Possible 22-250 build

[bohem]

I have a 22 centerfire, full bull taper barrel that I bought several years ago in college. It was during that era where an $80 barrel blank was my monthly shooting budget, so it's not anything special, just an Adams and Bennet 26" blank.

My dad made me an offer that I'm seriously considering (since he's the gunsmith that did a lot of the work on my 30-06 that I like so much).

He doesn't want to buy a whole barrel for a tinkering project (he's turning a CZ52 into a 22 Reed Express) and he needs about 6" of the 26" barrel. He has an extra Brno Mauser complete action that needs a home and offered to trade me that action for the end of the barrel. My additional expense would be a Leupold base (I already have rings and decent glass sitting around) and a trigger.

Financially it's a great trade, but I don't know how a 22-250 would work in an 18" (roughly) barrel. Any thoughts? I'm aware that there's a movement for shorter, fatter barrels because they're stiffer than a 30" barrel, I'm more concerned with the lacking velocity issues I might see. The primary use would be dusting tannerite targets and woodchucks from ranges inside of 300 yards.

 

[thatguy]

Re: Possible 22-250 build

inside of 300 yards? go for it. ive read plenty about short barrels. theres gonna be almost no loss for your needs.

 

[Tylermtech]

Re: Possible 22-250 build

It will be very loud, but it will work for your needs inside 300.

 

[thatguy]

Re: Possible 22-250 build

oh, right, +1 on the loud. i forgot to mention that. your 22-250 will sound more like a .308 or .30-06, depending.

 

[bohem]

Re: Possible 22-250 build

Cool, thanks. I'm not worried about loud all that much, chances are pretty good that if I'm shooting this, I'll have the 30-06 out that day too unless it's a hunting trip.