22 br

[maddysdad]

what do you consider to be the best powder for the 22 br with 50 to55 graine bullets and a 1/14 twist barrel ?
gary
both for hunting and target????

 

[johnmyers]

I had good results with RE10x

 

[jds holler]

So far for me, it's been Benchmark. I'm also interested to hear from others. jd

 

[Phil]

Rl-15

 

[boltfluter]

If AA2015 won't shoot there is something wrong with the rifle. Lol. Based on 8 or so different .22BR through the years. 8208 is also very good and very temp stable. Good luck and keep us posted. ;D

Regards, Paul

www.boltfluting.com

 

[Ackman]

In mine RL15 is just unbelievably accurate. But W748 is also accurate and fast. VV133 is fast and works really well........don't know about VV135 but it would be worth trying. Barrel 14 twist, .243nk, 50gr bullets.

 

[Gabe22BR]

H322, Benchmark are good for lighter bullets.

 

[jds holler]

I'm also doing a thing with IMR 4320, just because I've got a bunch of it. Started out with the desire to fire form with inexpensive powder that I already had. Worked up to 33.5 grains (all I could fit with a drop tube), with absolutely no sign of excessive pressure. 40 grain V-Max was giving .5 to .75" groups, and I loaded and fired thirty with 40 gr. Nosler seconds, and every group shot under an inch. These were fire-form shots with brass that I'd necked down from 7BR.

I'm sure that these shells aren't barn burners in the velocity department, but I'm gonna try this powder with heavier ones to see how they shoot. My rifle is also 1/14 twist, chamber neck .248. I turn brass so loaded neck measures .246". jd

 

[mshelton]

Trail Boss

 

[AckleymanII]

R#15---UNREAL!!!

 

[william5409]

I had good results with RE10x too

 

[lpreddick]

All of the above. I 've recently tried LT30, 28.8 gr and it pushes a 55 Berger to 3700 fps! One small hole! This is close to being a hot load, so I plan on reducing it to find a slower accuracy node.

 

[lpreddick]

what do you consider to be the best powder for the 22 br with 50 to55 graine bullets and a 1/14 twist barrel ?
gary
both for hunting and target????

A late follow up: recently started shooting 55 Stark red Prarie hollowpoints (55 great berger varmint bullets are identical) using LT 30, 29.8 gr, getting 3650 fps. Dropped a coyote at 250 yes with a neck shot. Death was so sudden only a few drops of blood on her skin. Yesterday took 7 ghog with head and neck/chest shots and none moved except for a tail salute.