New 22-250. Looking for a place to start

[Ktarr72590]

I just purchased a Remington 700 adl in 22-250. 24" barrel 1/14" twist. Looking for a potential place to start for reloading for it. Ive reloaded for a while now but not super knowledgeable with it. I've read alot about 55(ish) grain bullets are about the heaviest that will stabilize in a 1/14" twist. Im looking for others input for starting out to find something I can all purpose. Looking to b able to varmint and predator hunt as well as capable of taking white tail with providing the right shot placement. I've got a couple boxes of factory rounds to get me started for at least a rough zero and to gain brass from. Any and all input would b helpful!

 

[Lone Hunter]

I use 50 gr NBT's in mine. I have shot a lot of groundhogs and crows with the 50's. The 55's shoot just as good but I have a bunch of the 50's. I use H380 in mine. There are better powders but it has always shot very well with H380. Here is a link you can look at. Run a Google search and you will find a lot of info on the .22-250 and various loads.
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/22-250/

 

[long40shot]

50grn v-max does great for me with Varget. Not sure on a deer bullet yet, im still working on that.

 

[SSL]

52-grain Hornady AMax over 39.0 grains of Hodgdon CFE223 turns up 3,850 fps and has given me 5-shot, .28" 100-yard groups out of my Ruger #1B with 26", 1/14" twist barrel, a rifle commomly thought to not be capable of such accuracy. This is just under maximum, so reduce and work up. My rifle starts getting a bit unpredictable with 55-grain bullets.

 

[Sniper338]

52 gr berger flat base varmint bullets, and reloader 15, cci br primers.

 

[sbhooper]

hard to beat a Sierra 55-grain (1365), over IMR4064.

 

[onelastshot]

hard to beat a Sierra 55-grain (1365), over IMR4064.

I second the 55 grain Sierra, I push it with Reloader 17 and it works great.

 

[357Mag]

ktarr -\

Howdy !

Your choice of .224 cal 55's is a good one, for the 1-14 twist.
The heaviest bullets that you can stabilize well are likely to be 60's... as long as their oal is kept to
< .750".

For use on " Soybeanus Digestus ", I highly recommend Hornady's 55 SX SP.

Powders:
IMHO - IMR4064 and " slower ". In my high .22-250s and high-capacity .224" cal wildcat
WW760/H414 was a better fit for either 55s or 60s. VV160 also shot very well.
I am a believer in high load density, and the above powders help get closer to that.

With these powder, you might also want to try FED Large Magnum Rifle Match primers.


With regards,
357Mag

 

[Tiratore]

My Ruger #1V 22-250 would not handle 50 and 55 grain plastic tipped bullets. Maybe the 1 in 14 twist combined with some other issues contributed to this result. Holes even looked a little oval. I started over with a very old batch of Sierra 53 flat based bullets, current Berger MEFs and Starke 52 Red Prairies with far better results. The better results were with these bullets most likely due to better stability factors.

I'd say start with a relatively short match-grade bullet like the Berger MEF, and any suitable primer and powder to see what potential the rifle has. Establish a baseline with something like the MEFs first - several measured groups with the same load. Then wander around trying variations in charge, powder and primer.

Let us know how it works out.

 

[gambleone]

52 gr berger flat base varmint bullets, and reloader 15, cci br primers.

Also can try the IMR4064 with the 52 gr berger.

 

[sbhooper]

I have just started playing with a 250 that I inherited from my wife's dad. I can't find anything that it won't shoot, for the most part-at least so far. I am burning up some bulk 55 Interlocks right now.

 

[gambleone]

Also can try the IMR4064 with the 52 gr berger.

Another bullet to try if the berger is falling short is Nosler 50 gr ballistic tip. If the 4064 doesn't suit you, try the old standby
H380. Let the barrel tell you. There's ton of info on this if you do a search.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

My old 788 always liked the Speer #1035 52 gr hp and 4064.

 

[Lougler]

If you have any benchmark laying around, try that with 55gr vmax or BT. Don't think I would use it in deer but great coyote combo.

 

[littlebuddybr]

Varget and a 53gr sierra match king or a 50 gr nbt.

 

[NickB1075]

Sierra 52 hp over IMR 4064. I don't recommend this caliber for use with harvesting a whitetail but that is just my opinion. If I absolutely had to use it for deer I would be looking at the Barnes bullets. I have had very good luck in my hunting rifles with the Barnes tsx/ttsx.

Nick

 

[C.E.Smith043]

Heres where i would start, sand down the speed bump in the forend if it has it, bed it, adjust trigger. Then get a pound of IMR 4064 and 52gr Sierra MatchKings. If this doesnt shoot, throw the gun away.

 

[K22]

Powders: IMR 4064, Varget, H4895 are all good first choices. H380 is also very accurate BUT, for hunting I didn't like it because it was very temperature sensitive. In the heat of summer I got pressure surges. I prefer "stick" powders over ball powders for hunting purposes. Might be a consideration for you since you plan to hunt ghogs and predators and the temperature differences, depending on where you hunt could be a factor.

My Rem 700, 14" didn't shoot the 55's as well as the 50's. I used Nosler 50 BT's.

Another powder that shot very tiny groups for me, under 1/4" was IMR 4350. I would have never believed it or even tried it if it wasn't for a fellow ghog hunter recommending it. I was stunned by the small groups. However the velocity was limited to about 3,500 ft/s. The Nosler Manual 5th Edition has published load data for this powder in the 22 250

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Heres where i would start, sand down the speed bump in the forend if it has it, bed it, adjust trigger. Then get a pound of IMR 4064 and 52gr Sierra MatchKings. If this doesnt shoot, throw the gun away.

C.E. I just cleaned and re-scoped a family members old model 700 .243. It had that forend speed bump. First time I ever saw it, was that Remington's attempt at a cheap bedding job? Also to adjust those old triggers, what's the best product to remove the glue that sets the adjustment screws. Thanks

 

[Ktarr72590]

Thank you all for your input! The only powder I currently have of all that have been Mentioned is varget. Ive been looking into hornady vmax/zmax (same bullet from what ive read asides from tip color) the price is good for quantity. Once I get some of my factory loads shot I'll likely order some bullets and start playing around. I will however check on that "speed bump"

Thanks all!