22-250 New-be

[Flybuster]

My load:

• 50 Grain V-Max
• RL-15 ~38gr. depending on temp.
• Winchester Brass
• Soviet Wolf Primer

Been a really good combination in my Tikka T-3 Varmint & Savage Striker.

 

[H2OBUG]

The gun did very well-- Best groups came from 34gr of Varget on 50gr Speers seated to 2.350" ( .65" @ 100) and 35gr of Varget under a 52Gr SMK seated to 2.390" (.320" @100). -- I loaded another 50 of the SMK's to fine tune that load.

 

[Chuck G]

I have never had really small groups with Varget, H380 or 4064 in my .22-250 rifles. About 39 gr. W760 and a 52 or 53 gr. Sierra bullet always topped the other 3 powders for accurracy in my 700 Remingtons.

 

[bozo699]

My load:

• 50 Grain V-Max
• RL-15 ~38gr. depending on temp.
• Winchester Brass
• Soviet Wolf Primer

Been a really good combination in my Tikka T-3 Varmint & Savage Striker.

Flybuster,
I have a Tikka T3 and I think anything shoots good in them. Factory rifles usually never impress me but the Tikka T3 does, scary accurate.

OKIE2,
I forgot all about AA2520, it is a good choice for the 22-250, I use the AA2230 in my .223AI
Wayne.

 

[lpreddick]

this cartridge is obviously amazing in that it will work in somebody's gun with just about any powder...i had one that cloverleafed 55 gr bullets with vhitavhouri 160! barrels don't last as long with these slow powders as they do with the faster ones, however.

 

[Flybuster]

Wayne,

You can say that again. I've been really happy with the accuracy with the Tikka-T3 and I hear tons of good reports on them. Last time I priced one the price went up a couple of hundred bucks since I bought mine! I used the tried and true H-380 38gr. load with 50-52 grain bullets (Norma brass), but the load I posted above had the accuracy edge.

I've since chambered the Tikka with a 1-8" Bartlein and 22-250 ackley improved, can't get it to shoot anything. :-\

 

[bozo699]

Wayne,

You can say that again. I've been really happy with the accuracy with the Tikka-T3 and I hear tons of good reports on them. Last time I priced one the price went up a couple of hundred bucks since I bought mine! I used the tried and true H-380 38gr. load with 50-52 grain bullets (Norma brass), but the load I posted above had the accuracy edge.

I've since chambered the Tikka with a 1-8" Bartlein and 22-250 ackley improved, can't get it to shoot anything. :-\

Try a case full of IMR or H-4350 and some 55 grain nosler BT bullets.
Wayne.

 

[Flybuster]

Wayne,

You can say that again. I've been really happy with the accuracy with the Tikka-T3 and I hear tons of good reports on them. Last time I priced one the price went up a couple of hundred bucks since I bought mine! I used the tried and true H-380 38gr. load with 50-52 grain bullets (Norma brass), but the load I posted above had the accuracy edge.

I've since chambered the Tikka with a 1-8" Bartlein and 22-250 ackley improved, can't get it to shoot anything. :-\

Try a case full of IMR or H-4350 and some 55 grain nosler BT bullets.
Wayne.

I'm about to the point where I'm going to see if lighter bullets work. I've tried 80, 69, 65 grain bullets. I was hoping to shoot the heavies.

 

[bozo699]

Wayne,

You can say that again. I've been really happy with the accuracy with the Tikka-T3 and I hear tons of good reports on them. Last time I priced one the price went up a couple of hundred bucks since I bought mine! I used the tried and true H-380 38gr. load with 50-52 grain bullets (Norma brass), but the load I posted above had the accuracy edge.

I've since chambered the Tikka with a 1-8" Bartlein and 22-250 ackley improved, can't get it to shoot anything. :-\

Try a case full of IMR or H-4350 and some 55 grain nosler BT bullets.
Wayne.

I'm about to the point where I'm going to see if lighter bullets work. I've tried 80, 69, 65 grain bullets. I was hoping to shoot the heavies.

Flybuster,
I need knocked in the head,....1:8 I don't know why that went over my head? I shoot a 1:9 Shillen 30" tube 22-250 AI and it likes the 69 grain bullets, it will stabilize 75's but thats it 80's keyhole, I would think yours would stabilize 85's okay and maybe even 90's if they aren't the vld's. You know sometime with the 22-250 AI's we have to just be happy having a improved case that won't stretch much and drop it back to 22-250 velocities to get the accuracy we want,....just a thought?
Wayne.

 

[Flybuster]

Wayne,

You can say that again. I've been really happy with the accuracy with the Tikka-T3 and I hear tons of good reports on them. Last time I priced one the price went up a couple of hundred bucks since I bought mine! I used the tried and true H-380 38gr. load with 50-52 grain bullets (Norma brass), but the load I posted above had the accuracy edge.

I've since chambered the Tikka with a 1-8" Bartlein and 22-250 ackley improved, can't get it to shoot anything. :-\

Try a case full of IMR or H-4350 and some 55 grain nosler BT bullets.
Wayne.

I'm about to the point where I'm going to see if lighter bullets work. I've tried 80, 69, 65 grain bullets. I was hoping to shoot the heavies.

Flybuster,
I need knocked in the head,....1:8 I don't know why that went over my head? I shoot a 1:9 Shillen 30" tube 22-250 AI and it likes the 69 grain bullets, it will stabilize 75's but thats it 80's keyhole, I would think yours would stabilize 85's okay and maybe even 90's if they aren't the vld's. You know sometime with the 22-250 AI's we have to just be happy having a improved case that won't stretch much and drop it back to 22-250 velocities to get the accuracy we want,....just a thought?
Wayne.

Hi again Wayne,
You’re right about it not stabilizing the 90 grain VLDs, I tried those too. The 90s shot group wise better than anything still 1 MOA, but were not round holes; not worth risking marginal stability. During fireforming I used a warm 22-250 load RL-22, and I had one small group .3xx” at 100. You could be on to something, maybe I need to look at dropping the velocity and see if there is a node the bullets will work. I have some 75 HP BT made by Hornady, to try too. Also, would you mind talking to me a little bit in PM about bullet manufacturing at Speer? Thanks for the advice.