February 7, 2023
Many great variations of the 6mmBR Norma cartridge have been created in multiple calibers, including 6BRA, 6BRA, 22 BR and 22 Dasher. This article will focus on a 22 BR Rem-action varmint rig. Richard Franklin, who ran Richard’s Custom Rifles before his retirement, has built many varmint rifles in many calibers. Richard’s favorite varmint rifle is the 22 BR, 1:14 twist model. It was built on his Model 11 stock made of laminated Black Walnut with fiddleback maple. Richard claims the rifle is versatile, accurate and reliable up to 400 yards. Richard uses a Leupold LRT 8.5-25x50mm with varmint reticle. Richard’s 22 BR Varmint rifle with Lilja Barrel
Richard says, “Shown above” is his light-walking varminter. It was built on a blue-printed Stainless Steel Remington 700 small action and chambered with a no-turn 22 BR Lapua brass. The bolt handle is a Dave Kiff substitute and I’ve fitted a Jewel BR trigger, with bottom safety. The barrel is a Lilja, 1:14 #6 contour with a muzzle diameter.750? The rifle shoots 40gr Vmax bullets at 4000 FPS. If you don’t take the rifle out far enough, it can be very difficult on hogs. It can shoot 400 yards. I believe it has missed three of the over 100 hogs it shot in one summer. Mike, Roy, and I are the only ones who used it. The rifle is kept in the truck on a ceiling rack. It is always available to be used by the first person to grab it when a hog has been sighted. The Varmint reticle (shown below), is handy for quick hold-overs when you move between locations. “Another Franklin Model 11 stock in Birdseye Maple is shown at right. This photo shows the details for the thumbhole stock. Editor’s Note: We shot a 1:8-twist 22 BR in varmint match and it was very accurate using 80gr bullets. It actually shot flatter at 500 yards than our 6mmBR with 105-grainers. A 22 BRA would be a good choice if we were to make a long-range bolt-action varmint rifle. It is basically a 22 BR and 40. shoulder. This gives you a stable cartridge with more capacity. 22 BR Rivals 22-25 Performance
The 22 BR can fire bullets from 40gr to 60gr in a range of velocity that is comparable to a 22-252, but it burns a lot less powder (32-32 grains for 22 BR vs 35-38 grains in the 22-250). The 22 BR chamber is match-quality, so you will likely have a higher accuracy than a 22-250. Additionally, the barrel should last longer. Here are some recommended loads for 22 BR bullets of 40-60gr.
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