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WHICH CALIBER

250-3000
9 (69.2%)
6MM AI
4 (30.8%)

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Offline chance_livewire

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SPRING PROJECT 250-3000 OR 6MM AI
« on: February 14, 2009, 05:40:35 PM »
QUESTION: IM LOOKING TO BUILD A COYOTE DESTROYER AND THE OCCASIONAL DEER DROPPER
 IM WANTING TO EITHER BUILD A 250-3000 OR A 6MM AI 

WHAT IM STARTING WITH: I HAVE A HORNET STOCK FITTED WITH THE ALUMINUM PILLAR BLOCK AND ALLAN HEAD SET SCREW, A NEWER SB2 ACTION, WITH THE TRIGGER WORKED I GUESS MY QUESTION  WOULD BE, WHAT WOULD ALL YOU HANDIHOLICS DECIDE ON CALIBER WISE!!!! AND WHICH WOULD LESS LIKELY HAVE THE FIRST SHOT FLYER SYNDROME AND WHAT BULLET WOULD LIKE THE STANDARD TWIST RATE BARREL (IM GOING TO ORDER A FACTORY BARREL AND HAVE IT REAMED.) GIMME SOME HELP I LIKE BOTH CALIBERS MYSELF!!!!
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Re: SPRING PROJECT 250-3000 OR 6MM AI
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 05:54:03 PM »
There's no barrel that you can just rechamber to 250-3000 without a rebore, but a 243 barrel can be rechambered to the 6mmAI, I have one, but haven't shot it yet. Cost wise, the 6mmAI would cost a LOT less to end up with.

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Re: SPRING PROJECT 250-3000 OR 6MM AI
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 02:03:50 AM »
 There is a couple ways to look at this.

Like Tim said the firearm work will be cheapest for the 6mmAI, BUT the dies are much more expensive and making cases as well as Handloading is then mandatory.

With the 250 its a factory caliber. it is more expensive for the firearm work. But dies are cheap, factroy ammo is avalible. Also altho the Handi is plenty strong for either cartridge, the 250 is a lower pressure cartridge better suited to the weaker break open action of the Handi.

 My choice would be the 250-3000 because thats what you limited the choices to. If it was me, I would chamber for a rimmed version of one of these. Something like whats made for the Contender pistol/carbine and be happy.

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Re: SPRING PROJECT 250-3000 OR 6MM AI
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 02:16:54 AM »
I would also go with the 250 Savage.  It is one of my all time favorites.  I have a contender and a custom Rem 600 in 250.  I also have a shotgun barrel, 25 caliber blank, and a 250 savage reamer sitting in my box of goodies.  I hope to get those put together someday. 
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Re: SPRING PROJECT 250-3000 OR 6MM AI
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 05:53:25 AM »
I want a 250-3000 but I think I am going to get a savage barrel & rebarel a savage action but a handi would really be a 1 of a kind
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