The .20-250 an extreme predator rifle
by Dave Affleck
The
Rifle – Riflesmith
In researching the .20-250, I talked to a couple of riflesmith’s who had a
lot of hands on experience with the cartridge, as well as with other even
larger capacity .20 calibers. One of these riflesmith’s was Greg Tannel.
Greg had already built my current all time favorite rifle, my .17 Predator,
and I had nothing but positive experiences with him throughout that
project. Greg also had a superb understanding of what I was trying to
accomplish with my .20-250, having done much experimenting along these same
lines already himself. It was a pretty easy decision to have Greg build
this rifle. So, once all the components had arrived, I boxed up them up and
sent them off to Greg with instructions on how I wanted the barrels
chambered, throated etc. In addition to chambering the two barrels I also
had Greg pillar bed the action into the stock.
Pictured
above are the components of my .20-250:
Nesika Model T with a Jewell HVR trigger and Rem. BDL bottom metal
Lilja #4, .204 12 twist, to be chambered in .20-250
Lilja #4 .243 13 twist, to be chambered in 6/284 (another project!)
McMillan Rem. Classic pattern stock
Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44/Talley bases and rings
Why the
.20-250?
Why is flat trajectory so important?
Choosing an
action, trigger and stock
Choosing a
barrel
The scope
The
Riflesmith
Loading dies & forming cases
Load work
Bullet performance issues
Final
thoughts
Rocky Mountain Varmint Hunter
R.M.V.H., LLC ·
436 N. Redwood Rd · Salt Lake City, UT · 84116
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