I'm missing a fast twist 22 cal bolt rifle in my safe. The use would be a fun toy for medium/long range paper/steel at the range and in the hills. I'm sitting on a few thousand 77gr bullets. I bought a heavy 8 twist krieger blank on the forums. I have two "donors" I have in mind. The first is a custom Rem 700 in 308 that I just don't shoot much as I have a few 308s and the cartridge just doesn't do much for me anymore. I'm considering a 22-250 or 22-250AI chambering if I chose this rifle.

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The second is a 70s or 80s benchrest 222 on a 6-digit Rem 700 that I dropped into an AICS as my "trainer". Super accurate with 52 nosler custom comp 2nds, a lot of cheap fun with zero recoil. I'm considering a 223 or 223 AI with this new barrel.

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I'm looking for input as to what cartridge people would go with and also a smith to complete the project who people have had good luck with. And any other tips/suggestions for this project.