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35.5 gr of 4895 with a Sierra 53 gr. flat based hp works good for me. Great load for chucks....Not super hot, but gets the job done and groups great in my M700 Varmint Special. I tried a BUNCH of different powders and bullets in my 1:12 twist 22-250 and finally tried the above load today. Prior to that, group sizes for 5 shot groups went around 1 to 1.5 inches at 100 yards. I finally dug out the IMR 4895 I bought way back when a pound of it went for $12 and got a 0.5 inch 5 shot group. Here is the load: Case: Winchester Primer: WLR Bullet: Sierra 55 gr. Varminter (this is a soft nosed and not a hollow point bullet) Powder: 35.5 gr. IMR 4895 COAL: About 2.475 in. I'll take an accurate load over a hot load any day.
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Yes; one group with that particular powder charge. Obviously not a definitive evaluation for me but it looks much more promising than the other stuff I tried including the highly touted Superformance.
I also tried 1 grain under that and 0.5 grains over that with 3 shot groups being a bit over one inch and a bit under once inch respectively.
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Shoot some more and let us know. Hopefully you have found your load.
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60gr Hornady SP @ 2.38" Remington case CCI BR2 primer 39.7gr of Norma URP 3,506 fps
I borrowed the load from a friend who shoots the same gun I do and shot 3, 3 shot groups averaging 1,85"@245 yds on a perfectly calm 60�F morning.
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I could give you loads but my rifle is not yours, if you used my loads you would only be loading for my rifle.
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My rifle likes 39.0 gr of H-414 with a 50 gr V-Max or Ballistic Tip or 38.0 gr of Big Game with the same bullets or a 50 gr Speer TNT.
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try 55gr hpbt gk 39gr h380,it works great for anything
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55 Berger and Varget is perking well in my 22/250
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i was out trying some new loads yesterday and lo and behold..........i found a load for barnes 50gr tsx in a 1-14 twist that works!37.5 h380 oal 2.350.shot 3/4 inch,the 50gr ttsx not so much.but i still prefer sierra gmk hpbt
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jrose:
If you are still reading these posts, I have had good results with several powders e.g. IMR 4064, AA 2230, H4895 in my 1x12 twist 22/250.
For bullets, my favorites are the 52 gr. Speer HP and Sierra 40 gr HP.
I have shot the V Maxes and Sierra Blitz Kings, but the first two listed kill very well.
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It's hard to find a BAD load for just about any 22-250. About 20 years ago I was on a 22-250 loading kick and had so many good loads that I finally settled on just one so that I could be more familiar with my trajectory, wind drift, etc. and therefore hit where I'm aiming more often. I also load 16 other cartridges now so there's no time for the 22-250 experiments. So now the 22-250 only gets 55 gr. Ballistic Tips driven by 35.5 gr. of IMR-4320 in carefully prepped brass with CCI B.R. primers. Runs about 3530 fps out of my Mod. 700 Varmint Spl. and devastates woodchucks even when they are way out there.
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I load 50gr molyed V-maxs over 38.5gr of RE-15 for 3900FPS. Some cool launchs on small critters and deadly on yotes. Like most varmint bullets a fast v-max will make a mess out of a head shot yote but if you keep shots in the boiler room, small hole in and normaly no exit but a dead yote The 22-250 has the home camo painted stock.
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Im running 34.0 grs of benchmark winchester brass seated at book max. My brass is all annealed and prepped. Pushing a 50gr nosler combined technology bullet with WLR primers. My kimber 22-250 shoots in the .2s and .3s with this load. The remmy BDL also shot this load very well. Puts coyotes down on the spot have not had a runner yet. If ya hit a bone be ready to do some sewing.
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Here is my best 22-250 Varmint load for my standard weight barrel Ruger No.1. Not only accurate but quite effective. Rock Chucks shot at short range are literately caped out. I've taken chucks out to 500 yards with it. 300 yard chuck kill. Appreciate all the imput you guys have given. There are several loads here that I'll be trying in my heavy barrel 22-250. Steve
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Varget. 36.5 for 55s; 39.5 for 40s. I tried several different loads in my Ruger Predator, and the most accurate by far was 39.5 grains of Varget and the 40 grain VMax bullet.
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My favorite loads are with 50 Vmax or Blitzking and either 3031 or H4895..
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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50 CT Ballistic Silvertip or Noz BT over 37.2 grains of RL-15 right now, coyotes do not care for this bullet. Fed GM primers.
Really liked 55 Ballistic Tips over a max load of IMR-4064 at one time, WLR primed.
Wanting to try some CFE-223 with 40 and 50 Ballistic Silvertips as well.
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34.5 grs of Varget CCI 200 63 gr Sierra SMP Winchester case 2.4 OAL
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34 grs of Varget CCI 200 64 gr Nosler Bonded Performance Winchester case 2.35 OAL
Either is a deer slayer.
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