Even before I read through all the suggestions ( and many are very good) I thought 25 35 or 256 Winchester. Another I’ll add is the 357/44 Bain & Davis.
Even before I read through all the suggestions ( and many are very good) I thought 25 35 or 256 Winchester. Another I’ll add is the 357/44 Bain & Davis.
357 Max?
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I just ordered a 32 H&R Contender barrel from MGM, should make for a pretty good walk about, woods bumming rifle. Cases are available, easy to load and easy on powder.
JW
I got a 7.62x39 barrel from them for my Contender. Makes a great lightweight carbine. Cast only thru it.
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One of my (many) regrets was having for a short time (sold it: needed $$$ for kid's meds) a Contender in 22-250. It was "scary accurate", light weight, and GREAT for small critters. The ONLY down-size is that it was not very quiet. Sadly, the 22-250 -- also called the Varminter by many -- has, at least in my area, faded into allllmost obsolescence -- but brass acquisition should not prove to be too much of a challenge.
geo
I have read about a 223/25 that was easy to load for and very versatile. Necking up the 223 gives you a longer neck for cast boolits.
I think 6.8 SPC would be a good choice.
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I do like the option of a necked up 223 or 223 derived cartridge just due to plentiful brass. What's out there using either 223 or 221 fireball brass? obviously I know the blackout but thinking maybe something in between the .224 and .308? Lots of great options.
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I have a revolver in 32-20 which I like very much except for the requirement to keep pressures low in a pistol. I also have a 7.62x25 Tokarev pistol. If you like to make your own cases, they are pretty easy when starting from .223/556 brass. I use the 100 gr Lee round nose in both of them. Also in the 7.62x38R Nagant pistol. Did I say I like 30 caliber handguns?
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+1 on the Badger but I think I'd be forced into something like a 219 Donaldson Wasp - just because it rolls off the tongue.
LOL! No maybe about it. Even the Encore frame will probable stretch at those pressures. Contender definitely will. My only Contender frame was stretched a good ten thou. Only after I'd bought it did I find out that he'd had a .22-250 barrel on it!
Cognitive Dissident
25/45 Sharps, full length 223 case necked up to 25 cal. Very good accuracy.
30-30 Ackley Improved pick up 5% and can easily be made from standard 30-30 brass it has a good punch but not bad recoil. Single shot so you can use spire point bullets or a good cast HP or WFN GC.
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How about either 218 Bee or Mashburn Bee??
Chill45100
I have a handi rifle barrel I built in 256 win mag with 1-10 twist and it’s a really surprising performer with heavier bullets. I have the reamer and it allows a 2.00” OAL with most pointed bullets ( 75 - 100 grs. ) and is really not far behind the 25-35 . In a single shot where OAL is not an issue it’s a great little caliber that I would recommend.
Jedman
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |