[bassetman1974]

I have four different Bee's in the safe. Marlin 1894, Ruger no.1B, Browning 65, and Winchester 43. A 218 Bee is worth having in my opinion. Just have a pic of the Browning on this tablet. Here it is.

 

[bassetman1974]

@Hepcat0 - I agree 100% with @bassetman1974 - "A 218 Bee is worth having"! I happen to love the .218 Bee to be honest with you. I am privileged to own a Ruger #1B in .218 Bee as well and it has been the demise of many a prairie dog and other assorted varmints, including coyotes! With the long barrel on the #1B, I am able to wring out some pretty fast rounds.
I also have a Browning 65 and Encore pistol and find them to be a lot of fun to shoot. I had an opportunity to buy an 1894 about 10 years ago - regrettably I by-passed it. . . .

In recent years factory .218 rounds have dwindled and become expensive. However, Hendershots still loads a variety of .218 ammo in some great loads and will provide ballistic information. I'd check them out.

It is more fun to hand load - there are .22 caliber bullets a plenty and lots of load data. Cases are available - just ordered some recently. H110 and IMR 4227 are good powder but some of the loads I like are done with 13 gr. of Lil Gun - with velocities at 3200 fps with a 30gr. bullet out of the #1. Of course if you go down this road - which I think you would find worth the effort, work up your own loads that work for your firearm

Of the .22 centerfires that I have, the .218 is about my favorite (with a .221 Fireball a very close second)

Good Luck with your quest!!

Thank you for the nice reply. Hate to give out secrets, but CFE BLK is a magnificent powder in the 218 Bee. You can get higher velocities with Lil Gun but I like my nostalgic cartridges shooting intended factory velocity. CFE BLK does this easily with excellent accuracy.

 

[bassetman1974]

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You and I have chatted for a few years. Hopefully, two years from now I will be retired if my company stock holds out. If so, I would love to come up from WI to Vermont to shoot with you. I will bring alll Bee's and some others. To make a long story short, I've never been north east of Niagra Falls LOL!

 

[bassetman1974]

Ahhh.. Another Unicorn, ..... A Marlin M94 in .218 Bee or Mashburn, .256 WIN AI, Oh My!!!
If only I lived 50yrs ago!!! Hot Lil' rounds for Varmints & small game.
Man, I Wish I Had One of Both!

How about these two (218 Bee) and (256 Win) that I just photographed a few feet away from me in my basement.

 

[bassetman1974]

Also , found this Browning 65 Bee to the take a pic. Couldn't locate my Ruger no.1 Bee to complete the photo op.

 

[bassetman1974]

What cal. is the M94 in Top Pic?
Wanna Sell or Trade for It?
Nice.... Droooollll !!!

Top is 218 Bee. Have the original box and papers too. Paid whopping $700 for it in 2006. Paid way more for the 256 this past January. The Browning was a lot back in 2017. None are or will be for sale until I'm dead.