22 br on groundhogs

[maddysdad]

given 50 to55 grain bullets what are your thoughts on shooting to 300 yards ?i have a shilen 1/14 barrel that is 25 in. long.rifle shoots 1/4 in. 5 shot groups at 100 yds on average.what loads are you using also.?
gary b...

 

[maxscm]

22BR with 50-55grs at 1/4 moa at 300yds, sounds like a bunch of dead groundhogs to me.

 

[Lapua40X]

I'm no help on load advice but it appears to me that the load you're using works just fine and with those kind of groups you're gonna have a lot of fun watching groundhogs fly and tumble. Depending on how far you're having to travel and the circumstances of your hunting opportunity you might want to take two rifles. Just in case ..... :'(

 

[boltfluter]

I see flying body parts in the near future. ;D

Regards, Paul

www.boltfluting.com

 

[johnmyers]

I have a 1:8 twist that I shoot heavy bullets in but I worked up a load using 55gr Sierra Blitz Kings with RE10x at 3700fps with 1/4 inch group at 100yds. You may have to use 50s in your 14 twist and I think the groundhogs will hate to see you come.

 

[RJinTexas]

My 14tw didn't have any difficulties stabilizing 60gr Vmax's and I found they bucked the wind much better then the 50 & 55 grainers and still provided plenty of red mist and flying body parts on p-dogs at 400 + yards.


RJ

 

[bheadboy]

i have good results with a 22-250 and 55bk at 3725 out to 500+ from a 13 twist,
The Br is just slightly slower, and if you can stablize the 55s you should be very good to 450-500, the 50bk with the higher speed and shorter bullet should also work very well in you 14 twist to 500 also, just a little more wind to deal with, about 1 3/4" in 10mph 3:00 using a 300 zero drops are about the same.

Bob