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Gents:

Just looking for some idears. Have a VZ 24 98 Mauser action that fits nicely in this Mannlicher stock. It is a very light/petite and old stock weighing 1.67# with a narrow barrel channel, probably best a #1 contour with a shank. The #2 contour Douglas would shave too much wood... No dogleg--straight buttstock, with metal buttplate--which is why I like it. Have Parker Hale LW bottom for it.

The barrel would end up 20"

Was seriously pondering a 6x57 but I don't need another deer rifle. So a 22 cal maybe...not to say I wouldn't shoot a deer with it, I would, and would like it twisted fast--heavier bullets for the 22 are interesting. Called coyotes maybe. Like that one dickhead I keep seeing around the barn...he gets it first...occasional beaver & coon. Not a lot of critter selection and the ranges aren't going to be long.

Some thoughts would be appreciated...


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Hard to go wrong with a 22-250.


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22 Nosler?? Might be just right for those heavier bullets you speak of.


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The swift might be a good fit.....you can always load down for smaller game..

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You guys don't see an issue with the 22-250 or the Swift's case capacity and a 20" barrel?


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.22br or Dasher would be cool.

Don't see any issue with a 20" bbl'd 22-250 other than it'd be loud.

I'd be tempted to go 22br if I thought I could get it to feed.


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Yeah, there could be some minor feeding issues for a 22br in a mauser 98...:)

Wondering if the larger cases would lose advantage of the 22-24" barrel and the 223 would be their near equal in a 20" tube?


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Originally Posted by tomk
You guys don't see an issue with the 22-250 or the Swift's case capacity and a 20" barrel?




Nope.




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Originally Posted by tomk
Yeah, there could be some minor feeding issues for a 22br in a mauser 98...:)

Wondering if the larger cases would lose advantage of the 22-24" barrel and the 223 would be their near equal in a 20" tube?



Never missed a shot and thunk 'Gee, I would have made that if I had a barrel 2 inches longer', have you?


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22 Cheeta would be good for a 98 action.


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22/6mm otherwise known as 224 TTH. would be a perfect fit in your Mauser. It is based on the 7x57 case which the 98 mauser was designed around,
Do 8 twist , load it hot or load it down. Good for mice to deer.


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And to be honest, I'd do say a 6mm Remington in it. You can still sling 55's and 100's if you feel you don't have enough deer rifles.


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Miss?

Well if you are gonna start being honest, I might as well hone up to the 6mm Remington having gotten a lot of play here, between the ears. Too, it's possible the 57mm case gets more favor here than others. Have a 6.5 barreled action that got first consideration, but its #2 contour is too big for the stock. And that one wouldn't have counted.

That case necked down to the 22 cal ought to produce some heat...maybe flame out of a 20". Had to look the Cheetah up and imagine it would too...:)


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Originally Posted by tomk
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Well if you are gonna start being honest, I might as well hone up to the 6mm Remington having gotten a lot of play here, between the ears. Too, it's possible the 57mm case gets more favor here than others. Have a 6.5 barreled action that got first consideration, but its #2 contour is too big for the stock. And that one wouldn't have counted.

That case necked down to the 22 cal ought to produce some heat...maybe flame out of a 20". Had to look the Cheetah up and imagine it would too...:)


It's not about the 57mm case getting more play for play's sake. It's that a Mauser is a x57 rifle and they work the easiest with a x57 cartridge. Besides, why not use an intermediate length case in an intermediate length action.


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Scott, I am with ya on the mauser--and was inferring that up to this point the 6mm had already more burned more glucose for the parts on hand, than any other caliber. It could still go that route--in the bigger picture, a 22 with heavier bullets, would be just as much deer caliber as anything else for my needs. Most of the matter is probably once fit in the narrow stock channel, the amount of barrel left around the hole.

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I'm all for the 22-250 in it . One of my varmint/target guns is a 20" HB barreled 22-250, works perfect. One nice thing, you can always stop at Wally World and pick a box or two of Win. White Box and go shoot stuff.


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Do appreciate the suggestions/experience, Gents. Well, fwiw, after some reading, measuring and tequilas am thinking the 220 Swift in 1:8. The Swift case looks to be a good fit. It may sound like a deer rifle, but it's not--the yard yote is bigger than the average around here...


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I built a 1/8 twist 220 swift on a 1909 action and it is spectacular. Interesting to see how yours does in a 20" barrel?
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will do. It will be a while as the smith is backed up some--with a correspondingly rising orneriness ratio....

What type stock & scope on yer 220 did you go with?


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tomk,

My 220 swift is set up a little different than what you have in mind. I did a 24" #3 Douglas barrel, Oregon black walnut stock.
I am a notorious scope swapper but at the moment I have a Bushnell 4200 elite 6-24 mildot reticle scope on it.


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