22-250 Ackley and Vmax
- Thread starter Caleb85
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CatShooter
Caleb85 said:
You will need a fast twist barrel - 12" or faster.
Varget, 4350, 4064, 4320 and similar rate powders are fine.
I had a few 22-250's and 22-250 AI's
You never know what your rifle likes till you work a load up.
I have had great success with :
1). Varget all Bullet weights
2). Ramshot Big Game
3). Superformance (top speed) just use the 22-250 data and increase as needed. 60's only
4). IMR 4064
5). IMR 8208 XBR 53 V-max & 60 V-max
6). Reloader 15
The 60 V-Max is the hardest hitting P-Dog load out there, 1,900+ ft. lbs. for the 22-250Ai . It peels their hide right off
It was hard to get these (60 V-Max) in volume so I switched to the 53 V-max a few years ago when they came out.
Most 14 twist rifles won't shoot the 60 V-max but your 12 twist should do it easy.
Try different primers once you get your powder figured out. It does matter.
You never know what your rifle likes till you work a load up.
I have had great success with :
1). Varget all Bullet weights
2). Ramshot Big Game
3). Superformance (top speed) just use the 22-250 data and increase as needed. 60's only
4). IMR 4064
5). IMR 8208 XBR 53 V-max & 60 V-max
6). Reloader 15
The 60 V-Max is the hardest hitting P-Dog load out there, 1,900+ ft. lbs. for the 22-250Ai . It peels their hide right off
It was hard to get these (60 V-Max) in volume so I switched to the 53 V-max a few years ago when they came out.
Most 14 twist rifles won't shoot the 60 V-max but your 12 twist should do it easy.
Try different primers once you get your powder figured out. It does matter.
A_Gamehog said:
Thank you ..we have some nice weather move in and I got to do some shooting, I mostly messed with R15, varget and IMR 4320 and with the 60gr. Vmax the 4320 showed the best ..so I messed with it and at 33.7gr. Of 4320 shot outstanding! ! Messing with the length for next time ...I really like what you say about the hard hitting of the 60gr, a LGS had some so I bought one box for $15 and now that I like them I bought a sleeve of them ..can't beat the price for being this accurate! !
1/12 is too fast to stabilize I think. I just did a load development with the 53gr VMAX with 34.4 gr of Varget and they were one ragged hole and really, not that ragged.
If I were you, I would go to the Berger stability calculator and see what they say...
http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/
I think your twist is wrong for the bullet.
If I were you, I would go to the Berger stability calculator and see what they say...
http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/
I think your twist is wrong for the bullet.
CatShooter
goosebrown said:
The 53gr V-Max is 0.830" long.
The 60gr V-Max is 0.870" long.
Go do the calculations for a 14" twist and let us know how you make out??
CatShooter
Recommended twist for the .22 cal Hornady 60gr V-max is 1:12" to 1:7".
this makes me want to go get some 60's...
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