So you shot out Your fave 222 barrel..what next?

[mbogo3]

.25x45 Sharps 1-10 twist uses .223 brass 87gr Speer hot-cor at 3000fps duplicates the .250 Savage. Old post still relevant.

 

[dan belisle]

it certainly WAS , once, but like most things down under, it slowly caught on an the mid 2000s, the 223 was the go to Roo gun, which is like Every farmer or Farm house would have one.... 80% for the Kangaroos and 20% for the Fox.

quite a few .223 new rifles around, not many new .222s !


RE the mag length, good call, that is something i would have to look at, from memory, not much longer than ye ol 55gr zmax at cannelure!

That's because most farmers who want a varmint gun aren't actually gun guys. 223 is plentiful, and relatively cheap, both important to that same farmer. - dan

 

[South Pender]

Good question.

According to the online barrel life calculators (one from Accurate Shooter is linked below), about 5000 rounds if not letting the barrel get too hot at a sitting (so at least 20 seconds between shots). This for a typical powder charge of 20-21 gr. And I think this should be understood as accurate barrel life, as in no drop-off at all in accuracy. The one variable that can change all of this is the frequency of firing or time between shots. If you're firing a round every 5-10 seconds so that the barrel gets hot, as, perhaps, in a prairie dog town, the accurate barrel life is shortened dramatically.

https://pierrevanderwalt.com/elementor-3527/

 

[Buckmastr]

Nice. Good for many lifetimes of varmint hunting.

 

[a j cave]

For me I’d go 222 again. If it’s not broke don’t fix it.

 

[dead meat]

I likeyour idea of a 204 on that Sako, love that little cartridge. Great coyote round, 32 gr bullet around 4000fps, the bullet goes in doesn't come out.

 

[gaff]

what is the rifle you are thinking to rebarrel? depending on the rifle your choices may be limited. ie mag length.

 

[Canuck65]

Get a new one from JC custom barrels. He does AMAZING work. Did a 222 for me a few years ago.

 

[BigUglyMan]

I don't see a reason to change from what you have. Maybe faster twist, if you want, but for foxing there isn't really any reason to change to a different chambering.