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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 19, 2013 9:24:42 GMT -5
My dad built me this gun in 1991 and I had it out yesterday (first time in over 10 years). Three foulers and it cut this at 100 yards:    0.405" outer edge to outer edge minus 0.224" nets 5 shots in 0.181".  A little more about the rifle. The action is a Martin shell-holder fit to match grade Shilen barrel. Unlike most of our benchrest guns which are pillar bedded we glued the barrel to the stock on this one. The action is secured by one screw and the trigger is a 2 ounce Jewell. H.L. Culver donated an old Lyman 20x target dot and the stock is McMillan. We painted it gloss black and if you look closely you'll see gold metal flake. The trigger guard and recoil plate are both aluminum and home-built.    -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Aug 19, 2013 10:11:06 GMT -5
Very nice rifle, & great shooting...
I had my "vintage" 1 in 12 twist, heavy barrel, Remy 700 - 223 out this weekend 200 & 300 yards the 1st time this summer... got a 1.75" 200 yard group, & 2.25" 300 yard group... my best so far...
got a 222 Contender barrel, & it's quite accurate ( not as accurate as your rifle ) but accurate enough, that I'll keep it around, even though I have several similar cartridges
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Post by sixshot on Aug 19, 2013 17:59:05 GMT -5
Lee, thats a really awesome rifle you have & its in my favorite caliber, I've always loved the 222. I'd probably let you shoot some Idaho rock chucks with that little beauty! Thanks for sharing.
Dick
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Post by cmh on Aug 19, 2013 18:05:22 GMT -5
Thats impressive........WOW  |
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Post by oldschool on Aug 19, 2013 19:18:02 GMT -5
Fantastic little rifle! Nice group, Lee. Hard to beat the .222 fun factor.
My first centerfire was a J.C. Higgins Model 52 (Sako L46 action) in .222Rem. Bought it 2nd hand with my mowing money when I was about 14 years old. Started reloading for it a few months after I bought it. Even with a 26" pencil barrel and a 1-16" twist, it would shoot under .5" when fed with a 45 gr Sierra SP and a healthy dose of IMR-4198. Took out a lot of crows and armadillos. Fond memories...
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Post by curmudgeon on Aug 21, 2013 18:11:56 GMT -5
Lee, That's why the 222 dominated BR circles for years.
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Post by contender on Aug 22, 2013 22:00:41 GMT -5
I have a Remington 700 medium wt barreled .222 that shoots like that. SWEET! My longest shot on any animal was made with my .222. Love that gun & caliber.
Yours looks beautiful!
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Post by Frank V on Aug 23, 2013 16:34:03 GMT -5
That is a shooter.
As sixshot said the .222 is possibly my favorite ctg too.
Congtraulations.
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Post by bradshaw on Aug 23, 2013 20:08:46 GMT -5
I, too, had a SAKO Model 46 in .222 Remington. A great cartridge, later killed in popularity by the .223 Rem. Varmint hunted with my college wrestling coach; also with an English professor from North Carolina, who had one of them new-fangled Remington .22-250s. The ingredients and home-brewed action of Lee's rifle, along with the cartridge, make it a bench rest classic.
David Bradshaw
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Post by contender on Aug 23, 2013 22:37:45 GMT -5
My love affair with the .222 Rem began about 30 yrs ago. Our town chief of police had a Rem 788 in .222. He always said he'd "bet his house on one shot" with it. I later got the gun, AND a penny he shot a hole through from over 300 yds. When I got my Rem 700 in .222 many years ago, I made the mistake of trading off the 788. It was one of the reasons I quit selling any guns I got for myself. I hate "seller remorse." While my M700 is a tack driver, I still miss the 788.
That .222 can make a crow literally explode in a big puff of feathers.
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Post by oldschool on Aug 25, 2013 9:12:54 GMT -5
I, too, had a SAKO Model 46 in .222 Remington. A great cartridge, later killed in popularity by the .223 Rem. Varmint hunted with my college wrestling coach; also with an English professor from North Carolina, who had one of them new-fangled Remington .22-250s. The ingredients and home-brewed action of Lee's rifle, along with the cartridge, make it a bench rest classic. David Bradshaw I still have my original light barrel Sako L46. Later swapped for an L46 Varmint with heavy barrel and beavertail forend. Also has a sweet, vintage Canjar set trigger. I think I need to go clean up those 2 and take them to the range! |
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Post by weiler on Jan 1, 2024 18:24:39 GMT -5
Lee, doing a deep dive on the 222 Remington and found this, what’s your go to powder? Currently have IMR-4198, N133, H-322 and LT-32 on hand which from what I’ve read are all top contenders
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Post by sportster on Jan 1, 2024 21:26:37 GMT -5
At one point Colt made some barrels for their AR’s in 222. Not sure how many but about 6 years ago a few of them surfaced on gunbroker. My brother bought 2 of them and now has 2 completed AR’s in 222. I hesitated at getting one because they were going for $250. I regret that decision.
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Post by gnappi on Jan 1, 2024 21:47:35 GMT -5
Once upon a time, I had a Contender barrel in .222 (long gone) then I found a a Mini 14 in .222 (not a typo) and then an Anschutz that makes pretty a less than wonderful description. I liked the .222 so much I was a .223 no buyer.
I gotta get the old girls out for a spin.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 1, 2024 22:01:47 GMT -5
My old friend Earl Case set the 200 yard NBRSA heavy varmint record in the mid 70s with a 222. Record stood for 20 years. A tool and die maker by trade, he claimed he built the gun. Another mutual friend and gunsmith, Richard Garrison, claimed that he really was the one that built the gun. Richard built me a 222 Sako pistol about 30 years ago.
I need to get it out too. Maybe my TC Contender barrel too. If I can just work though this newest K Hornet binge...
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