Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting 62 gr TBBC + 22-250= Dead Deer

It really is. I've used it on several now but not nearly as many as the 223. They both work fine but the 22-250 just seems to hit a little harder and the deer seem to cash in a little quicker. Not that the 223 is ineffective hardly, but the 22-250 just seems like its a little more.

Tom,
They perform identical you can look at gel testing from ATK and Winchester/LE where both are shot thru all kinds of media they always expand, penetrate, and retain weight very close to each other.

Now I don't know if I believe this but rumor is ATK asked Nosler/Winchester to come up with a LE loading similar to the 62 TBBC because they were having a hard time keeping up with the demand. The truth is probably Nosler/Winchester did it on their own, but anyway that's the rumor.

I forgot to add they do more meat damage in my experience as well compared to the TSX.

All my kills with either the 64 or the old 55 TBBC were out of a .22-250 or a .223AI so they were stepping out a little faster than a regular .223

I kinda wonder if the damage isn't lessened with less velocity. It would make perfect sense.

I know just from my unscientific testing they expand and penetrate slightly less from the 223 than the 22-250.

I've never used the 55 TBBC's on game but might soon.

The trade off to slightly more meat damage is they seem to kill just a hair quicker. Meaning lung/heart shot deer run a little shorter distance with the bonded bullets compared to the mono's. Just my experience. They all work great.

I would agree, but its pretty hard to tell when they always seem to die within about 20 yards...

I sure do think the bonded stuff would be the shizz on hogs...

LBP: What is your .22-250 twisted?


Mine is the usual 1 in 14 and it just plain wasn't having those 64 grainers....

I need to shoot some hogs with it for further testing.

My 22-250 is a 1-8". Funny though the heaviest I have shot in it are the 64's. I have some 75 Swifts I need to try.

I've heard the 64's shoot well in a 1-14", maybe not.

I like the Swifts

Talk to the boys at Swift and get them to make a 22 cal A-frame....

I like them too, great bullets.

Alas, I'm not a famous gun writer like you. But, I'd love a .224 A-Frame. I can get Bill Hober's phone number for you if that helps. He seemed like a nice guy the couple times I talked to him...

I don't need an A-Frame, just tell them to change the name of the Scorrico so I can spell it correctly without looking it up every time.

See, wrong again

Speaking of that kind of thing I was going to take my .303 to Africa and wanted a good bullet for it years ago. Federal Advertised a TBBC in their factory 303 ammo. I wanted some as a component. Ended up talking to Art Carter himself, who never heard of it, and it turns out either did Federal!

No schitt.


One reason I like A-Frames. I can spell it.

Me too!!! Every time...

Figures they were just getting your hopes up...