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Savage model 12FV: 222 Rem project

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I've finally started working on my 222 Rem project.
My original plan was to start with a Savage model 12FV from cabelas. After the sale price and a $100 mail-in rebate from Savage I spent a total of $239 for the rifle.
I ordered a 26", 4140 in the the white barrel from E.R Shaw, with an 11 degree crown for a total of $222 and some change(coincidence? I think not lol)
The stock is going to be a sky laminate from Boyd's.
I also planned to powder coat all of the metal in transparent candy blue, and that's where my plan took a turn.
After putting a base coat down of what I thought was chrome powder, it turned out to be stainless powder. No big deal, so I laid down a coat of candy blue and that's where things went south. As I was trying to put the barrel in my homemade oven, I dropped the barrel. :mad::mad::mad:
Not too big of a deal I figured. I figured I could scrape it all off and put the chrome base coat on and all would be good. I stripped the barrel, sanded it, put the right powder in my gun and all would be well. I did all of that, dropped it into my "oven" and when I pulled it out I discovered the silicone plug I used had fallen out and the smoke clouded the powder coat. That was the final straw! It's now going to get a birchwood Casey cold blue, at least until I get a proper oven to bake the barrel with powder coat. I'll probably blue it Sunday. Here are pics of the gun from cabelas and how it sits now.
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Stuff happens, eh? Sounds like some of my projects.

The sweet and endearing 222 Remington. Years ago I had a 788 Rem. chambered to that cartridge and that combination remains one of the most accurate firearms I have ever owned. If ever I am in the market for a 22 cal. centerfire it will be another in 222 Rem. I keep thinking how adorable a single shot on an Ideal action chambered for the 222R would be.

I expect you've done a lot of looking at loads. Back when I had mine 20-21 grs. of IMR-4198 under a 50 gr. bullet was about as good as it got.
 
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You know what they say, if it wasn't for bad luck.........lol.
The 222 is probably my favorite cartridge.
I've heard lots of good things about 4198 in the 222. I'm going to start off with H335 and a 55gr Hornady to see if it will do what I want. If that doesn't work, I'll try 4198. I want a one hole shooter.
 
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You know what you're doing. There's only one way to find out and a fella can't know until he's tried it.

I'm about certain I shot Sierra Game King seconds in my 788, Sierra being only about 50 miles from the farm. There's about 140, 50 gr. bullets in a pound, which is how they sold them then, maybe still do. Cheap shootin' for sure, especially 25-30 years ago!
 
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I honestly haven't messed with it enough to give a good opinion. It hasn't been shot yet. I'll mess with it in the next day or two and give you my opinion. One thing that I don't like about it is the forend shape.

Edit: I got home from work and decided to see how the stock was. On the bipod the forend flexes a lot. I don't know if the accustock or the new savage stocks are any stronger but this particular stock is not very strong. Thankfully I never buy any plastic stocked rifle and plan to keep the stock. I prefer wood or laminate stocks. This one will be replaced with a Boyd's laminate soon.
 
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I've seen kids toys with more strength than a plastic Savage stock. The one on my Axis moves the scope 14MOA. I'm thinking of stiffening it up inside with carbon fiber rods and epoxy. Yes, a wood or laminate would be ideal but this thing is my "sleeper" rifle. I tweaked the factory trigger to just over 2lbs and it's pleasant. More work on that is planned.
 
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