Varmint/target caliber opinions, new vs classic

[Howland937]

Sort of. There is a .22 Creedmoor on the books (https://www.primalrights.com/library/cartridge-guides/22-creedmoor), but my preference is for 6mm calibers for varmint rifles. I had a Savage M12 BVSS in .243 Win. that would shoot a five round group I could cover with a dime at 100 yards. It was so consistent and easy to shoot it was boring. I sold it some years ago and have regretted doing so ever since.
Today, my varminter is a 6mm Creedmoor built on a Remington 788 action that is almost as easy to shoot as that old Savage M12 but will shoot the heavy 105gr and 115gr Berger bullets and is not so hard on brass.

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Great looking rig. My only forays into the 6mm world have been a 110 in .243 that only seemed to like light for caliber bullets at low-medium velocities and a heavy barrel BDL in 6mm Rem that liked 95-100gr going very slooow.

22 Creedmoor is never gonna fly. Not til they re-brand with the metric name anyway.

 

[Offfhand]

Here is a classic rifle in a classic varmint caliber converted to another classic varmint caliber: This Pre-64 M-70 Winchester was originally a .22 Hornet but was converted to the then new .222 Rem. Introduced in 1950, the .222 was an almost immediate sensation but its parent rifle, Remington's M-722 was considered by much of the rifle buying public (Read Winchester devotees.) unacceptably plain and ugly. Winchester did not, and would not, offer their popular M-70 in a Remington caliber so a few enterprising gunsmiths set about converting M-70 Hornets to .222. It was rather complicated conversion, but neatly done by Griffin & Howe and similarly equipped firms and became known as .222 Hornets. This one includes a fully operational magazine for .222. Even though the M-70 Hornets had .223" bores they shot beautifully with the slightly larger .224" dia .222 bullets. This rifle is also equipped with a classic varmint scope: Unertl's 10X Vulture in dehorned mounts.

 

[Howland937]

Here is a classic rifle in a classic varmint caliber converted to another classic varmint caliber: This Pre-64 M-70 Winchester was originally a .22 Hornet but was converted to the then new .222 Rem. Introduced in 1950, the .222 was an almost immediate sensation but its parent rifle, Remington's M-722 was considered by much of the rifle buying public (Read Winchester devotees.) unacceptably plain and ugly. Winchester did not, and would not, offer their popular M-70 in a Remington caliber so a few enterprising gunsmiths set about converting M-70 Hornets to .222. It was rather complicated conversion, but neatly done by Griffin & Howe and similarly equipped firms and became known as .222 Hornets. This one includes a fully operational magazine for .222. Even though the M-70 Hornets had .223" bores they shot beautifully with the slightly larger .224" dia .222 bullets. This rifle is also equipped with a classic varmint scope: Unertl's 10X Vulture in dehorned mounts. View attachment 1058746 View attachment 1058747 View attachment 1058748

Stunning

 

[Anchorite]

Here is a classic rifle in a classic varmint caliber converted to another classic varmint caliber: This Pre-64 M-70 Winchester was originally a .22 Hornet but was converted to the then new .222 Rem. Introduced in 1950, the .222 was an almost immediate sensation but its parent rifle, Remington's M-722 was considered by much of the rifle buying public (Read Winchester devotees.) unacceptably plain and ugly. Winchester did not, and would not, offer their popular M-70 in a Remington caliber so a few enterprising gunsmiths set about converting M-70 Hornets to .222. It was rather complicated conversion, but neatly done by Griffin & Howe and similarly equipped firms and became known as .222 Hornets. This one includes a fully operational magazine for .222. Even though the M-70 Hornets had .223" bores they shot beautifully with the slightly larger .224" dia .222 bullets. This rifle is also equipped with a classic varmint scope: Unertl's 10X Vulture in dehorned mounts. View attachment 1058746 View attachment 1058747 View attachment 1058748

You are killing us, Brother. Beautiful rifles. Seriously.

 

[MacAR]

Here is a classic rifle in a classic varmint caliber converted to another classic varmint caliber: This Pre-64 M-70 Winchester was originally a .22 Hornet but was converted to the then new .222 Rem. Introduced in 1950, the .222 was an almost immediate sensation but its parent rifle, Remington's M-722 was considered by much of the rifle buying public (Read Winchester devotees.) unacceptably plain and ugly. Winchester did not, and would not, offer their popular M-70 in a Remington caliber so a few enterprising gunsmiths set about converting M-70 Hornets to .222. It was rather complicated conversion, but neatly done by Griffin & Howe and similarly equipped firms and became known as .222 Hornets. This one includes a fully operational magazine for .222. Even though the M-70 Hornets had .223" bores they shot beautifully with the slightly larger .224" dia .222 bullets. This rifle is also equipped with a classic varmint scope: Unertl's 10X Vulture in dehorned mounts. View attachment 1058746 View attachment 1058747 View attachment 1058748

I desire, no I require that rifle! Gosh, that's gorgeous.

Mac