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I'm planning on building the mate to this rifle in .222 Remington .

Will be shooting 50gr Hornadys, perhaps some 45gr.

What twist ? 1-8" or 1-12"

I have a two Ruger M77 MKII .223 and a Ruger .225 for 55gr and heavier bullets.

Specs on the Rifle Below.
6x45
Sako Action,
22" Benchmark 1-8" Fluted Barre
Banser Stock
Currently wearing a 3x9x36 Sawarovski




Appreciate any comments.

F

If you never plan on shooting anything heavier than 50 grain, I'd go with 1:12.

But, if down the road you decide you want to try something like a berger or a 69 grain sierra, then go with 1:8


Just my .02¢ worth.


I have a Rem 700 BDL - Made in 1967. It's a 1:14 - Loves 40-50 grain bullets. Shoots sub .25" with one particular load, and
usually sub moa with just about everything else. But it HATES factory Hornady Superformance 50grain v-max - best I can
get is 1.25".

1-8", won't hurt a damn thing and you never know when you might want to make it a 223...

And if you feel 8 is too fast, I wouldn't loose sleep over 1-9" but I'd never be able to sleep if I went slower than that

1-12" cause you have two other rifles for heavier bullets.

What elk said!

It ain't about weight. So many are still SO afraid of twist, it's comical.

Whatever.

So many don't give crap about heavy target bullets in a .22! I want bullets for varmint shooting no plinking gongs.. The one 1-8 I had shot best w/ 55 gr bullets.. I am happy w/ 1-14, may go to 1-12, but if I need to shoot long heavier bullets , I will use another rifle😝

What elkhunternm and wyocoyotehunter said -

1-12 for the bullet weights you are planning to shoot.

drover

Thanks everyone.

Now to find a barrel north of the 49th.

F

I recognize that rifle. I traded the action to the guy that put it together. Actually traded a complete AI Varmint 223 for another 6 x 45 on an L461. Sold that one to a friend who loves it for coyotes with a 60 gr Sierra.

I have an L461 in 223 with a 12" twist Gaillard barrel that shoots 50's and 55's very well. Ted is apparently all done with barrel making but you can easily get a Benchmark from the importer in BC.

If my memory is good, and it might be suspect, your little AI in 6x45 weighs about 4-1/2 lbs bare. IIRC the builder wanted the lightest "deer legal" (for Alberta) rifle he could put together. I think he succeeded.

I have another AI action in the cabinet and I've considered doing something like that.

I agree that accuracy is a non-issue, but wold it be possible to over spin the fragile bullets designed for the Deuce? Thinking TNT, Blitz, and SX specifically.

Would it be possible the additional spin would obviate the need for special fragile bullets?

Good question, but I don't own any 1-8" barrels to answer that. I HAVE shot several piles of the above mentioned bullets, and they're the ticket for the slower .222Rem velocities...........on the small stuff I shoot anyway.

Yup, working with DG to build this one in .222 , then I'm done buying/building . LOL

LOL...."done" and "keep" are both four letter words...:-)

8 twist for sure...gives you lots of flexibility if you want it....if not, it will shoot the light stuff just fine. I have a 1 in 9 twist deice that digests anything under 65 grains...

LOL...."done" and "keep" are both four letter words...:-)

I haven't purchased any guns today .......................

But it's early.

F

Man, I really like the looks of that 6x45 a lot. A twin in 222 would be perfect, I would go 1 in 8 or 9 if putting on a custom tube.