Loads for 22-250 Rem

[Sonic Crack]

Rifle: Stock Rem 700
Barrel: 26", 14 twist
Brass: Lapua, 2x+ fired
Bullet: 40 grain BlitzKing
Powder: Varget, 39.5 grains
Primer: CCI BR2
COAL: 2.367" +/-
Ogive: 1.962"
FPS: 4177 avg

My go to load for groundhogs, one shot kills out to 381 yards so far. Best 3 shot group on paper was .240 center to center at 200 yards.


Going to finish working up a load by spring time with IMR XBR and shoot for around 4300FPS. Hit 4400fps with XBR but had pressure

 

[6brshooter]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

Win brass, cci br2, 50 vmax, and 39.3 gr h 380. Always shot good in every22-250 i owned. Have used that load to drop yotes at 550 yds. The 50 vmax is not finicky at all, i have had some tuning issues with the lighter wt bullets. This load chrono's 3800ish if memory serves me correct

 

[groundhogbuster]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

Surely there's more 22/250 shooters out there. Tryin to load for the 52/53 SMKs. Any loads, for a remmy vssfII 1/14 twist?

 

[varmint slayer]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

55 Vmax
34.6 Varget
Win brass
CCI 250 Primer
.020-.040 off lands
3620 FPS through a 1-12 Brux
3600 through a factory Remington 1-14 twist

Same as everything above except a 53 Sierra shoots well too.

 

[Sonic Crack]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

stick them in the lands and do a ladder test with Varget, H380, H322, Benchmark, XBR to name a few. Find what node you want to shoot then play with the seating depth to fine tune the load

 

[groundhogbuster]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

I ran some powder tests for my 22-250, using 4064, H4895, Varget, and BlC-2. Believe it or not all powders in .5g increments the blc2 performed well.
1. 4064- best load with 53smk's .740"
2. H4895- .762
3. Varget - .661"
4. BLC2- .2's &.3's" @ 100yd
I know it's an old powder, and highly underestimated, but it shoots sub1/2" with the 36g varmint grenade in 223 and 22-250, as well as the heavier pills (55-60)

 

[nashlaw]

Re: Loads for 22-250 Rem

Ran 40g of H380 in the '250. Under half moa in a factory Remington with the 52g SMK. Bruce Hodgdon created H380 for his '250. I had no pressure signs and brass life was a nonissue.

 

[RTH1800]

Never overlook IMR 4064 on mid sized cases. It will amaze you. It will also amaze you how many overlook it. Seems to work best near the top IME

 

[Short Round]

I've always hated 4064 in any of the .22 cal necks. Not because it won't shoot because it will amazingly, it's just that I have to fight the powder through the neck and often enough end up spilling powder tapping and shaking the funnel when it log jams.

My 700V .22-250 loads all with 52 smk's;
original was BLC2 34.5 grains for years, I put the gun in the safe for a decade and then brought it back out and started fiddling with the load as it wasn't shooting anymore. Turns out my foreend took a hard left turn in the safe putting lots of pressure on one side of the barrel. I tried to fix it by sanding and sealing, bedding but she kept pushing. Finally picked up a HS p stock here and bedded it. Back to the old groups or better.

35 grains of 8208 or 4064 is a damn good load in my gun, 4064 is tighter but both are sub 1/2 moa.

rp cases and cci 200's, nothing special, ordinary rcbs neck size die.

 

[farmerbrown]

Agreed - I've loaded thousands of .22/250 - mostly with 50-55 gn Nosler BT's.
4064 is a royal pain - although a long drop tube helps considerably (seems to allow the sticks to 'disentangle')

Most of my loads were ball powders if I could possibly help it - WW.

 

[Surgikill]

I've shot 200 rounds through my 250 and still haven't found a load that shoots with a damn

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[SporterII]

What about H414?
Book shows it gets speed with a spectrum of bullet weights. 'Pours' good. Easy to come by.

 

[rancher5]

Hi; have one 26' barrel,1/14twist thats real picky though it shoots great with H380 38 gr 50 zmax Horn bullets, Try H380; Win 748 works great I was told decades ago 55gr B with 35gr powder, shot lottts of Pdogs with it never messing with the load, Now I',m more picky though its a personal problem since 35gr worked very well. I also started loading further out little less than 2.38,still chambers via magizine, don't chamber a round not firing it; the contricity"spelling?" goes wacko bad

 

[jdgray]

Remington 700 VS 26" 1-14"
55gr Nosler BTs
37.5gr H380
CCI 200s
Winchester brass
3615 FPS
2.500" COL

 

[royta]

I have a 1976 manufacture date Ruger M77 .22-250 (was not a 200 anniversary model) that my dad bought me 27 years ago for my 13th birthday. I used to handload for it up until I was 20. Favorite load was 35.4 gr of H-380 with a Hornady 55 gr SXSP. College, marriage, and babies happened which meant the rifle was not getting used. Then in 2002, I sent it off to Pac-Nor and they installed a 24", 1:12 twist, 3 groove, #5 Sporter contour, Stainless Super Match barrel. I've probably only put 100 or so rounds down the tube, and have always complained I was wasting a great barrel by not handloading for it.

I've decided to buy a new single stage press and dies and can't wait to see what the rifle is capable of. It already shoots sub 1" at 100 yds with factory fodder.

I'm glad to have stumbled onto this site.

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[Greg Langelius *]

For 'Chucks:

50gr Nosler BT
36.0gr Varget
400yd is easy.

For paper:

52gr SMK
34.0gr IMR-4064

Greg

 

[rubicon06on33s]

Factory remington Varmint
40g Nos BT
39.5 Varget
2.35 Coal

Oly UMAR 22-250 ar15
40g Nos BT
36.5 TAC
2.35 Coal

I use both of these loads for pdogs

 

[MEANS42]

What about H414?
Book shows it gets speed with a spectrum of bullet weights. 'Pours' good. Easy to come by.

Working on two loads with H414 right now. One with 50gr vmax and another with 40 gr nosler varmint. It's been a rough go though.

 

[R3DN3CK]

Stock Rem 700
26" 14 twist
Range brass
40 grain Nosler BT
36.5 gr varget
CCI large rifle primer
3875 fps
Anything you can see it'll get there right now 1/2 Moa 3 shot groups

 

[Steve1]

I can't recall what powder charge I use, but it is 4064. I fill a funnel with the right amount of powder. It usually goes right in. If not I tap the brass and funnel lightly on the table. Never lost any powder doing that. This is my most accurate rifle. It likes that powder well. I've been loading Hornady Match, 53 grain bullets in it.