Have been looking for a .25 caliber rifle for a little while.
Obvious choices for this are the 25-06, .257 Roberts, and the .250 Savage, on the commercially available side.
257 Roberts are hard to come by, and the few that I have seen are expensive.(at least to me)
250 Savage same as Roberts. More available in model 99, but wasn't looking for a lever gun.
25-06 have been few and far between in the used dept around here.
Thus I have decided to build a wildcat.
At first was thinking 25-284. But want a longer barrel life. 284 brass not especially easy to find around here too.
Have decided on the 25-08 (or 25 Souper as it is known). Think I will get decent barrel life, casings are easy to come by.
Searching for used .243.
Will rebarrel. Thinking 22" Hart or Douglas with 1in10 twist.
And since I have to get a reamer for it anyways, may as well do the Improved configuration.
Plus I already have 200 .243 casings...
Will have to get bullets, but have primers, and powder for it already. Win Win.
Thoughts???
Anyone else have one???
Std7mag
Obvious choices for this are the 25-06, .257 Roberts, and the .250 Savage, on the commercially available side.
257 Roberts are hard to come by, and the few that I have seen are expensive.(at least to me)
250 Savage same as Roberts. More available in model 99, but wasn't looking for a lever gun.
25-06 have been few and far between in the used dept around here.
Thus I have decided to build a wildcat.
At first was thinking 25-284. But want a longer barrel life. 284 brass not especially easy to find around here too.
Have decided on the 25-08 (or 25 Souper as it is known). Think I will get decent barrel life, casings are easy to come by.
Searching for used .243.
Will rebarrel. Thinking 22" Hart or Douglas with 1in10 twist.
And since I have to get a reamer for it anyways, may as well do the Improved configuration.
Plus I already have 200 .243 casings...
Will have to get bullets, but have primers, and powder for it already. Win Win.
Thoughts???
Anyone else have one???
Std7mag