There has to be quite a few people shooting them??
I shoot one with the 75 gr Amax, and like it better than my 22/250 AI shooting the same bullet
I tagged Al into this thread because he has had both of them. Hoping he would chime in with his experiences.What does this mean?
Why do you like it better? Besides a little smaller, and the small primer, and the 30* shoulder?
How often were you annealing? And did you neck turn them?Just my thoughts, although necking down is required, the brass life of x47L brass is extremely hardy, and that's at higher pressures. The brass is rated around 63,000 psi and takes a SRM primer.
When I pulled my last barrel a few months ago I was at 37-38 cycles.
How often were you annealing? And did you neck turn them?
I like the idea of the small primer pocket and minimal case trimming. I doubt performance would be any different at similar pressures. But, availability of Lapua 22-250 brass as well as mainstream brands and being able to buy factory should the need arise is kinda weighing in favor of the 22-250 for me right now.
Now if someone who has run both chimes in and says the 22x47 Lapua is MUCH easier to get to shoot well than a 22-250, I might take notice of that. Don't know if that's gonna happen though as the 22-250 has a very good reputation of being inherently accurate?
Very interesting, I will take my time to read through, Thanks.I shoot both and have never had a problem getting either the .22/250AI or the 22X47L to shoot well. The .22/250AI is one of my all-time favorite cartridges. However, I can't directly compare the cartridges due to the differences in my rifles. The .22/250AI barrels are 10 and 12 twist Shilen that prefer 55 and 60 gr bullets and the 22X47L barrel is an 8 twist Krieger that likes the 75 gr AMax. If you scroll down to the end of the 22/250 article in the link, you'll find my comments. https://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/22-250/ Vic
I had a 22-250 Ackley prior to the 22x47 Lapua, with both having 23" barrels. My goto load in the Ackley was 75 Bergers at 3450, my load in the Lapua is 80 VLD's at 3370, so basically a horse a piece. Now whether anyone can say with certainty that one is easier to tune than the other would take multiples of both to come to a conclusion. In addition to keeping platforms the same, some people probably couldn't tune a PPC, let alone shoot the difference in the two rounds in question.I like the idea of the small primer pocket and minimal case trimming. I doubt performance would be any different at similar pressures. But, availability of Lapua 22-250 brass as well as mainstream brands and being able to buy factory should the need arise is kinda weighing in favor of the 22-250 for me right now.
Now if someone who has run both chimes in and says the 22x47 Lapua is MUCH easier to get to shoot well than a 22-250, I might take notice of that. Don't know if that's gonna happen though as the 22-250 has a very good reputation of being inherently accurate?
Less powder, and more accurate is the biggest reason..Why do you like it better? Besides a little smaller, and the small primer, and the 30* shoulder?
I just shot my first one out. I ran 80.5 gr Fullbores. Absolutely fantastic performance, but I won’t do another one. Barrel life was ridiculously short, especially for a hunting rifle, where I can’t exactly clean it every 6 shots.
At this point, the barrel will still shoot a good group if it gets scrubbed about every 8-10 shots, but it very quickly goes to junk after that. Not worth the trouble.
I’m switching back to a 6mm with a slow twist to shoot the excellent 70 gr varmageddons. I really wish someone would make a large, quality, 22 caliber projectile for hunting varmint. While we’ve discovered some match bullets that will work, I haven’t seen any of them that were even remotely friendly on fur.