1-12" Savage .22-250, heaviest bullet weight?

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Whats the heaviest bullet you all shoot in these guns?
I'm still debating between a .223 and '250 and this will be the clincher. The Savage in .223 , I'm reading, will shoot up to 75 grainers. Now I'm wondering what the .22-250 will handle with that 1-12" twist.
The gun will be used for crow, GH, and probably coyote sniping with a rangefinder and scope with target knobs. I'm leaning toward the .22-250 as it has that wind cheating speed. Anyones with experience here?
 
Go with the higher BC 75 grain bullet in the 1:9 twist .223 over the slower twist .22-250 that can only launch 55 grain pills.
Higher BC=less wind drift.
 
Mark A. made several 1000 yard+ gopher kills today with 223 AI today using a 1:9 twist barrel shooting 68 grain bullets, however CyaN1de sent several gophers into orbit with their guts following behind using his 22-250. (Shhhhhhhhh. His wife thought he was out working!!!)
 
My savage in 22-250 loves the 63 gr sierra pills. And I do mean it really loves them. Here's a 200 yard target
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Go for which one you like the most as Savage's 2008 catalog listing for the 12 Varmint series lists the 223 in 1 in 7" and 1 in 9" and the 22-250 can be had in 1 in 9" and 1 in 12". Savage is covering all the bases. Makes you choices even harder doesn't it?
 
Obtunded said:
Mark A. made several 1000 yard+ gopher kills today with 223 AI today using a 1:9 twist barrel shooting 68 grain bullets, however CyaN1de sent several gophers into orbit with their guts following behind using his 22-250. (Shhhhhhhhh. His wife thought he was out working!!!)
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1000????

Things musta picked up after I left.

Oh....if my wife reads this.....YOUR A DEAD MAN!!! :p

notenough said:
Go for which one you like the most as Savage's 2008 catalog listing for the 12 Varmint series lists the 223 in 1 in 7" and 1 in 9" and the 22-250 can be had in 1 in 9" and 1 in 12". Savage is covering all the bases. Makes you choices even harder doesn't it?
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Or just order a .224 Krieger barrel from Obtunded in a 1:8 twist and have your smith chamber it in 22-250 for those heavies, spin it onto your favorite .308 boltface Remington action, and let the fun begin.
 
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Yep,

Mark started walking his 223 up to 1000 and was able to make a couple of extreme long range gopher kills. Ron made a 500 meter plus kill with his stock XR100 .204 as well.
 
Thanks guys. I'm not worried about burning out a barrel and I would like to keep this a factory gun for money and practicality constraints. I would use the gun for 600 yards and less.
 
The length of time to get a savage with a 1-9" twist seems impractical to me. Does anyone know where to order one? Will they get to Canada?
 
Sure

They must be coming here since a few weeks ago one guy shows up at the ORA intro day who just purchased one of Savages F class rifles in 6.5-284, didn't even have time to mount a scope on it yet. He didn't mention who he had to kill to get it however. That is a harder rifle to procure and more money and he already has it.

Derek
 
Wind cheating is a function of both the "slipperiness" of the bullet (the B.C.) and the time-of-flight.
You have to run the actual numbers yourself; but in general, the lower flight time = less drift
 
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