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Offline SeekHer

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Want to build a .19 - which one?
« on: September 25, 2005, 09:17:22 AM »
I want to build a .19 but I don't know which one to choose...Badger, Calhoon or 223...

Which is the better cartridge for ease of reloading? Fireforming?

What effective--not maximum--ranges would I expect from each?

Is one rifle easier to convert then another into these calibers? Gunsmith costs and base rifle price?

I am leaning, sorta, kinda like to the Badger. Don't know why? Do you? Should I be?

I have some 17s and some 20s including a .204 Ruger so I don't want anything in them.  

The other gun that I want to pick up, but much later is a .15 for a neat little close in shooter...and then maybe a .14, just because it's available and I believe it's man's given right to have as many rifles and calibers as possible--whether we shoot them or not!

Thanks in advance for any input in solving this stay awake at night ponderer!
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Want to build a .19 - which one?
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2005, 09:20:49 AM »
Cheapest rifle to convert is a Savage, buy a barrel wrench and do it your self.  The Stevens is a cheap Savage, buy one for about $270.00 I would say.  Larry
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Want to build a .19 - which one?
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2005, 02:41:00 AM »
Seekher,
   Never heard of the .19 Badger, but was looking at the .19-223 Calhoon pretty hard acouple of years ago. I don`t know what ranges your looking for, but the .19 Calhoon, built on the .22 Hornet case should be a great round also. I have a .17 AH and with Calhoons 19 gn. bullets it shoots point blank to abt. 290 yrds. with only 10.4 gn. of H-4227. I desided against the .19 cal. because Calhoon is the only manfacture of .19 cal. bullets I know of. If you build a .19 cal. and find a load you like I would advise laying up a life time supply of bullets incase he goes out of business.
   I like wildcats also. I have 2 in .17 cal, 1 in .22 cal., 2 in .25 cal., and 1 in .411 cal.
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