22 BR ACKLEY

[urbanrifleman]

I want to chamber a 22 BR Ackley. I know it will be incredible. I need to find a reamer. I will order a reamer, but I am assuming it is going to quite a wait. Anyone have a NO TURN reamer?

 

[17VLD]

You thinking zero freebore twisted slow or faster twist for targets with heavies and some freebore

 

[WayneShaw]

Why not make it a BRX style? Blow the shoulder forward for more capacity.

 

[GT Accuracy]

I want to chamber a 22 BR Ackley. I know it will be incredible. I need to find a reamer. I will order a reamer, but I am assuming it is going to quite a wait. Anyone have a NO TURN reamer?

I know you mentioned a BRA, but if you need/want to borrow a reamer for a 22 Dasher. I have several

 

[urbanrifleman]

You thinking zero freebore twisted slow or faster twist for targets with heavies and some freebore

Probably going with 60 fb. This will work for pretty much anything desides the really heavy stuff and not be in the donut.

I will throat if I need longer than that say for the 88 eld-m.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I know you mentioned a BRA, but if you need/want to borrow a reamer for a 22 Dasher. I have several

I like the BRA because there is not real hassle with fireforming Lapua.

And I like the 300 thousandths long neck of the BRA.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I like the BRA because there is not real hassle with fireforming Lapua.

And I like the 300 thousandths long neck of the BRA.

And thank you so much. Kindness is so rare these days. I do appreciate the offer!!

 

[nmkid]

I enjoy reading posts like this one because there is no political crap thrown in.

 

[boltfluter]

I know you mentioned a BRA, but if you need/want to borrow a reamer for a 22 Dasher. I have several

Good on you Greg!

Paul

 

[urbanrifleman]

People really need to rediscover these 6br based cartridges in 22 and 20 caliber. Most specifically the 22.

Some of these BCs of these 22 bullets are shockingly good. And the cost of shooting is so much cheaper than their 6mm counterparts.

For example the 88 eld-m. This bullet will REALLY shoot. But it does require a freebore that is nearly specifically for that bullet. The 22 br/22bra, even with its long neck would need about 170 freebore.

So, that's why I decided to just go 60 (maybe 70 fb) and then throat to the longer numbers.

 

[urbanrifleman]

One other question.

Many of my 22 reamers are 2 degree throat angle. My 6mm reamers are almost all 1 degree.

Any comment on that?

 

[Mark W]

I have a zero freebore 22 BRA reamer, but it’s not a no turn.

 

[GT Accuracy]

I have always pushed varmint and coyote hunters to seriously consider the 22 BR/BRA/DASHER

Client submitted photos. 22 BR NO TURN NECK

 

[urbanrifleman]

I have always pushed varmint and coyote hunters to seriously consider the 22 BR/BRA/DASHER

Client submitted photos. 22 BR NO TURN NECK

Of course. This is correct. I understand that there's lots of people in the know who have been advocating the br based cartridges to their customers. I certainly have been one and have sold a lot of 22br barrels. I'm just not sure how much of a discussion there has been on the actual practicality of the BR cases. They have the most consistently good brass available. They use the least amount of powder for velocity of pretty much any of the cases and are mostly similar to a 223 or 223 Ackley in terms of their efficiency and Barrel life.

So I guess I should just say that maybe I'm trying to do more to promote this idea and I don't hear as many people asking for the 22 wildcats in bR case

 

[redrockranger]

Did P O Ackley actually design a 22 B R Ackley ? Is it a 22 B R 40* shoulder ? Inquiring mined wants to know ?

 

[Evan]

People really need to rediscover these 6br based cartridges in 22 and 20 caliber. Most specifically the 22.

Some of these BCs of these 22 bullets are shockingly good. And the cost of shooting is so much cheaper than their 6mm counterparts.

For example the 88 eld-m. This bullet will REALLY shoot. But it does require a freebore that is nearly specifically for that bullet. The 22 br/22bra, even with its long neck would need about 170 freebore.

Completely agree. My 22 BR has been very accurate with a wide variety of heavy bullets and produces stunning velocity far beyond my expectations when I initially chose it. So much so that I've thought about going to something smaller, like a 22PPC, since I really just wanted to get to 2900-2950fps with a 90gn bullet with a strong consistent case.

My FB is only 0.100 and it keeps everything except the 95 SMK out of the donut. I went 0.254 neck, and my loaded Lapua brass measures 0.251.

One other question.

Many of my 22 reamers are 2 degree throat angle. My 6mm reamers are almost all 1 degree.

Any comment on that?

Just to throw another option in, my reamer has 1.5 degree and shoots very very well. I have no reason why that value was chosen, it was just the suggested angle to go with by PT&G.

 

[Clancy]

Beanland 22 Dasher with a Krieger 5 contour. Yes, that’s 5 shots. Berger 80.5 Fullbore 5 off the landsI can’t imagine a BRA being anything but better, although I’ve moved away from 22 calibers due to barrel life.

 

[RedfootRanch]

Probably going with 60 fb. This will work for pretty much anything desides the really heavy stuff and not be in the donut.

I will throat if I need longer than that say for the 88 eld-m.

If I may, what bullets were you planning to run in the BRA with .060 FB?

 

[urbanrifleman]

If I may, what bullets were you planning to run in the BRA with .060 FB?

That would work fine for everything up to 80 grain. From 40 to 80.

 

[RedfootRanch]

That would work fine for everything up to 80 grain. From 40 to 80.

I ran some numbers and it appears that the 88 ELD-M's need right at .100 FB, if I'm not mistaken? For future reference as I don't have any on hand, where do the 90 and 95's fall in with the long bearing surface on the 88's and what is the preferred FB for these?