Hunting & Fishing .22-250 ammo?

[tireys]

I found a REM700 .22-250 VSS that has the factory Remington barrel. I could not find the twist rate on their website for the VSS but all the other rifle specs for the .22-250 have the twist rate at 14". I am trying to get a feel for what grain ammo may shoot the best. I personally was guessing 50gr. and less. Any .22-250 shooters out there that can share their experience would be much appreciated. I will be killin coyotes with it.

 

[wjwill]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

My 22-250 gave me best results with Federal V-shock.

http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=202

 

[Sendero_Man]

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I run 52 smk's and 55 vmaxes in my 22-250's. factory tubes

 

[coldboremiracle]

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+1 52 and 53 SMK's work great, and really pop the dogs too.

 

[benellibrian]

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My gun really likes lighter bullets I've been shooting 45 grain Win and some fed TNT 43 grain that shoot great out of my gun at paper the 55s are what I use hunting.They are good thru my gun but just shoot alittle tighter with lighter ones.Its a 1:14 with 26" barrel.

 

[FCS]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

You'll like the performance with 55gr Nosler BT, Hornady V-max, or Sierra BlitzKing.

Hornady 60gr HP will work also but the 55gr polymer tipped bullets are hard to beat.

Shot many a praire dog with bulk Rem 55gr HP bullets also.

Varget worked very well for me. RL-15, IMR4064, or N-140 would be worth trying, if you have any of those powders on hand.

 

[tireys]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

I have been slowly aquiring reloading gear. This caliber will be how I cut my teeth into the reloading world.

 

[Jayhawker]

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52 grain Hornady A-Max over a stiff charge of Varget...

 

[mis-guided child2]

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52 gn SMK n IMR 4064. Good chit.

 

[pickpick]

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I have a rem 700 adl with a 24" factory tube. i've never checked the twist,but it shoots the "value" pack of the winchester 45gr jhp's very well. I've tried the 55's and it slings them all over.

 

[aaronraby1]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

i have a r700 22-250. mine likes 40grs so far. i tried 55gr and it was all over the place. the best group i got from my loads so far were the 40 gr nosler ballistic tips.

not all rifles will be the same, my buddies 22-250 likes 52 grains. ha.

oh also, the winchester pack of 45grs is pretty good in my rifle as well.

 

[tireys]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

Thanks, I am trying to pic up some dies from a hider and will still need quite a few things still before I can reload. Factory loads will have to get me by for a while and your imput hopefully will save me some frustration and money.

 

[johnsobr]

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My coyote load is a 50grn sierra blitzking boat tail over 34.2 gr. Of hodgdon benchmark. My rifle is a Remington 700 bdl. This round is very accurate in my gun usually about 3/4 minute. Remember minute of coyote is a 7" circle with a good round. If you want to load alot of rounds for prairie dogs (i take no less than 500 just for the. 22-250), go to midsouth shooter supply you can get really good deals on bulk packs of psp.

 

[Jayhawker]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

another decent bullet is Hornady #2249 52 grain BTHP...though it can be a little hard on hides...

 

[Playerz1337]

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How about the new 53 gr Vmax? Higher BC than the 55 gr Vmax but lighter/faster.

 

[benellibrian]

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Out of curiosity what kind of money are people spending per round of 22-250 reloading.

 

[HOOFER]

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i had an identical gun and shot 55 vmax and 60 v max. imr 4064 was my powder of choice. the 60 grainers bucked the wind a little better at distance.

 

[thewileyone]

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mine likes 55gr VMAX or Nosler Ballistics the best... tightest groups and works good.

 

[kill_goose]

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50 gr. Nosler BTs at about 3650 fps.

 

[264win]

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40 gr. sierra blz. 4100 fps very accurate and rarely makes an exit on coyotes

 

[tireys]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

I haven't got everything I need to begin reloading yet... I did pick up some of the Hornady Superformance 50gr. V-Max which according to their ballistics should be 4000 fps at the muzzle WOW. I am waiting for my Vortex Viper 6.5-20x50mm to get here so I can start shooting.

 

[grevo]

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i use a ruger MK II in 22-250AI. i went for the AI cartridge to slow case streching that i was getting it did that. i was using 50gr vmax running at around 4100fps but barrle only lasted 6000 round before i had to replace it now using 55gr Vmax at around 3800fps.
link to the pics i have put up for the old barrle that i had opend up.
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=2182966

 

[RTH1800]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

I have the exact same rifle. I shoot 55 grain Blitz Kings and a top load of IMR 4064, Amazing.
RTH

 

[shootist68]

Re: .22-250 ammo?

If you are just getting into reloading, mgiht want to get a chrono if you dont already have one. It has proven invaluable on many occasions..

 

[tireys]

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I don't have one yet. It is on my list of needed equipment. I think it will become very necessary to check myself so I load rounds on the lower end of the charts and work my way up.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shootist68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you are just getting into reloading, mgiht want to get a chrono if you dont already have one. It has proven invaluable on many occasions.. </div></div>