75g v max-22/250 AI load, where to start?

[AckleymanII]

Got 8T Wilson barrel in hand, want to try a 22/250 AI due to dies and brass on hand, other wise would go 22 Creed all the way. Any help would be appreciated. Will be shooting 75g v max and 80g A max. I am hoping the nephews can kill hogs with the 80g?

 

[Yote Hunter]

22-250 Ackley. 41.0 gr RL 16 80 gr amax Fed 210M. Good for 3400 FPS in 26” 1:7.5 twist Criterion. Accurate

 

[Yote Hunter]

Well under 1/2 MOA out to 607yards and low ES. Haven’t tested beyond 607 yards yet.

 

[Bocephus]

Got 8T Wilson barrel in hand, want to try a 22/250 AI due to dies and brass on hand, other wise would go 22 Creed all the way. Any help would be appreciated. Will be shooting 75g v max and 80g A max. I am hoping the nephews can kill hogs with the 80g?

IMR 4831, 75A-max. start <39gr depending on components. +/- .020 off lands. Should be over 3100fps. Can ease up from there. Hit the sweet spot for mine at about 3250fps. Hammmmer!

 

[357Mag]

Got 8T Wilson barrel in hand, want to try a 22/250 AI due to dies and brass on hand, other wise would go 22 Creed all the way. Any help would be appreciated. Will be shooting 75g v max and 80g A max. I am hoping the nephews can kill hogs with the 80g?

Ackleyman -

Howdy !

My " .22-35 Remington " wildcat has case capacity between that of a stock .22-250 and a .22-250AI.
I ran my .22-35 wildcat in a 28" K & P 1-8 SS 5-groove. My favorite field/accuracy load was Hornady .224" cal 75"A"-Max over 40.5gr AA3100 and FED LR match, for 3,420fps. Primer change to FED Large Magnum Rifle Match gave 3,500fps; with slight opening up of groups.

I felt that the combo combo gave me a valid 1,000yd capability for either varmint or target use.
I had groundhogs in-mind.

VV160, VV560, didn't work out for me , in that particular rifle / chambering. I did not try H4831, and my load work pre-dated the advent of newer powders like IMR4955; RL-23 and such. I mention these powder " burn rates " because I prefer to shoot high load densities when I can; and I was shooting a 28" barrel.

Hope that helps ?!?


With regards,
357Mag

 

[urbanrifleman]

I would have thought you might try my 22xc...

 

[357Mag]

Got 8T Wilson barrel in hand, want to try a 22/250 AI due to dies and brass on hand, other wise would go 22 Creed all the way. Any help would be appreciated. Will be shooting 75g v max and 80g A max. I am hoping the nephews can kill hogs with the 80g?

Urban -

Howdy , again !

I jus

 

[357Mag]

OOOPs.....

Meant for AckleymanII -

I just noted your location.

Am wondering how you faired with recent forest fires + flooding ???


With regards,
357Mag

 

[284winner]

Keith,
Give RL23 a try. I'm running it primarily now simply because finding 26 has been tough. Running low on RL15 which was my powder for the 22-250AI until recently. The 23 gets me over 3500 with 42 grains. No pressure or issues. I'd start at 38 grains. My barrel is 30" so I get some free velocity. I use 4831/4350/RL15/RL23/RL26. All are too end powders for the 22-250AI w/heavies. The last 3 bring the highest velocities and the first 2 are tough to beat for pure accuracy. RL23 is almost identical in accuracy but faster. All my loads from all those powders achieve . 5 moa or better.

 

[AckleymanII]

I would have Urban, but I have 22/250 AI reamer, dies, brass....

 

[alf]

I had an 22-250 Ackley once upon a time that ran 75 Amax at 3500 fueled by H-4350.

First coyote kill was a DRT with nary a twitch.

The 2nd, was an epic CF. 200 yards quartering at me, took the shot, and the coyote took off like a raped ape. Gathered up my stuff, grabbed my light, and tracked him for well over 100 yards, till I found him crawled under a log, on his last legs. The bullet had splashed on his shoulder, so I quit using the Amax.

After that fiasco, I found a load with 105 Bergers, but ended up selling the gun before shooting anything else.

 

[timeout]

I shot a yote one time in OK. with a .223 and 75 grain Amax. Had called him in to like 75 yards. He tipped over flat on his side with all 4 legs straight out. I ejected the spent case and reached down to pick it up off the ground. When I looked back up wily was running full tilt and about to enter the brush and disappear. It was getting towards evening and I didn't find blood or the coyote. I don't know what happened other than he went from tipped over onto his side to running full tilt in a matter of seconds.

 

[JLT]

I shoot the ELD-Ms out of my .22-.250 AIs. The 75 gr. in a 1:9 twist and the 80 gr. in a 1:8, and I use RL-23 and RL-26 for these bullet weights. RL-23 is a bit more precise and RL-26 can get you some remarkable speed with very good precision, too.

With RL-26, start around 43.5 gr. and work up to a full case. You'll find joy somewhere in there. It'll push the 80s fast enough to get some pretty spectacular results on target. The 1:8 rifle shot best a few fps under 3,500 with the 80s. That velocity was not max pressure. Quite a bit of headroom beyond that, but it shot really well around 3,490 fps.

With RL-23, I'd start at 41.5 and work up in .3 increments. It won't keep up with RL-26 speed-wise but I'll bet it'll shoot small when you find the charge it likes.

I haven't shot much fur with either bullet - targets of opportunity, mostly - but they both seem to work just fine. Back when I still lived behind enemy lines (NY state), I had one of my .22-.250 AIs at the range fiddling around with seating depth when a good-sized porcupine walked out of the bushes just a little beyond the 100 yd. berm. It chalked it up as providential, lined it up and touched it off. The 75 gr. ELD-M definitely made a statement. I never hesitated to shoot one of those things - I have dogs, you see . . .

Will either bullet work on a hog? No sweat, no problem.

 

[Walt Krafft]

I had good luck with H4831SC. Don't remember how much. A string of more than 10 shots caused bullets to blow up.

 

[AckleymanII]

Thanks All!

 

[urbanrifleman]

This 22-250 Ackley is on my reamer list for a reamer order next. I bet that is a good one. I really wish we could get small primer brass.

The idea of a heavy poly tipped 22 bullet in an 8 twist is probably the best all around solution for high bc and explosion.

 

[rickt300]

This 22-250 Ackley is on my reamer list for a reamer order next. I bet that is a good one. I really wish we could get small primer brass.

The idea of a heavy poly tipped 22 bullet in an 8 twist is probably the best all around solution for high bc and explosion.

I can get behind that! Update us when you get ready to start reaming barrels.

 

[A_Gamehog]

Ackleymanll,
Your intended bullet 75 V-Max is only made in .243 cal. In your 8 twist barrel try the new
77 grain Sierra TMK, BC=.420 thicker jacket than Varmint bullets and holds together in hogs.
I use CFE powder in my 22-250ai on heavy bullets for accuracy.
Good luck!

 

[thatguyshm]

I don't know if it's a second third or fourth, but I highly recommend RL23. I'm running right around 42gr for 3370fps with the 75gr eld and my pockets are as good as new. I've taken it out to 780yds, put my mother dead on at that distance, first time she ever shot that far.