Fun, cheap hot rods?

[Tidus56]

My cheap hot rod is a 243 AI. I would consider a 6 BRA as well.

 

[JJMoody]

Loving the options guys! Keep em coming.

 

[JJMoody]

6bra is a 6br ackley..there are a couple of variations.
used for 600 plus ,a 1000 br round
cheap to shoot, easy to make

I could be swayed towards this type of a round...

 

[JJMoody]

It doesn't have to be a real hot rod. Might be tough to eek out a ton of potential in a SA .473 bolt face round. Just something that'll wiggle the steel at a grand or more.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

I would do a 22-250AI or a 22 creed. My father has a 22-250AI. Awesome little rifle. However when the barrel is gone its going to be a 22 creed. Fireforming is not really our cup of tea and 22 creed has plenty if brass available. New 22 cal bullets are running right with the 6s now and they are a lot cheaper. Get one of those 2 in a 7 or 7.5 twist and have fun!

 

[Capt RB]

243ai!!! 105's at 3300 85's at 3600. I haven't tried the new LRT however a 6.5wsm with a 147-160 should be quite fun. You can open up a bolt if you go that route

 

[Rick Richard]

6.5X47 since it is so so easy to find an accurate node and very economical to shoot. Second would be 6 BR, but may have to do some fiddling around with the ramp to make it feed smoothly.

 

[AZShooter]

You have an action and stock. Cheap hotrod would be to use a 24" Rem takeoff in 243 rechambered to 6mm-284, totally cleans up existing chamber. Excellent Lapua 6.5-284 brass can be necked down easily. Will shoot 55 gr varmint bullets up to 4200 fps.(great for varmint calling, zeroed at 100 it is only 7" low at 350 yds) It does come with a 1 in 9.25 twist so it is limited to 95 gr bullets. Currently getting 3495 fps with Berger classic hunter.

Due to being a barrel burner the use of a takeoff barrel mitigates the cost. In my case I have a lathe and do that work myself.

 

[KyCarl]

I like my plain old 22-250? But it does have a 8 twist barrel so I have more bullet options. It has really no recoil. I think with supervision a 6 or 7 year old could shoot
it without problem. Ground hogs really don't like 70 Gr. VLD's!

 

[therifleman556]

You have an action and stock. Cheap hotrod would be to use a 24" Rem takeoff in 243 rechambered to 6mm-284, totally cleans up existing chamber. Excellent Lapua 6.5-284 brass can be necked down easily. Will shoot 55 gr varmint bullets up to 4200 fps.(great for varmint calling, zeroed at 100 it is only 7" low at 350 yds) It does come with a 1 in 9.25 twist so it is limited to 95 gr bullets. Currently getting 3495 fps with Berger classic hunter.

Due to being a barrel burner the use of a takeoff barrel mitigates the cost. In my case I have a lathe and do that work myself.

Will it fit in factory magazines or will it be a single shot?

Something to think of:
Others have raised the concern of brass stretch and weakness in the rear lug design. A 243AI could help you squeeze a lot of performance out of this platform while keeping pressure manageable for the 788.

 

[MudRunner2005]

.260 AI.

 

[ronstone09]

I wanna build a fun range toy. Love the 28 nosler for most things walking, but man, it's spendy to send some serious roundage downrange! I have an 'ol Remington 788 in 22-250 that I've always wanted to screw with. 22 creedmoor is intriguing, 22-250 AI— a 6mm something-or-other oh my! Use is LR steel, varmints maybe competition... I don't know....
Requirements:
Relatively inexpensive to operate
Low to no recoil ( will also have MB/ can)
Standard bolt face short action
Will have fast twist for caliber bbl
Quality brass that's available
Readily available high BC Bullets that are available

I'm kinda itchy for something cool but not too cool... ya know?
Sell me on something!

i like the .260 rem shooting 140 gr. easy to shoot and easy on the barrel ! ive used it for prarie dogs to 600 yd. competition !

 

[RockyMtnMT]

6 Dasher.

 

[Dale Benson]

22-250 AI