Savage guys READ! Model 111 22-250

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Ok so I have a Savage 111 in 22-250. It's not too old, it does not have the Accu-trigger. Sporter barrel and came with factory iron sights etc. My question is… what's the twist rate? She has a 22" barrel. What is the heaviest .224 bullets I can use in this particular twist rate?

I know… I can load up my own of different weights test them out see what my rifle likes. And I will, however I would like to know what other shooters Savage 111 22-250 likes as far as heavies!
 
I can't tell you the twist rate but I can tell you how to find it. Use a jag with a patch, attach to cleaning rod, insert jag into barrel untill the rod rotates one revolution. Measure distance cleaning rod entered barrel, but I supect that you already knew that.:)
 
Call Savage Arms customer service, give them the serial number of the rifle and they can give you the exact twist rate
 
Current Savage 22-250 barrels seem to be 1:12, but they may have been different at sometime in the past. It's best to measure it yourself.

Why would they put a .22-250 in a long action?
 
Why would they put a .22-250 in a long action?
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Same reason they pust 308 Win in a long action square bridge receiver. Same reason Tikka and the Axis only use one action length, cost.

Jimro
 
My savage 112, .220 swift was built in 1992 and it is on a long action. It makes loading and unloading easy but it's sure a stretch between the scope mounts.

Between 1987 and 1998, savage only built long actions. So if the .22-250 was manufactured between those dates, then it would be on a long action. Otherwise, I'm not sure why you would build a .22-250 on a long action, especially the savage action. It's really long.

As to the original question most of the sources I consulted indicated that the savage twist was either 1 in 12 or 1 in 14, with the 1 in 14 more likely for varmint models and the 1 in 12 more likely for later sporting models.

In any case I think the SRE's real question is: Can I use 65 to 80 grain bullets? Nosler doesn't recommend anything heavier than their 64 grain flat point for a 1 in 14 twist. Most other manuals usually stop at 60 for the 1 in 14 twist. So I suspect the slower twists will require something less than 65 grains.
 
I think you may be well-served to edit the title of this thread to simply add " - Twist Rate" at the end of the existing one, just for search purposes.
 
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