22-250

[bobcat]

Howa would be another good option:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=326232154

[hunter-4-life]

My buddy just bought an axis in 22-250. Cut the spring down on the trigger to lighten it up, hardly any creep and breaks around 3.5-4 lbs. Shoots lights out. Topped it with one of the redfields. Pretty sweet budget rifle and optics. I would also check out the new ruger all american, looks like a solid budget rifle.

I Bought one last February and did the same trigger modification to it. I love it. For the price you cant beat it. Obviously if you step up to the $500 range you can get alot better. It all depends on how much you want to spend.

[yorketransport]

The most accurate rifle I've ever owned was a bone stock Savage in 22-250. It was an honest .25", 5 shot group rifle every time you pulled the trigger. Groups in the low .2's and in the .1's were not uncommon. None of my custom guns/barrels can match that. To be fair it was one of their LRPVs. I've had excellent luck with every Savage I've owned, and there's been more than 20 of them.

I would recommend getting one with a faster twist so that you can run the full range of bullets. Mine was a 1-12 (like the Axis) and 55gr was the upper end of what it would consistently stabilize. You may want to find one with a 1-9 twist.

Andrew

[Fishaholic]

okay im going to start looking around for a savage then. i have a savage 22 and love it. so i dont see why they wouldnt make a good bolt action rifle

[yorketransport]

Check out the Stevens line from Savage. It's the same basic gun as the other Savage models, but it's just a basic stripped down gun. Simple trigger, stock, magazine. Plus, it's easy to build the gun up as funds allow. I sold that 22-250 barrel for $125 bucks. It was one of the worst decisions I ever made. You can get great barrel cheap just because some fool wants to try something different.I just got tired of only making one hole in the target when I shot.


Andrew

[longrangekiller]

if your going for less$ the stevens i heard can be a decent shooter for the cash and can be made to shoot better if you want to upgrade

 I have a stevens in 223 and can shoot sub moa all day long with reloads had to work  little for a good load though

[Fishaholic]

were is the saftey located on a stevens one of the reasons i like the axis is the saftey is up top. thats the reason i bought a mossburg 500  over a rem 870 was saftey location. its a big thing to me is saftey location i dont want to have to be messing with a saftey when i can just pop it off and be done. I like the looks of the stevens rifle what model do you have?

[Fishaholic]

and do the hornaday 50 gr or 55 gr v max shoot well out of a stevens?   i may be shooting cats with the rifle also. its going to be a  gp rifle for me in wa when im not hunting big game byt when i get to MT im going  to use it for deer.

[bobcat]

What is a gp rifle?

[longrangekiller]

Its a stevens model 200 and yes it has a tang saftey and I shoot 55 gr v max they shoot very well out of it

[Dan-o]

You can pick up the Savage 111 package deal.   the rifle has the Accu-trigger so it's way better than the Savage Axis (and the pkg comes with Nikon BDC 3x9 scope).

They're often on sale for about $485, so you're out the door with a rifle that will kill yotes at 400 yards for under $500.

I am partial.   I don't own a million rifles like some of these guys but I picked one up in 7MM Mag last year and it shoots lights out.   I've heard others that had good success with the package as well.

[CAMPMEAT]

Any gun is only as good as the shooter. All guns have quirks until you get them figured out.

[longrangekiller]

You can pick up the Savage 111 package deal.   the rifle has the Accu-trigger so it's way better than the Savage Axis (and the pkg comes with Nikon BDC 3x9 scope).

They're often on sale for about $485, so you're out the door with a rifle that will kill yotes at 400 yards for under $500.

I am partial.   I don't own a million rifles like some of these guys but I picked one up in 7MM Mag last year and it shoots lights out.   I've heard others that had good success with the package as well.

Just pick up a lefty 111 for the girlfreindin 270 I've only shot it once but she's been shooting it and loves it it also group pretty good with the little ammo we have tryed so far

[Biggerhammer]

Must have been a real drag Yorke!

[Wazukie]

You can pick up the Savage 111 package deal.   the rifle has the Accu-trigger so it's way better than the Savage Axis (and the pkg comes with Nikon BDC 3x9 scope).

They're often on sale for about $485, so you're out the door with a rifle that will kill yotes at 400 yards for under $500.

I am partial.   I don't own a million rifles like some of these guys but I picked one up in 7MM Mag last year and it shoots lights out.   I've heard others that had good success with the package as well.

This package at Bi Mart for the 22.-250 is $429, at least the Bi Mart in the Dalles.