New 22-250

[markT]

My friend bought a used 22-250. I don’t the twist but he intention is pdogs. It has replacement bull bbl and I think the owner just shot targets.
I’m thinking 50 gr Vmax.
Anybody got good load data on what powder and how grains?

 

[RussellJ]

My friend bought a used 22-250. I don’t the twist but he intention is pdogs. It has replacement bull bbl and I think the owner just shot targets.
I’m thinking 50 gr Vmax.
Anybody got good load data on what powder and how grains?

I would look at the Sierra reloading manual under the 22-250 50gr bullet page. Sierra will list an accuracy load and a hunting load, that is where I would start. Nosler manual also shows the most accurate load data for their 50gr Ballistic Tip bullet, also a great starting load.

 

[SSL]

My friend bought a used 22-250. I don’t the twist but he intention is pdogs. It has replacement bull bbl and I think the owner just shot targets.
I’m thinking 50 gr Vmax.
Anybody got good load data on what powder and how grains?

I'd try Hornady 52-grain ELD-M if it is 1-14 twist. 53-grain VMax if a 1-12 or faster. I have excellent luck getting very small groups with the 52-grain AMax (now ELD-M) and Hodgdon CFE223 at a bit less than maximum loads for top velocity. I start seeing pressure signs when I get over 38 grains in my rifle, so approach with caution.

 

[Rdlningcltchdmpr]

With a ball bearing cleaning rod/Dewey style.. You can determine twist with a tight fitting patch. Its important to know the twist so you don't waste components.

 

[Doug30racer]

With a ball bearing cleaning rod/Dewey style.. You can determine twist with a tight fitting patch. Its important to know the twist so you don't waste components.

what he said, maybe a brush and a piece of tape, but anyway find out what you got.

 

[bozo699]

If it’s a 1:14 twist I have had really good luck with the 50 gran vmax your wanting to use and Imr 4895
Wayne

 

[jplahr]

I have shot a 22-250 for 50+ years, I found no load that shot better then 39.0 gr. of H380 and a 50 gr. bullet.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

50 gr vmax has been very accurate out of several rem barrels for me, really lets the mist fly from pd.

 

[gambleone]

You can also try imr 4064.

 

[jwink]

mine loved the 8208xbr with 52 amax with the 14 twist

 

[lightman]

The plastic tip bullets from Hornady, Nosler and Sierra in the 50 and 55 grain weight range all shoot well in mine. The Sierra is slightly more accurate. I use Lapua brass or detailed Winchester brass with Federal 210Match primers. A lot of powders work well. H-380 is famous in the 22-250. Varget, 4064 and even 4350 have shot well for me.

 

[misfire]

40gr nossler ballistic tip and H380 are my go to in my 12t encore

 

[C.E.Smith043]

if someone told me okay I'm giving you a 22-250 and you can only have one powder and one bullet what would be your choice....

IMR 4064 and a 50gr. Sierra BlitzKing, Lapua brass and a Fed GM Primer

 

[Murray Brook]

In my 22/250 Rem 700 VSF 38.4grs of H-380 under a 52 gr Berger in a Hornady case lit with a Rem 9 1/2 M would get me .4MOA. Great load.JME

 

[K22]

Mine was a 14" twist, Rem 700. Powders that worked well were H4895, IMR 4064, Varget, and H380 with 50 grain Nosler BT's.

The problem I encountered with H380 was pressure surges in very hot weather but this powder shot some of the tightest groups and is known to be a good performer in the 22 250.

If the above fail to produce the groups you desire you may want to try IMR 4350. I got my tightest groups with this powder but at the cost of lower velocity in the 3,500 f/s range. Nosler does have load data for this powder in the 22 250. I would have never thought of using this powder in the 22 250 had it not been for a fellow shooter who hunts a lot of ground hogs with the 22 250. I was very skeptical but I tried it and shot a sub 1/4" moa 5 shot group. So I loaded some more and shot several subsequent groups were all in the sub to 1/4" moa range.

I shot the barrel out of mine a few years back and never replaced it. I now use a 223 Rem since most of shot opportunities are under 300 yards. But for long range varmint hunting, the 22 250 is hard to beat.

 

[Rdlningcltchdmpr]

if someone told me okay I'm giving you a 22-250 and you can only have one powder and one bullet what would be your choice....

IMR 4064 and a 50gr. Sierra BlitzKing, Lapua brass and a Fed GM Primer

Nobody would ever tell you that. And no one would give you a 22-250. Just joking.

 

[Rdlningcltchdmpr]

Wow, Did someone throw away your sippy cup??? Sorry to upset you so much.... Let me guess, here from snipers hide???

Sorry it's just my dry sense of humor. No offense intended.

 

[C.E.Smith043]

Sorry it's just my dry sense of humor. No offense intended.

Np, understood

 

[Irv Benzion]

Am a PDer. Have 3 22-250s. Replaced 8208 with H 223 CFE, last year which until the recent intoduction of Staball6.5 provided the highest Velocity. I use 50 bullets and Fed Match Primers. In testing the Staball 6.5 I shot two 5 shot groups in which I had 4 of the shots in one large hole at 200.

My method of choosing a powder is to pick one or two that provide the highest velocity for your bullet weight. This shows that that powder is the most efficient for that specific cartridge. Then shoot groups with a 1/2 grain variance looking for the most accurate group. You don't always have to load to max.

My personal standard for PD rifles is the ability is its ability to shoot between .5 and .8 at 200.

 

[Brians356]

Since no one mentioned it (Hodgdon Data Manual No. 26): "H380 was an unnamed spherical* rifle powder when Bruce Hodgdon first laid his hands on it. After he shot a few rounds in his Varminter (a wildcat at that time now known as the 22-250) and found it shot one hole groups with a 38 gr. charge behind a 52 gr. bullet, he named the powder after the charge weight, thus H380."

* The term "spherical powder" has been registered by Hodgdon Powder Company.
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