22 PPC suggestions?

[snert]

I have been shooting a 22 PPC for both groundhogs and informal matches. My groundhog load was a case full of varget. Shoots great but then I recalled that i shouldn't be seating bullets with a compressed charge with my Redding Comp seat die. (Yes, I am confesssing I overlooked something I of all people should knw in the details of working with my first 22PPC) So, shooting 50 grain Vmax and wondering who has experience with the 22PPC and 50's, and what powder they like. Do not include public charge suggestions...PM's accepted.

Using reformed SAko 220 R brass for my groundhog loads...old brass.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

N133, h322, xmr8208, 2015br in that order

 

[RussellJ]

IMR8208
Norma 22PPC USA Brass
53grn V-Max Bullets just under 3400 fps in a 24" 1:10-twist barrel
GM205M Primers

 

[snert]

Mine is 1-14 hart from 1979, unfired till I got it. Thanks Fred S.!! Gonna stick with 50's. Thanks for input guys. Anyone ty Benchmark? I have a bunch.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Mine is 1-14 hart from 1979, unfired till I got it. Thanks Fred S.!! Gonna stick with 50's. Thanks for input guys. Anyone ty Benchmark? I have a bunch.

Give it a try. Its a good speed but ive never seen it work for anybody. Itll show promise but when it goes out it goes so far you cant recover

 

[Kurz]

Benchmark is a little slow when compared to other powders in that group. In essence, you will be pushing unburned powder out of the barrel. Not much but still...

One of the best powders I've tried for performance and clean burning is AR Comp. I load 52 gr, AMAX and 53 gr. VMAX in my 22PPC with a 23.5" barrel.