Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Another small(1 Rifle) purge..Suggestions?

Everyone, I need some suggestions.

I have been contemplating selling a heavy barreled remington 700 in .308. I have only shot factory rounds through it(a year and a half ago) and it shot WELL...a consistant 3/4" or better. I know with hand loads it will shine.

I also have a Tikka t3 stainless in .22-250, I have contemplated sending down the road. It also shoots well, and is a certainly light "varmint" rifle.

What would you do? Part with the tikka, or the .308? My current calibers are(other then those) are, .30-30, .44 Magnum, .257 weatherby(once complete), .30-378 weatherby, .270 win, and a .45-70.

What ever rifle I keep is going to be for varmints, and paper--Thats it. My only thing so far, is the remington will certainly be better to build off of, once I get bored of the caliber.

So lets hear it...what would you do??

If you punch more paper than varmints, keep the .308. If the reverse, keep the .22-250. My go to coyote rifle is a .22-250 and it will be with me until I die or until I pass it to one of my grandchildren.

Adios .308...

mudhen, out of curiosity, why not the .308 for varmint? Because of the high volume shooting??

Thank you,

MK

ingwe--not into the heavier rifle, or .308 in general??

Sell the Tikka and put a 22-250 barrel on the 700!

Powell,

Im considering that in my decision. The .308, definately is easier to shoot off the bench, having that fat wide forend.

B8

For a dedicated varmint rifle, the 22-250 mkes more sense. Less recoil and lots of varmint bullet choices, and still fun to punch paper with, unless you are going past 300yds.

I'd keep the .22-250, or sell 'em both and get a heavy barreled varmint rifle in .223 or .22-250. ltpowell's idea would work, too.

Sell 'em all and start over. Should keep you busy for a year.

...grins.

doubletap, as fun as that sounds, I'm quite content with what I have right now, I just need a little cash for another project of mine...called a wedding...

send the 308 down the road.

Im leaning toward the .308. It has a 1-11.25" ROT, and shoots the 175's well.

The tikka shoots a 52 sierra match king like crazy.

NEVER EVER sell a gun to finance a wedding!!!!!!

I used cash I had for it on some beagle wear..grind

I'd sell the 30/378...grin

Dober

As expensive as a wedding is, what you get for a rifle won't even put a dent in it. And, the wedding is the cheapest part of what is to come.

..grins, thanks for the encouragement!

Anyone else??