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Posted by NRBTX (Member # 622) on April 02, 2005, 08:12 PM:

Hey everybody I am currently trying to decide on having a my first custom gun built. Although I am having trouble decideing on the right caliber for me.I have a 22-250,243,and a 25-06. Iam wanting a gun to carry with me every where i go something i can kill a muledeer with all the way down to a coyote does anyone have any suggestions???????? PLease let me know

Posted by Az-Hunter (Member # 17) on April 02, 2005, 08:33 PM:

Any one of the three will handle your criteria....great calibers.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 02, 2005, 09:51 PM:

Welcome to the New Huntmasters, NRBTX. Glad to have you on board.

Well, I always like to probe, a little. You already have a nice brace of sporting arms, and I assume that you just have the itch to acquire something that is not off the shelf, a little more personal.

There is a lot more to the exercise than deciding on the caliber. In fact, once you know what you want to accomplish with the gun, now you get into barrel contour, and length, stock design, what sort of glass you want to mount, and, of course, what action is going to serve as a platform. In short: CONCEPT.

Looks like you want a utility rifle, big game to predators; a walking around gun? And, you want something different? Are you considering exotic chamberings? Are you interested in hot rock performance? Do you like working with cases and components? In short, are you interested in wildcats, Improved designs, or more conventional cartridges?

Without knowing the answers, I'd guess that you need (or would be best served by) something in 24 or 25 caliber, which you already have. Understanding that bullet selection can go a lot towards changing your application, in .244" you have from 55 to 105 grain bullets, which should (most likely) cover your needs.

They have been around a long time, but there is a nice little family of cartridges: 6MM Remington, 257 Roberts and 7X57. On the other hand, in a short action, a 250Ackley Improved or a 6-250 Ackley are both efficient designs, and shoot factory ammo in a pinch.

There are a lot of exciting choices out there.

Good hunting. LB

Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on April 03, 2005, 08:10 AM:

Leonard, what factory ammo can be found for the 6-250?

Posted by Baldknobber (Member # 514) on April 06, 2005, 03:08 PM:

Welcome to Huntmasters, little brother. Hope these guys can give you more insight than I did. I still say 270, 308, or 7mm-08 for an all around truck gun. I guess being a born and bred hillbilly from the show-me state someone will have to show you what to get. Perhaps my lovely sister-in-law could help you make up your mind.....hahaLOL LOL, I can just hear her now. Hey, guys I was born in NM and live in MO. He was born in MO and now lives out west. What were our parents thinking? Be nice to him, but not too nice. Dont make me pick on him all alone.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 06, 2005, 05:24 PM:

quote:
In short, are you interested in wildcats, Improved designs, OR more conventional cartridges?

For Higgin's benefit: above, I am asking two questions.

Below, I offered a suggestion for either answer.

answer #1

quote:
They have been around a long time, but there is a nice little family of cartridges: 6MM Remington, 257 Roberts and 7X57. [/QOUTE]

answer #2[QUOTE]On the other hand, in a short action, a 250Ackley Improved or a 6-250 Ackley are both efficient designs, and shoot factory ammo in a pinch.

and, no, I doubt that the man would be able to find factory loaded cartridges for a 6-250Ackley. (but, you already knew that, didn't you? [Wink]

Good hunting. LB

Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on April 07, 2005, 03:39 AM:

"answer #2[QUOTE]On the other hand, in a short action, a 250Ackley Improved or a 6-250 Ackley are both efficient designs, and shoot factory ammo in a pinch."

I didn't know of a 6mm factory offering on the 250 case, but there have been a number of new cartridges introduced recently and that may have been one. I honestly didn't know, which is why I asked. [Smile]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 07, 2005, 09:33 AM:

Oh, sorry. I thought you were being a smart a$$. [Smile]

But, I used to own one. And, liked it. LB

Posted by Greenside (Member # 10) on April 07, 2005, 10:04 AM:

Well it looks like you covered on the .22,.243 and .25. I wonder if it would be worth looking into something in the 6.5? Maybe 6.5-06, 6.5-284, 260 AI ?

Dennis

[ April 07, 2005, 10:06 AM: Message edited by: Greenside ]

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