First handloads from my 22-250, range report

[PigButtons]

Well I'm happy with the day's shooting. I started out with Lapua brass, full length sized it, chamfered the throats, put in CCI - 200s, 37.5 gr of Varget, and topped it off with 34 gr Dog Town flat bottoms. At 50 yards they ran .11 CTC and at 70 .20.

It's all new reloading gear so there are some tweaks to be made. The flat bottom bullets don't want to stand up straight in the case mouths, and the Forster bullet seating die leaves a small ring in the ogive where the edge is maybe too sharp. But the results look promising.

This is the first time to shoot with so much magnification; it's a UTG 8-32 Accushot with AO. I don't know which body part causes it, or if it's a combination of them all, but the reticle is moving 1/4" or more with each heartbeat. I'll have to do more searching for how to deal with that as it has to affect performance.

All in all, a good day in the yard.

 

[joshb]

I'm having a lot of fun with my "new to me" 22-250s. They don't shoot as good as yours, but they are still fun. All ya need to do is calm down. Lay off the coffee, and stop your heart.😀

 

[PigButtons]

I'm having a lot of fun with my "new to me" 22-250s. They don't shoot as good as yours, but they are still fun. All ya need to do is calm down. Lay off the coffee, and stop your heart.😀

Well I don't drink coffee( or any caffeine for that matter), my resting heart rate is around 50, and I was an Air Force Air Traffic Controller at two of the busiest airports on the planet so it takes a bit to make me nervous: But that doesn't stop the pulse from shifting the crosshairs. I just need a lighter trigger! so I can shoot between beats! I wish it were that easy, don't you.

What kind of 22-250s are you shooting? And do you also handload?

 

[joshb]

I'm still trying to figure it out. Even googled controlling heart rate. Been Target shooting since I retired, or about 3 years now. Picked up some "heavier" barreled guns, mostly production, and a couple customs. I'm learning what I can with what I have, and playing with different calibers. I've been reloading for 40 odd years, but I didn't get serious till recently. I found an old 60's vintage FN Mauser actioned single shot with a 1" barrel, in 22-250, and a Tikka Master Sporter in same. Pretty much decided on a 6brx or 30br as my first bench gun.