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Thane, you old LOBO What Classic Left Hand Bolt Action 222 do you know to exist? Mike
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Also a LH .223 listed on Accurate Reloading site.
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Mike, LOL, I don't know of any LH Kimber 222s that exist. I just know that it was an option. I bought both of mine through Gopher Supply or Lock, Stock & Barrel between 85-88 and know that Kimber was pushing out some interesting options in their catalog. My M82 is LH799 and is the vanilla version. I decided to spend a bit more for the 84. Both have proven to be reliable and accurate. The 84 is my favorite calling rifle when I take a bolt gun. My .223 choice back then was based on a decision similar to the OP's. I was sitting on 3 cases of Remington non-crimped primer .223 and wanted something lighter than my 700 BDL varmint. If the OP found one I don't expect it to be cheap but he didn't specify a price range. Thaine Edited to add This One which was sold.
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I think this virus has run its course. Pretty sure Ill unload the ammunition, and just continue with this gun: Rimfire .22, but it lays them in there at least as well as my ability allows. Remington 581, true lefty, 4X Weaver. That is an African ribbon mahogany stock, that made appearances on a few Remington models back in the day. Classic is as classic does, and this one already has a few bruises from sitting in a blind at dark. Thanks for the help. Best, Ted
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Easy Peasy Savage small bolt face LH action, ER Shaw barrel(222 Rem) and Boyde stock. This one is right hand but it is a simple build. It turned out well, I won this with it. Custom RPG in 20 Practical.
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After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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Anybody ever used one of these? https://www.gunbroker.com/item/808200913It would be easy to reset the barrel on this and rechamber to .222. I know everyone thinks a Cooper or Kimber is the way to go, but, trust me, on a -10 degree night, heading back to the truck, pulling my sled with a couple dead coyotes, all the pretty built into one of those guns will be completely wasted with me. I sold all the .222 magnum ammunition, but, still have a pile of this stuff: The guy it belonged to had an unfired Winchester model 70 in .222. I didnt get the gun. Best, Ted
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Ted it might be cheaper to order a Shaw barrel for it in 222 Rem and save the 223 barrel for a later date if you decide to sell it or turn the 223 barrel and help pay for the 222 Rem barrel. The axis is usually a very accurate rifle, not much to look at but they do shoot well. I have one of those Model 70's in 222 Rem, it kills coyotes just fine. I need to shoot a shorter length of pull on my stocks and the wood stock was too nice to cut so I dropped it into a Model 70 synthetic and adjusted the LOP for me.
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After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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I believe that .223 barrel has a much quicker twist than the long time 1-14 standard for the .222. That doesn't mean your .222 wouldn't shoot, only that it may be finicky where it's normally an easy cartridge to get to cooperate. Two other thoughts I'd have are, I'd ask the smith if they can fit Savage's nut system into the set back barrel contour. And, Savage has gone to what they named the accutrigger for their good trigger, and someone may be disappointed with the regular trigger.
Not trying to seem negative about your choice, only thinking out loud. Once you add the price of a modest type after market barrel like Oskar mentions, your favorable price may slip away some. Glad you are keeping the .222 possibility alive.
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The standard twist in the 223 Savage line is 1-9 and I wouldn't rule it out, Lead Free bullets might be not to far off no matter what we think. LF's are longer for the weight and need a faster twist for their weight than standard lead bullets. I have a 1-9 Savage barrel that started out as a 223 and I rechamberred it to 22-204(222 Rem Mag Improved) surprisingly it dotes on 40gr NBT's and slings 50gr NBT LF's very accurately. A Shaw barrel for a Savage is $230 blued in your choice of twists and contours. and compatable to the Axis. With some careful tuning the standard Axis/pre Accutigger can be made into a fairly nice trigger. https://www.shawcustombarrels.com/barrelsSavage 11 in 22-204, Sightron II 1.5-6x40mm 50gr NBT LF's I usually shoot 40gr NBT's for pelt hunting. Ugly coyote, last one of the season, the one with the Model 70 above was the weekend before.
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After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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