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Ive asked myself “What’s next?” twice. The first answer was a fast twist .223AI. The second answer came in the mail last week and was a 6 Dasher.
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Fast twist 22-250 or a 22 CM would be ideal. Those would be perfect for deer on down.
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Up or down, 22-250 AI 1-8 for down in caliber. The 338s or 35s with 308 or 30-06 brass for up in caliber and staying in the standard bolt face rim diameter for available brass, loads and dies. If you cast, the 35s make casting look easy.
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Sabretooth; Good morning to you sir, I hope that the day in your part of Texas is behaving and you're well.
Since you're well covered for big game hunting rifles, I'd offer the following thoughts.
Back in the early '90's I built a long range coyote bomber .22-250AI with a 26" heavy barrel. It's built on a 98 action and has a 1:14 twist, neither of which I'd recommend, but as a fun to shoot and eminently useful cartridge I can recommend it.
However if you can find .22 CM components, I'd build one of them with a fast twist barrel for sure.
Another option would be a .223 as mentioned by other posters. When I picked up a RAR fast twist .223, one of the first ones up on our side of the medicine line apparently, I immediately loved the combination.
Other than shooting one of the too many rimfire rifles in the safe, the .223 gets shot more than any other rifle I own.
The last thought on this though would be to build a full blown custom .22 rimfire. Over the years I've restocked and or modified a few of ours and as mentioned, they get shot more than all the rest combined.
Hope that all made sense, good luck with the project whichever way you decide and good hunting.
Dwayne
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What platform? I am partial to 30 caliber and larger on a standard bolt face. Since you have an -06 I would trend towards 338 Fed, 358 Win, 338-06, 35 Whelen and my personal favorite the 9.3x62. Would be on the bolt action platform , standard bolt face (.473 I think it is….?) Yep, all cited are on a.473 bolt face, balanced, and efficient performers on game.
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