Are there any .224 Valkyrie factory bolt guns scheduled to be released this year? If so, which manufacture(s)?
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Ashbury Precision, I believe Masterpiece Arms will be releasing theirs as well. I'm sure I'm missing quite a few
I would guess that Q will have their mini-Fix it toward the end of the year. That should be one heck of a 224V rifle.
ILya
ILya
I saw that on Instagram yesterday.....very nice! It looks to be feeding from an AR 6.8 magazine
I'm very curious to see how Savage approaches this caliber in a bolt gun.
I'm specifically interested in the magazine.
I called APO last week and they are building custom 224 Valkyrie mags in house for their rifles.
I don't know what MPA is doing for theirs
I like the idea of being able to use easily available AR mags. Besides, I really like my 308 Fix, so I am definitely going to pick up the mini-Fix as soon as it comes out.
ILya
Is your fix the 16" barreled version? wondering how it will handle with a 24" barrel. I know I hate AR15's with anything longer than 18" and running suppressed most 13" or under.
Mine is indeed a 16" barrel, but it handles just fine with a 22" barrel. I can't imagine 24" barrel being too different:
It is more front heavy than a 16", but it is not too bad at all, especially since the whole thing is quite light. The balance point with the scope on there is right behind the first q-cert threaded point.
With a heavier scope, it would move back a little.
ILya
Looks interesting... but I'd stay with a fast twist 22-250 or 22 creedmoor.
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What magazine and OAL are those bolt guns running. I want to run a 95 gr SMK out long!
JP Enterprises, any of their small frame ARs and perhaps bolt actions too:
https://www.jprifles.com/index.php
https://www.jprifles.com/index.php
Barrett is going to have one in the fieldcraft hunting rifle.
Everywhere is OOS but forster is making them
I have toyed with the idea of the 224V ever since it first appeared on this forum. It's tempting, but I always pull up short before engaging the "Gee what would mine look like" process.
That's because I already went thoroughly through all of this with the .22-250. I mean I bought the gun, shot it plenty, and learned a fact or two that had managed to evade the popular discussions.
The .22-250 (and likely also the 224V) really heat up the barrel much quicker. Not just being concerned about bore life, my major quibble was that accuracy became unstable many shots prior to the conclusion of a competitive COF. Such Courses Of Fire require sustained fire for a given string of shots, and there is just no way around that.
So, in essence, the .22-250 may shoot great, but it doesn't shoot great in the very COF's that I wanted to use it for.
I determined that for what I wanted, the .223/5.56 was about as much case capacity as I would actually need, and which I could effectively employ to meet those needs. Going appreciably bigger just doesn't accomplish what I want my 22 bore centerfire rifles to do.
For more capacity, I standardized on the .260 Remington; which has effectively sustained all my shooting needs for nearly two decades in applications that would otherwise motivate me to go with overbore 224 chamberings.
For me, it's all just a matter of choices, based on experience with what works for me.
Greg
That's because I already went thoroughly through all of this with the .22-250. I mean I bought the gun, shot it plenty, and learned a fact or two that had managed to evade the popular discussions.
The .22-250 (and likely also the 224V) really heat up the barrel much quicker. Not just being concerned about bore life, my major quibble was that accuracy became unstable many shots prior to the conclusion of a competitive COF. Such Courses Of Fire require sustained fire for a given string of shots, and there is just no way around that.
So, in essence, the .22-250 may shoot great, but it doesn't shoot great in the very COF's that I wanted to use it for.
I determined that for what I wanted, the .223/5.56 was about as much case capacity as I would actually need, and which I could effectively employ to meet those needs. Going appreciably bigger just doesn't accomplish what I want my 22 bore centerfire rifles to do.
For more capacity, I standardized on the .260 Remington; which has effectively sustained all my shooting needs for nearly two decades in applications that would otherwise motivate me to go with overbore 224 chamberings.
For me, it's all just a matter of choices, based on experience with what works for me.
Greg
It'd be a pretty easy setback/rebarrel a Howa 1500 Mini if you want a tiny 224V bolt gun, otherwise just go .22-250 on a standard short-action. I'm not disagreeing with you there, Greg, there's an appropriate tool for any job. What barrel make, contour an dlength did you run the .22-250 through?
Personally, I'm more interested in the 95 SMK for a comp gun. High BCs, low recoil, flat trajectories and relatively low pressures in 'overbore' cases to meet 3200fps in shorter barrels.
Personally, I'm more interested in the 95 SMK for a comp gun. High BCs, low recoil, flat trajectories and relatively low pressures in 'overbore' cases to meet 3200fps in shorter barrels.
Ruger KM77VT MKII .22-250, 24" 1:12" (14"?) cold hammer forged Varmint contour. Also a 308, same configuration except 1:10" twist. Both are long gone from my inventory. It was about money, not about performance. Outside competitive circles, the .22-250 was one helluva Chuck rifle.
I agree about appropriate tools, and have decided the .260 does it for me better than the 22-250.
Greg
I agree about appropriate tools, and have decided the .260 does it for me better than the 22-250.
Greg
What if your 22-250 was just a turd Greg? I've talked to a few high volume fast paced prairie dog hunters and they don't seem to have any of the problems you did.
I have no answer for that, and since the rifle's been gone for about a decade, no need for an answer.
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