Ar-15

[thinkingman]

I always think of 22-250 as the 'reach out where .223Rem starts to die'.
Ammo is going to be harder to find and more expensive...if you reload, no prob.
I have also heard, no practical experience, that throat erosion is an issue with 22-250 and 220 Swift.
$Hammer actually touched on a cartridge I toyed with some time ago...6mmx45.
I think 243win is the best long-range varmint round there is.
Problem is AR15 won't run the 51mm case.
Some wildcatter necked the .223 rem case to accept 6mm bullets and there you go....all it takes is a barrel swap.
You get a much heavier pill going pretty fast, bullet selection is good, too.

[Drop-tine]

I do reload all of my own ammo, and I have shot plenty of 22-250 rounds but I'm not too experienced in the ar area I really enjoy the 22-250's and will get one eventually I'm just up in the air for ideas right now. All the information I have received out of this post is great!

[Biggerhammer]

Instead of? They have just as loyal a following as the .204 and the .223. You can still get it in an ar platform though. The beauty of the ar-15 platform is the ability to swap things out quickly and easily. Like going from a .223 to a .204 to a 22-250. Not trying to steer you to the ar, just not sure how much you know about them. Knowing what I know now I would prefer the ar for anything but cats for multiple target situations. That's solely for a semi-automatic advantage though. Don't worry about the chit starting to get deep, this conversation plays out a few different ways in various topics. It will move onto a different thread soon enough.

Only one catch there, the 22-250. Would have to be ran on a AR10 or SR25 platform. it won't run on a standard AR unless it was a WSSM variant. I built a 26" .204 Ruger upper with a Whiteoak barrel but it was such a beast weight wise. It has just sat other than range time.

[KillBilly]

My next upper will be the .50 Beauwolf. As good as the .22-250 is for varmints, My .243 WSSM upper does it all. I can go up to 107 gr. and down to 80 gr. depending on the game I'm hunting.

[wraithen]

correct about the 22-250. I was thinking about the round thinking was talking about.

[Biggerhammer]

My next upper will be the .50 Beauwolf. As good as the .22-250 is for varmints, My .243 WSSM upper does it all. I can go up to 107 gr. and down to 80 gr. depending on the game I'm hunting.

Did Oly Arms do your WSSM upper?

[grundy53]

I read All nine pages.... I think my brain is numb now..... 

[FC]

I think 243win is the best long-range varmint round there is.
Problem is AR15 won't run the 51mm case.

DPMS has their long action AR variant and has .243 on the shelf.

[grundy53]

My next upper will be the .50 Beauwolf. As good as the .22-250 is for varmints, My .243 WSSM upper does it all. I can go up to 107 gr. and down to 80 gr. depending on the game I'm hunting.

I also want a .50 Beowulf and/or a .450 Bushmaster....

[Drop-tine]

I read All nine pages.... I think my brain is numb now..... 

I felt the same way I just had to catch up  it was going so slow when i first started this post!

[KillBilly]

My next upper will be the .50 Beauwolf. As good as the .22-250 is for varmints, My .243 WSSM upper does it all. I can go up to 107 gr. and down to 80 gr. depending on the game I'm hunting.

Did Oly Arms do your WSSM upper?

sure did.

[Biggerhammer]

I think 243win is the best long-range varmint round there is.
Problem is AR15 won't run the 51mm case.

DPMS has their long action AR variant and has .243 on the shelf.

They also do .260 Remington, I have never owned one but a friend has one that shoots real well. Very heavy set up when gassed up.

[thinkingman]

I think 243win is the best long-range varmint round there is.
Problem is AR15 won't run the 51mm case.

DPMS has their long action AR variant and has .243 on the shelf.

I think Rock River does too.
Maybe I'm cheap, but having one lower and a couple of dedicated uppers that plug and play just seems like fun.

[Biggerhammer]

My next upper will be the .50 Beauwolf. As good as the .22-250 is for varmints, My .243 WSSM upper does it all. I can go up to 107 gr. and down to 80 gr. depending on the game I'm hunting.

Did Oly Arms do your WSSM upper?

sure did.

I almost picked up one of their 25 WSSM uppers last year. Maybe after I get this springs Rockchuck blaster finished .

[runamuk]

So how about those 22-250's for a coyote gun instead of them little black guns  chit is getting deep in here I didn't mean to cause a commotion

drop tine your thread has been trashed sorry...I was truly interested in the topic....just tired of pompous jerks.....since some people I respect are back to posting info I will just go back to the reading mode.....I was actually looking at an Olympic arms 223 that was priced well and wanted to read more info on them.....