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It is indeed a barrel nut. The 340 was a pretty innovative design Savage set up to use up .30 caliber machine gun barrels they made during WWII. That barrel nut system is very similar to the system they use on the Model 110 to this day.
Barry, I have that same rifle, mine is a Stevens 322, I like the butter knife bolt handle and it's a good shooter with cast. One of my favorite squirrel rifles, though I like my 219 for such things a little better.
One 222 Rem 600 , one 47 gr J word, 3350 fps, one coyote, one hundred yards, one hard to locate entry hole, flipped the coyote over and there were three fifty cents sized exit wounds three inch centers, with the jacket mark along the skin underneath back to the hip bone.
Hey, how about that well done rifle in #44 by KLR! Really like the dip cut in the lock area. like the stock cutout as well, but the dip cut really shines as spectacular design.
Unless you are dead set on having something that can be reloaded, a bolt or lever action .22 WMR would be (and is) my first choice for a "walking around rifle." They are typically smaller and lighter than a center-fire rifle, and the .22 WMR is an effective coyote round out to ~150yds or so. I have shot just about every flavor of .22 WMR ammo out there, and the 30 gr Vmax from Hornady is by far the best, IMO.
Yes Rich. I just love this rifle. Squirrel, turkey, pig, yota dogs, prairie dogs. So many hunting classes are covered and so light and handy. Right up there with the best of my hunting purchases.
I like your Fox squirrel too. Nice bushy tail there.
Yes, I agree not always needed to take the nut eaters, and I usually use my Stevens "GILL" gun for squirrels or one of my shotguns.
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I have called my Contender carbine in 9mm Lugar my "walking around" rifle for 20 years. It does exactly what it is supposed to do with iron sights including minute-of-popcan out to 125 yards and makes a very satisfying thump when it hits a coyote at any range.
it depends. its either a 20 vartarg in tc encore with a 23" MGM barrel or my 35/30 win in win m94 with williams fp peep sight. the 20vt and 34gr midway/midsouth hp with rel7 will kill a 'yote, groundhog, foxes and any small game out to 347 yards(furthest i killed a groundhog/laser range finder).
my m94 used to be a 30/30 till i sent to JES and it came back a 35/30!!! i killed alot of deer with my 30/30 but i didn't care for the caliber. so i put her away. 25+ years later, i take her out and send it to jesse. the 35/30 is a dream!!! i shot a couple of groundhogs(80+/- yards) but it is fast becoming "my rifle". i use a 200gr fngc and 20.0gr of 2400/dacron (1726fps) and its like a nudge on my shoulder. can't wait to try it out on deer.
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Contender G2, Composite Youth Stock, 16" MGM Medium Tapered barrel (Super 14 forend) chambered for .357 Maximum, topped with a Trijicon RMR. Pretty handy.
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One of my favorite “critter getters” is my 30 carbine it’s light, fast and I can hold 15 or 30 rounds
Nothing in NE KY is going to like a 130grn hollow point at 2200fps
I know a guy who worked over one of those howa minis:
He's made it work with a double-stack .30 carbine magazine and runs in a .22 Spitfire reamer in short. He calls it a ".22 spitwad" and it has similar performance to a .22 K-hornet. Seems to be working real well for him and since he did most of the work himself it was not very costly.
I have several but only 1 bolt gun. A Savage 25 in 25/20. I also have a TC contender carbine in 223, Savage 219 in 22H, H&R in 22KH, M92 Win in 32/20, a M92 Puma in 454 Casull and my favorite a M92 Win in 25/20. I have had a few 22Mags but the ammo is quite a bit more expensive than shooting cast. I think you would like the 6x45 in a light bolt gun.
i like the Ruger American Ranch for that role light weight, 16 inch barrel, great accuracy. takes AR 15 mags. but my favirite is a Marlin 336 CS 30-30 shortened to 16 inch barrel. short and handy. Can carry it by the pistol grip and not worry about the muzzel touching the ground.
What a beautiful job!!! Some talent there for sure.
The caliber conversion is interesting....but with the cost of .30 carbine brass, keeping the gun in .223 and downloading it would be more practical. And keeping it in .223 offers a greater range of loads if ever desired. Any small savings in powder are quickly consumed by the cost of the conversion.
Most wildcats make little sense but I still admire the talent and craftsmanship.
Don Verna
I went with a Savage Axis combo with the scope in 223, then got a Shaw 6X47 barrel to screw on it. Would of went with 6X45 and used 223 brass but I had 1100 new 222mag brass to
play with.
Aaron
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |