savage model 24v coyote/fox gun .222 Remington over 20 ga

[jakeisawesomeization]

I have this exact rifle

[qpae123]

PS : '' Europeans '' as a group , dont really exist lmao, cose every country in Europe has different gun laws, different languages, even different currencys, so talking about ''europeans'' as a group doesnt make any sense.

[qpae123]

Man, where did heard in Europe we are not allowed to use ''military calibers '' for hunting lmao?

Here in Romania, every caliber is allowed from 222 Rem ( the smallest ) till 458 Win Mag ( 11,5 x 63,5 ) round lmao.

Only Full auto weapons are not allowed, but there is no restriction in calibers.

And we were a comunist country till 1989, so I bet In Germany or other countrys , there are even less restrictions.

[belair55zz56]

I have one with the monte carlo stock .22magnum 20ga. w3inch chamber, I was wondering what its worth?

[97levijust]

very cool gun i looked up to see how much they cost and they cost a lot of cash

[mainetrapper]

@97levijust yeah i wouldn't know, like i said this was my grandfathers probably bought some time in the 70's

[97levijust]

coyote hunting is all year round in oregon beacause there a nusence

[mainetrapper]

@97levijust same here, but there's not much point in shooting them in the summer because the pelts are worthless. might as well wait until fall/ winter when there's actually a point to it.

[Nerdthan2]

Great vid but Remington,savage,tikka and sako all make rifles chambered in 222 Remington

[ifishhuntsurvive94]

i use that same exact ammo but i deer hunt in PA with my .222, killed two bucks with it this winter, dropped on in its tracks, the other one only ran 20 yards. Savage .222 centerfire, open sights good deer gun if you ask me, i wouldnt shoot a deer with it over 75 yards

[mainetrapper]

@ifishhuntsurvive94 deer in PA are much smaller than up here. granted there are less of them in most areas of the state up here, but the ones that we do have are much larger. My dad came from PA and he always said that the deer were larger up here. I'm not sure what the average size is down there, but up here, 160 lbs after it's cleaned is about average. i've seen a few up in the 200's at tagging stations (mind you those aren't very common, but aren't unheard of) on the contest board.

[ifishhuntsurvive94]

@mainetrapper i see, deer down here can range anywhere from 130 to 200 i'd say average is about 140 pounds, are you a fur trapper? My grandfather is a well known fur trapper up and down the east coast, i trap with him. Red fox is our bread and butter, we usually get bout 3 coyotes a season. We live in Northern Maryland but i hunt in PA.

[MrAidanSherlock]

If im not mistaken you can convert 223 brass down to ,222 when you reload it.

Essentially you have to trim the cases and resize them in the .222 die.

It takes a little effort on your part and investment on equipment.

Depends whether you intend to keep the rifle for a long time?

I can buy .222 for anything between £10.00 to £25.00 per twenty in the UK

So reloading is the only solution long term.

[mainetrapper]

@MrAidanSherlock @MrAidanSherlock yeah, i have been thinking about that, some day in the future. If it wasn't my grand fathers rifle i would have it re-chambered for the 223, but i can't bring my self to change it from what it is now. i can get ammo for it for $20 for 20 which is about £15.00. but thankfully i can use the same bullets as the 223 since they are the same caliber essentially.

[rztexas]

I used to own a Savage 222, very nice rifle for long range for fox or coyote. I gave it to my son.

[belair55zz56]

I remember they also made a .222 magnum, Ive got a .22 magnum and 20ga.

[Labradorslobber]

Gotcha. 5.56 is the military round. 223 is different. Check online for 222. It's generally a few dollars cheaper than it is locally. As long as you buy a few boxes it covers the shipping. Bass pro had a good online price. They sell it at all the commercial and privately owned stores locally here.

I have that same rifle. Taking it out tonight.

[Labradorslobber]

they do chamber a lot of rifles in 222 rem. It's still popular for varmint and predator hunters. Savage makes them. Savage is american.

[mainetrapper]

@Labradorslobber they really don't make that many in the united states, since the .223 became the military round, it has almost identical ballistics and virtually same bullet size. but the .223 is less than half the price. in European country's where they aren't aloud to have "military calibers" the caliber is very popular. but in the us, not so much. you can still buy ammo for it, but i have to take a 3 hour drive to get any because none of the local sporting goods stores around here sell them

[Tristy1987]

Should of got a 22-250 Remington.. Best fox rifle IMHO!

[Nerdthan2]

There are lots of 222 rem rifles being made still by Remington,Thompson center,cz and browning

[mainetrapper]

@Nerdthan2 they really don't make that many in the united states, since the .223 became the military round, it has almost identical ballistics and virtually same bullet size. but the .223 is less than half the price. in European country's where they aren't aloud to have "military calibers" the caliber is very popular. but in the us, not so much