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Offline 444marlin

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new member to the club
« on: December 22, 2010, 01:00:11 PM »
well as of today I've joined the single shot H&R club.




went to Dicks today to grab some .410 shells for the boys and what do I find on the shelf but an H&R 22-250 for $240 I couldn't pass that up could I? they are on sale because of the new models coming in I guess.

I went with the 22-250over the .308's they had since I already have a Ruger in .308 and used it on this guy last saturday morning.




she was out at about 200yds and the .308 did a fine job on her but a neighbors son wants them to practice his taxidermy skills on and the .308 kinda made a mess of her on the off side. I only had 180gr rounds. so this was a good reason for a new rifle, or so I told the wife. plus I told her "LOOK AT HOW MUCH MONEY I SAVED US HONEY IT WAS ON SALE"
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 01:09:09 PM »
Welcome,

Just remember Handis are like Lays Potato chips, bet you can't have  just one!

Keep up the good work on the Yotes.  I may be guessing but is a 444M Handi in your future?

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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 01:21:46 PM »
WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!!

Congrats on the song dog too!!!

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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 01:37:24 PM »
That's the best coyote I've seen in a while.......DEAD.  My Ruger M77 MKII .308 has been my most consitent coyote killer.  I could care less about a hole in the hide...the eagles, crows and ravens will never notice.  I don't know about the .22-250.  I'm still trying to figure mine out.  The .223 jumped right out of the box, and kerwhack, dead nuts on at 300 yards.  I can't hit the west wall of the barn from the inside with the .22-250.  The only thing it has ever killed is dirt.  That's after about 140 rounds through it.....I just don't like the rifle.

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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 02:14:18 PM »
tinker toys hah that sounds right, that is what I like about them just like my 444 marlin with handloading I can have many rifles in one.

a 444 barrel is high on my list as well as a 20 gauge and .357 as well as a new stock set I think this camo plastic will be functional and I won't care if it gets dinged up but its not very pretty

as far as accuracy I had it nuts on at 100yds after only 6 shots with walmart winchester bulk ammo, thats all I had time for tonight before it got dark. so hopefully I got a good one.

does anyone reload for the 22-250? do I need a 2 or 3 die set it looks like the 3 die comes with a seperate bullet seating and crimping die. I have not loaded a lot of bottleneck cartridges, more a straightwall reloader.

my .308 certainly does the job on the yotes but I wanted a handi so the big hole in the hide was as good a reason as any I suppose.
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 02:34:40 PM »
 Congrats on the new rifle. Congrats on the coyote also.

 By the way only 3 additional barrels on your list? Now be honest ;)

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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 02:49:00 PM »
More barrels, Huh?  I started that way, then got annoyed with all the barrel changing.  Then got a barrel that didn't lock up on my receiver.  Then another receiver.  Now got about 20 complete rifles.  It is a slippery slope, and this bunch of enablers/fellow addicts won't do anything to help.  Welcome to the dark side. 
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2010, 03:58:06 PM »
Welcome aboard 444!
Good job on the yote.
You know it's mandatory to give range reports when you get a new Handi! ;D

GOOD SHOOTING!
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 04:23:12 PM »
444,

I load the 22-250 with just 2 dies, FL size die & seating die.  I do not crimp the 22-250 for the Handi nor do I crimp any of my rounds for the single shot handis.  I don't load this caliber much as it is my wife's gun but she is happy with the accuracy.  As long as she gets minute of clay pidgeon @ 100 yards she is all smiles.

Pete,

Your probably holding your tongue wrong when you shoot your 22-250. ;D  Let Patty try a few rounds through it and see how it does. ::)  FWIW, my wifes 22-250 likes the lightest bullets, including the 36 grain Barnes VG, and seems to do better with starting powder loads instead of near maximum.

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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 10:15:35 PM »
GOOD JOB.  Wives always go for the it was on sale trick. They love it when we save money.
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2010, 07:43:57 AM »
Welcome to the most fun outside of...........(fill in the blank).
BTW, we are not 'enablers', we are 'facilitators'.
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2010, 02:13:10 PM »
facilitate away.  ;D I'm hopin to get some time to dial it in tomorrow, I hope there will be anothe yote wanting to commit suicide in my alfalfa field but won't count on it. if not I will use a normal target and still have fun might have to let my boys run a couple through it.
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Re: new member to the club
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2010, 03:12:38 AM »
Quote from: 444marlin on December 22, 2010, 02:14:18 PM

my .308 certainly does the job on the yotes but I wanted a handi so the big hole in the hide was as good a reason as any I suppose.

I don't know that the 22-250 will be much easier on the exit wound side...everything I have ever shot with mine has been pretty messed up.  Maybe if you use a bonded controlled expansion bullet in the 22-250 reloads it may help...

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