Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Powder for 22-250

Grew up on 4064. I'm a big fan of Varget with 55's.

8208XBR is the goto powder for my 22-250 pushing a 50 Berger

I have a Kimber varmint that either needed to be broken in or is just picky, but I didn't find anything that shot well until I went to H414 with 50 gr BTs or V-Maxs. Prior to that, I tried H380, IMR4064, Varget, etc. Then I tried Big Game per Mule Deer, and suddenly those same bullets were shooting a half inch or under for 3 shots. I like using the 50 gr bullets for prairie dogs - they just seem more explosive than the 55 gr versions of those bullets.

shoot a mauser in 22-250 loaded with h-4895 and 40grr moly coated bullets.Takes the heads off p-dogs to 500 yards

33 grns IMR 3031, 55 grn V-Max

I'll be that's a real hummer of a load...what, about 4000 fps?

AR Comp sure works for my two 22-250's

I dug up some loading data on my last barrel, may help some.

32-33g of IMR3031 with a 55g V Max knawed up the same hole.

For a long range crow load, I went to win 760, and the load was an over book max load at 3725 fps with a 55g Nosler. I read on the net that the coated Combined Technology bullets decreased the pressure to where you had to use more powder vs the naked bullets. So, on a box that I tried, I upped the powder charge 1.5g as accuracy dictated to get the best group of less than 3/8" and it gave me 1 1/2" at 400 yards(Rem VSSF) at 3850 fps(fastest 22/250 I have ever seen.

39g of Big Game with the 55g Nosler gave me 1/2-5/8" groups.

As the throat got worn bad, I went to the 63g Sierra(only takes a 14 twist to stabilize this bullet), and 33g of IMR 4064 gave me excellent accuracy at 3475 fps...I got another 800 rounds out of the barrel because I could reach the lands with this bullet.

I can't believe IMR-4320 hasn't been mentioned yet. It's my accuracy powder with 55 gr. Ballistic Tips.

I'm inclined to believe that like the .222, you'd be hard pressed to find a powder that didn't work in this caliber. I've even seen 3031 listed...one of IMR's nearly forgotten powders. I used it once in a 38-55 and that's been it.

ditto

Ive been using 38.8 gr of RL-15 under a molyed 50 gr V-max for 4000fps out of my 26" barreled savage. I've killed yotes with a bunch of different cartridges over the years and the 22-250/V-max combo just seems to give more DRT results than anything else Ive used.

I don't even own a 22-250, but of the four I've loaded for, 34.5 grs of IMR 3031, a 55gr bullet of Nosler or Sierra make with minimal runout and a CCI 200 has made under 1/2 inch 5 shot groups with each one; or at least each time I've shot them.

A Weatherby FN, a Savage 110, Rem.700 and a Sako Forester.

best ive found is 4064 and h380,depending on what im loading

CFE-223 and 50 grain BT's!

33 grains IMR 3031. CCI primers. 55 grain Sierra blitz bullets. Probably because i have a lot of 3031. Going to try 3031 in my 204 Ruger too.

[quote=VernAK] 38 grs h 380

Has the been tried before?

H380 or Varget

I have 3031, Varget, H380, RL15, 4064 and 4895. I'd say I have a lot of shooting ahead.

Dont overlook Benchmark, its wicked accurate with 50 grainers in some rigs.