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22-250 loads

ddhotbotddhotbot Member Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
What 22 caliber pills are best in a 1-12 twist? I have a feeling 45-55grainers will perform best. Also will barrel wear/throat erosion on a new button rifled barrel be much more severe in a 22-250 than say a similar rifle in 223?

What are your favorite 22-250 loads?

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  • ddhotbotddhotbot Member Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i am new too this caliber,i will be shooting a remington 700 with heavy barrel and a 1-14 twist.i have bullets ranging from 35gr too 70gr and i have wc844,varget,imr4895 on hand.anybody have any loads for this gun with these powders? what weight bullets would you try?thanks don
  • dclocodcloco Member Posts: 2,967
    edited November -1
    Skip the 35 grain - they WILL blowup...about 8.3 feet from the muzzle.
  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ddhotbot,

    The 1:14" twist should handle normal bullets up to about 55 grains. Really though that twist will handle bullets up to 0.645" in length since that's how twist is figured.

    The slower twists will be a bit easier on the lighter, more frangible bullets like your 35 gr. but remember that the faster you push lighter bullets, the more stress that is applied to the jacket and they can disintegrate on the way to the target. Don't try to set land speed records with these light bullets, let them get all the way to the target in one piece.

    Best.
  • B17-P51B17-P51 Member Posts: 2,248 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    55 to 60 gr bullets and VARGET is a hard combination to beat in almost any rifle. The rifle you are using is the best of the best.
    Stay away from the 35 gr.
  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, B17-P51 said everthing I was going to say so I will second his post. Although to be in complete agreement with him his handle needs to change to B17-F4U CORSAIR!![}:)]
  • deadeye46deadeye46 Member Posts: 550 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    34 grains of IMR4895 works good for me behind a 55 grainer,just a thought
  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My pet is 34.5 of H-380 with a mag primer. 55gr spsx or ballistic tip.
  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    38.5gr H380, 52gr smk, win brass.
  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    38.5gr H380, 52gr smk, win brass.
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