Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Rimfire Alternative: Part Deux

As you may remember I was so enamored with the performance of reduced loads in the .22 center fires that I decided to' build' a rifle dedicated to the reduced loads.This is a "Campfire Rifle" for the most part. I had the action, bought a new take off barrel here on the 'fire, as well as a Mountain Rifle stock I bought here, plus a Cabelas Outfitter 3x9 scope I bought from our own Mule deer some time ago.
Screwed them all together, chambered in .223 ( cause thats what I have the most brass for...) and got it to the range for load testing today.
Full load of Trail Boss behind a 50 Vmax was only so/so
8 grains of Trail Boss behind the Vmax was pretty damn good...then...


I tried A load Seafire gave me, 12.5 grains of IMR 4198 and the 50 Vmax....

This is six shots during the sight-in...I walked them in with scope adjustments from left to right.....50 yard target...




This is the rifle...




And the only real modification was shortening the barrel to 22" cut and re-crown...






The rimfires will see even more safe time.....