. 70 Winchester bull barrel in a new H-S Precision stock for $800.00. Now I have been looking at a Winchester bull barreled .223 WSSM. This is a smoking hot round and am thinking about it. Owensby, that is a super impressive group!! Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Albert Einstein Better living through chemistry (I'm a chemist) You can piddle with the puppies, or run with the wolves... | |||
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