I have a savage 340c .222, I am interested in any info on this gun, I have not shot it yet and would like to know what grain bullet to use for varmints nd targets at 50 and 100 yards

Probably 40 - 50 grain HP bullets. Doubt that your rifling is fast enough to stabilize anything larger (at least to the accuracy needed for varmints), and that was pretty much standard for that caliber. HTH

 

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Pizza Bob

Thanks, I have searched for info, and not much out there. I inherited this gun, and never shot it yet. Thanks for the info.

This is the gun.

Depends on the twist rate for your barrel, check out some websites about reloading or varmint shooting.

A list, compiled by Chuck Hawks, puts the typical twist rate for .222 Remington rifles at 1 turn in 14". That is very slow (remember AR's use the same diameter bullet and typically are loaded with 55 gr or 62 gr bullets - typical twist rate for them is 1:7 or 1:8 or 1:9 at the slowest). 1:14 would stabilize the lighter .224" diameter bullets. In the neighborhood of 40 to 50 grains.

 

Doesn't the 340 have a split receiver and the rifle relies on the bolt notch for lock-up, rather than any lugs on the bolt?

 

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Pizza Bob