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If you're asking me, I'd say it's a toss up. I haven't seen a pile of game shot with the 243, but the ones I have weren't any deader than with the 250. speaking solely to deer sized game, personally I'll go 22-250 all day long. I wanted to do a fast twist 22-250 for my wrong handed son, but the yute 700 in 243 was priced right and shoots well enough I'll leave it up to him what he wants when it's time to retube.

If you shoot factory ammo, the 243 seems like an easier path to take, but I doubt that anybody (almost anybody?) would put $$ on a fast twist 22-250 barrel with the intent of shooting factory ammo. I have a couple of 1-9" ROT 22-250s and really like them for shooting varmints and medium game, but I leave a 243 at my MIL's ranch so that I can shoot 80 grain Federal blue box ammo that I can buy at the Wal-Mart in Chadron, NE, or in Rapid City, SD. By leaving a rifle there that is chambered for a common cartridge, I save myself the aggravation of flying commercial with ammunition.

If you happen to run into some 69gr. Sierra's H380 is working great for me. 34 gr. .020 off the lands CCI BR primers in Nosler brass. This is mild load with great accuracy.

Just received 80 gr. A-Max and 62 gr. TAC-X to add to my bullet collection.

It will be a while before I get my 8 twist .22-250 Hawkeye project back from the smith.

DF

One would think RL-17 would be a good 80 gr. .22-250 combo. Can't seem to find much on it.

I read somewhere that Sierra has IMR 4831 as their accuracy load with their 80 gr. If 4831 works well, Superperformance should work. I don't see much data on that one, either.

Any info with those powders and 80 gr. would be appreciated.

DF

I've got R15, H4350, and IMR-7828sc to try behind 75gr Amaxes. I'm running a 24" 8twist Bartlein 2b. I guess I'll just work up to 3200 or so and see how things go...

John

I have one with a one in 7 twist...

I like the 80 grain A Max, for a heavier bullet choice... mine shoots those better than the 75 A Max, and a hair better than the 75 BTHP from Hornady....

For some reason for accuracy and velocity, my best results were with powders in the RL 15, IMR 4895, 4064, Varget, H 4895 burn ranges....

AR Comp has been the "leader of the pack" recently, displacing 4064...

Another combo that I have learned to like, is a long seated 60 grain Hornady SP or a 60 grain Sierra HP, charged with H 322 surprisingly...got it out of a Single Shot Pistol load from the Sierra Manual...

That fast twist, and 3500 fps or so, really does some serious thumping when it gets to its destination...

I tried the routine slower powders first, but didn't get the velocity or accuracy that the cartridge was capable of...

35 grains of AR Comp, and a 53 V Max is another very VERY accurate combination, and very flat shooting, and fairly high velocity...used it on a rock chuck over in Klamath, and it looked like it had been hit with an RPG.. was about 250 yds

Seafire, seems you've been an advocate of faster powders for a while. They seem to work for you. Interesting.

That 7 twist would probably stabilize a 90 gr. VLD. Have you tried it? I see on Load Data that they can be pushed around 3K with the right load.

DF

If .224 is legal in your state and you just plan to hunt deer sized critters, I doubt you'll notice much difference. If you plan to take the kids on out of state hunts, 243 is the legal minimum in some states for deer, and most of the state regs that I've seen have had a minimum of 243 for elk.

I've used the 62 TSX on hogs (from .223s) with fine results. The TSX has given better accuracy than the TTSX for whatever reason. I've also never had a TSX fail to expand though I'm not saying it couldn't happen.

I have no doubt a 62 TSX from a 22-250 would be and absolute hammer.

I also get better accuracy from the TSX vs TTSX.

The best accuracy out of my 26 Nos, so far, has been with a 120 TSX at 3,450 fps., half MOA at 400 yds. I just got some more, now called the TAC-X and I got some TAC-TX's to try, both 120's.

The 120 TSX narrowly out shot the 120 E-Tip, which out shot the 127 LRX which is also tipped. The 129 ABLR couldn't stay in the competition with these three monometals. It may just be this gun, as the 26 Nos was built around the 129 ABLR.

It will be interesting to compare the TAC-X and the tipped TAC-TX.

I'm told that the TAC series is the same as the TSX series, they changed the name for a govt. contract. Go figure...

DF

A 120 TSX at 3450 is going to leave a mark…

This is going to be my next build. I have already purchased a SS Select Match # 4 Shilen barrel with 1&8 twist and i already have a new PTG Piloted 22-250 Reamer . I have a Left Hand Varmint 700 in 22-250 and will be pulling the barrel and getting started soon . I believe i will cut the 28 inch barrel to 24.5 inch's. I have already purchased 500 75 gr A-Max's for this project.

Yep.

Exactly what happened to this 200 pound sow at 180 yds. This ragged piece of meat is what's left of her heart.

DRT.

This was a 120 E-Tip, should be about the same performance.

DF

Hawkeye??? Where did that come from...

How about Mohawk...

Must have had a senior moment...

DF

Never shot much other than head shots with 80 jlks, but they worked very good, out of the 22-250 fast twist.

Its been so many years, but I recall it being a pretty good laser to 1000....

I'm looking forward to trying 62 TAC-X/TAC-TX (TSX/TTSX) as well as 75 SSII's, 75 and 80 A-Max's in the 8 twist.

I have Superperformance and RL-17, but don't see much said about those in a fast twist .22-250. Superperfromance is close to 4831 which is listed as an accuracy power with 80's. 4350, the new 4451 and Hybrid 100V are also on hand to try. Those are pretty close to H-414/760, known to be good .22-250 powders.

It's gonna be interesting. Just got a new Magnetospeed to check'em with.

DF

Want one now. Thanks...

W

If I could only own one rifle it would be an 8" twist 22-250.




Travis