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Post by slugger on May 14, 2011 21:00:38 GMT -5
took the 22/250 out with the new redfield 4X12 and put it on paper today. The colored target is 50 gr v-max at 100 yards thats what I was using to zero in the scope. The other three are at 200 yards. I was shooting off the bench but only with a shooting bag. A slight breeze to the right.It looks like all the bullets/loads have a very similar POI. We set up some 4" clay pidgins way out at 350 yards and shot. The 36 gr fell way short and I didn't hit any, the B-king and v-max shot about the same with a slight edge to the blitzeking. I shot 10 shells ( after a few to get the range) and hit 8 pidgins. My buddy took 10 shots ( after a few range shots) to hit 6 pidgins with his AR and a 6X24 scope. I put the cross hears JUST on top of the targets, the AR was shooting a 40 gr around the 4000 fps range, he had to put about a foot on the targets.[/size]     |
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Post by wilmsmeyer on May 15, 2011 5:45:54 GMT -5
Are you new to this cartridge and reloading?
My friend has a 22-250.....a real old Remington bolt (Maybe a 788?)
We bought a few boxes of 55 grain factory loads about 10 years ago and mounted a nice 4 x 12 Leupold on the gun which had been in a closet for 20 years. We disasembled and totally cleaned the gun and put her back together. Accuracy at 100 yds was nothing sort of horrible - 3-4 inch groups. Somehow we ran across a box of Federal 40 gr HP's and tried them for the heck of it and WOW...1/2 inch groups.
This prompted me to buy a box of 40 gr Nosler BT's and handload a few different powder combo's. Settled on 40 gr H380 and this bullet and the gun shoots lights out and speeds are about 3,900 fps.
I am not sure on the twist rates that the older guns used...or what the newer ones have for that matter. However, we assumed the gun must have a twist to slow to use the 55gr+ bullets.
I have always loved this cartridge going back to my childhood days when I tagged along with these 2 guys my dads age who were woodchuck hunting machines (my dad doesn't hunt) One had a very heavy bull barrel 22-250 the other had a medium bull .243. Both custom built and both with very long Unertl scopes and double set triggers. I can remember many long shots by these guys and as a youngster, they made an impression on me. The only load details that I remember was that the 22-250 used 55 gr HP's and the 243 used 75 gr HP's....
Enjoy the shooting
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Post by slugger on May 15, 2011 8:15:18 GMT -5
Are you new to this cartridge and reloading? Enjoy the shooting To the cartridge yes, not reloading or shooting , 35 years under the belt on that! The 223 is our normal varmint table fair. We were shooting a 36 gr at 4300 fps but it was exploding on the out side of a heavily haired coyote. I am looking for a heaver bullet to extend the range. The twist is 1-14 it's a "T/C" and is VERY accurate from the git go. A 55 or 60 gr will be the next test but I have to try the 50's out on some real world targets ( coyotes and prairie dogs) be for I move on. The B-king are going at 3900 and the v-max at about 3800 the point of impact is relatively the same. I'll try some 400 and 500 yard test as soon as I catch a calm day... |
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Post by mountainam on May 17, 2011 7:22:01 GMT -5
Slugger, I also use a .222 Rem for most varmint shooting. I agree with Wilms, H-380 IS the .22/250 powder. I have a 700 Rem that has a 1/14" twist. It will stabilize 60gr HP Sierras, but not 60gr Hornadys. I shoot 40gr H-380 with the 60gr Sierra at 3540fps. You have a case capacity nearly that of a .243 so you may as well let it utilize the charge by going to a 60gr bullet. Careful, in my experience, a breakaction WILL NOT take the stiff loads that a bolt rifle will. I always had to drop down 2-3 grs to get a friends break action to extract. They are just too flimsy. Good Shooting!
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Post by slugger on May 18, 2011 7:54:06 GMT -5
Mine is a T/C bolt, a very nice rifle. This is what I'm shooting for now. The 8208 is NOT temp sensitive. I shoot the same stuff when it's -40* or +100*
36 gr varmint grenade-37 gr IMR 8208xbr
CCI bench rest large rifle primer,Win case
50 gr blitz king-34.8 gr IMR8208xbr
CCI bench rest large rifle primer, Win case
50 gr V-Max-32.5 gr IMR8208xbr
CCI 200 large rifle primer
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