[MudMarine]

Anyone shoot this little gem here in Florida? Is it worth getting into?


Mud

 

[dwm4485]

The Remington .221 Fireball is not very high on my wishlist do to the ballistics vs cost per round are to far apart. Thinking my next varminter will be either a .204 Ruger or a .220 Swift.

 

[Skeptic 9094]

The .221 Fireball was an interesting cartridge in it's day...which is long past.
Geoff
Who notes the Remingtons have long since been rebarreled by the silhouette shooters.

 

[45Freak]

Why not big bore? 6.5 Creedmore, .308, 300 win mag, .338 Lapua etc.

 

[bttbbob]

For varmints it is hard to beat the .223...Bullet variety. Diversity. Easy recoil, highly accurate. Cheap bullet components.

 

[MudMarine]

I've got 350 pieces of Remington 221 brass that I have been storing for the past 20 years or so. I bought them originally to go with my brand new 300 whisper upper made from a Shilen Select Match Air gauged 1/8 twist stainless barrel designed to throw Sierra 240 grain SMKs downrange at 1050 fps. Back then, one had to make your own brass. haha. Jokes on me.

Matt