Two mew Savage rifle and a comparison....the same, but different

[n4ue]

I was able to shoot 2 new Savage rifles this weekend. Both are chambered in 22-250, they are so different physically, but both shoot SOOOO good! I only shot these at 50 yds, due to where my bench was and the high winds here in Florida. Both have bi-pods and used a rear sandbag.

Rifle #1 is a new Model 12 BVSS. After cleaning the bore and treating it with hBN, it was topped with one of my spare scopes. It is an el-cheapo Leapers 3-9X50 mm, using a great DNZ one piece mount. I know, it deserves better, but this is going to be used on my buddies farm for predator control and it will shortly get a 'good' scope. Within 4 shots, it was dead on. Gee, NO recoil and a sweet trigger......It used factory Remington 55 gr rounds.

Rifle #2 is a new rifle with < 20 rounds on it. It's an Axis with a new Vortex Viper 6.5-20X50 mm scope. The stock has been reinforced and the 'bad' trigger was tuned down to < 2 lbs. It was also on target within just a few shots. Yep, it has more recoil than the BVSS, but still acceptable. I used handloads using virgin brass with 53 gr Sierra HPBT, with hBN coating. The bbl was also treated with hBN.

BOTH guns shot one hole groups. I know this is only 50 yds, but as I have come to expect from Savage rifles, they shoot excellent!!!
Just 2 different approaches to fantastic results.......
Can't wait for the new Savage in .17 Super Mag.....

ron

[fgw_in_fla]

I've thought about putting a 22-250 together a few times. I have a .243 which serves the purpose. How does the 22-250 compare to the .243? Recoil & all points considered...

[n4ue]

Hi. While I have 3 of the 22-250s and 2 of the 243s, that's a difficult question to answer.....
This is due to the extreme weight differences for the rifles. I have 1 light and one very heavy 243 and 2 heavy and one light 22-250.
A quick check of Remington data for factory loads, shows a 22-250 (in 45 gr) reaching 4000 fps. The 'normal' 55 gr load is around 3650 fps. The 243 (75 gr) runs 3375 and a 100 gr bullet goes 2960 fps.
Recoil on either caliber is quite similar, meaning quite mild. My 7-08s on the other hand are much heavier recoil wise (using 140 gr bullets).
You can find recoil energies on-line. I have a very nice Rem M700 BDL Heavy BBL, that would not shoot the way I wanted until I happened upon it's pet load a long time ago. If you reload, the choice of bullets nowdays is so broad, it's easy to have the 243 shoot light (55 gr bullets) while the 22-250 offers very heavy pullets. This of course, is dependent on twist, etc.
Having said this, my bullet of choice in the 22-250 is 53 gr and the 243 likes 70 gr bullets. Both are pretty similar, but the 22-250 is just 'more fun'......

regards,

ron