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https://www.barnesbullets.com/bullets/lrx/ Should be a dragon slayer from a high steppin’ .224”. Wish the ‘smith would hurry up with my 7” twist .22 Creed. Between the 88gr ELD and this LRX, I could easily run one rifle for everything in the lower 48 except an occasional bull elk hunt.. X-VERMINATOR
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I'm thinking along the same lines. It seems that the 22 cals might rule the roost in the end. Just hard for me to let go of the others.
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Hopefully they roll out some load data for fast twist 22-250’s...
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It's that bullet that has me contemplating a .22 Creedmoor.  The 95 LRX really perked in my .243 recently (post deer seasons) so no field trials until this fall.
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It's that bullet that has me contemplating a .22 Creedmoor. The 95 LRX really perked in my .243 recently (post deer seasons) so no field trials until this fall. Ditto on both of those ideas......for a .22 and 6mm CM.
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It seems that the 22 Creedmoor with 88ELD, 77LRX, and 95SMK would pretty well kick the 6mm version out of the bed. High BCs with higher velocity, and yet less recoil. What's not to like? A guy wouldn't need anything else until he was beyond big deer at least.
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ?
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Been wanting to rebarrel to a 22-250 this seals the deal. For shooting exclusively 77grn lrx and larger match bullets is 1-7” going to be the best option?
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ? Case length. At least in 700 SA's.
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Wish VA would let me hunt deer with one....
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ? Case length. At least in 700 SA's. ie: Stretch ?
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ? Case length. At least in 700 SA's. ie: Stretch ? I was clear as mud there and should have expanded.  With some of the heavies, COAL could/can be an issue if one is feeding from the OEM mag box.
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ? Case length. At least in 700 SA's. ie: Stretch ? I was clear as mud there and should have expanded. With some of the heavies, COAL could/can be an issue if one is feeding from the OEM mag box. Gotcha... Just wondering. It was a fairly common deer cartridge when I was living in NE PA 30 years ago. Don't figure it has gotten any slower with the new powders that are available now.
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[ except an occasional bull elk hunt..
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According to P.O. Ackley you could use that on elk too! I wouldn't go on a trophy bull hunt with it, no, but a late season cow elk? You bet!
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In Colorado minimum cal for Antelope & Deer is 24 cal ( 6mm ) & bullet must weight at least 70grs. For elk must weight at least 85grs.
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Been wanting to rebarrel to a 22-250 this seals the deal. For shooting exclusively 77grn lrx and larger match bullets is 1-7” going to be the best option? Bullets aren’t getting any shorter these days, 1-7” is a good place to be IMO... X-VERMINATOR
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[ except an occasional bull elk hunt..
X-VERMINATOR According to P.O. Ackley you could use that on elk too! I wouldn't go on a trophy bull hunt with it, no, but a late season cow elk? You bet! [/quote] Ya, at 3400+FPS it would likely crunch elk shoulders just fine. I was mainly discounting elk due to the illegalities of .224’s on elk in most states.. X-VERMINATOR
Sooner or later our heritage of hunting is going to be a rich mans sport and the words "Outfitter" and "Hunt Industry" will be synonymous with cancer and A.I.D.S. among blue collar hunters like me and my family! (A.L. Williams - 2010)
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Just curious, whatever happened to the .220 Swift ? Short action, .473" bolt face. Would seem to be an easy build for a "fast" .22 cal center fire. But, not a lot of love on the 'Fire ? Can’t think of a single .473” based cartridge with a worse case design..... X-VERMINATOR
Sooner or later our heritage of hunting is going to be a rich mans sport and the words "Outfitter" and "Hunt Industry" will be synonymous with cancer and A.I.D.S. among blue collar hunters like me and my family! (A.L. Williams - 2010)
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It seems that the 22 Creedmoor with 88ELD, 77LRX, and 95SMK would pretty well kick the 6mm version out of the bed. High BCs with higher velocity, and yet less recoil. What's not to like? A guy wouldn't need anything else until he was beyond big deer at least. What are you smoking? Check the various 105-118 6mms from any case larger than a 243/Screedmoor. Recoil with any of the 6mms is rarely a problem. Only if you want to see the red mist is any recoil attenuation necessary. The 220 Swift doesn't meet any of the current criteria for modern case design but it still has class and still shoots.
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That bullet changed my thoughts on using an 8Twist to a 7 Twist for my 22 Creedmoor build 😊
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