Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Tikka 22-250 8" twist pre-order...

Put a righty on layaway this morning!

Taux up, I am.

Checking to see if my barrel threading buddy could punch a chamber AI.

I really need to sell some rifles, though.

UNFORTUNATELY this is just what I have been thinking about building ever since I shot Travis' HOWA two years ago...

...so I just ordered one....

Thanks...I think...Bob

I was going to buy one, but checked the Wikipedia page for the .22-250...

"It may be the fastest .22 cal but it suffers inaccuracy making it one of the worse .22s to shoot.[4][5]"

Looks like I'll have to pass

LOL!

One of the most accurate rifles I've ever owned was a Savage model 12 in .22-250. It would routinely shoot Winchester white box bulk 45gr HP ammo into ~0.5" groups at 200 yards. It was stupid accurate.

I load for a friend who has a 22-250. His is certainly NOT inaccurate. His is the reason I am purchasing one for myself. His daughter has killed a pile of deer and hogs with the little 64 grain BSB bullet.. Tough combination.

A bit early for an April fools joke isn't it? Get back to us and confirm you were joking.

I had to look, and Wiki does in fact say that..

The .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity (capable of reaching over 4000 feet per second), short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting, though it finds occasional use on deer.[2] This cartridge is also sometimes known as the .22 Varminter or the .22 Wotkyns Original Swift.[3] Along with the .220 Swift, the .22-250 was one of the high-velocity .22 caliber cartridges that developed a reputation for remote wounding effects known as hydrostatic shock in the late 1930s and early 1940s. It may be the fastest .22 cal but it suffers inaccuracy making it one of the worse .22s to shoot.[4][5]

Goes to show what Wiki knows...

Ok; well, your moms doing the wash right now so I guess you can go back down stairs and lay down.

We'll call you when lunch is ready.

I had to look, and Wiki does in fact say that..

The .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity (capable of reaching over 4000 feet per second), short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting, though it finds occasional use on deer.[2] This cartridge is also sometimes known as the .22 Varminter or the .22 Wotkyns Original Swift.[3] Along with the .220 Swift, the .22-250 was one of the high-velocity .22 caliber cartridges that developed a reputation for remote wounding effects known as hydrostatic shock in the late 1930s and early 1940s. It may be the fastest .22 cal but it suffers inaccuracy making it one of the worse .22s to shoot.[4][5]

Goes to show what Wiki knows... [/quote]


I'm really glad I bought another one now! When I read drivel like this I just laugh.

Perfect example of fake news.

Chuck Hawks writing?

Was thinking this would be a fun little burner with 77 gr Scenars with a CDS on an old spare 6.5-20 Leupold I have gathering dust on a safe top.

Whoever wrote that in Wiki, doesn't have a clue what they are talking about....

definitely clear they never owned one, much less shot one...

What you quote from them is about as stupid as if it said, people who can't shoot worth a crap buy 22.250s...

Those would be cool too. I really like the Sierra 77 grain Tipped Matchking from my little 223.. The 22-250 will only be more better'er!

I've got a 1 in 7 twist barrel on a Ruger 77 Mk2... that was formerly a 243, so it has a longer mag, or isn't blocked off like Ruger's 22.250....

with a 75 grain BTHP or A Max, its a flat shooter for sure..

runs 3350s fps with bullets of that weight, seated out of the case more than the usual 22.250 mag length...and with 80 grain A Maxes, it is even more accurate...

I've got some of those 80 grain ELD-Ms on the way from Powder Valley....

Gunner.... RL 15 or IMR 4895 are two powders you will be looking for with those longer bullets...

I thought accurate and velocity would be in the 4350 range, but I was wrong...4064-4895-RL15-Varget are about in the right burn range for those bullet weights...

with that Leupold, you'll have a long range coyote getter...

Good intel. Thank you.

10-4 B, I might have to buy one, never had a Tikka.

Thanks Seafire, was gonna torch the throat then cut, set back, and rechamber to A.I., already have AI dies and about 200 sticks of AI brass.

I haven't ever had a Tikka either Gunner. I gotta say I am okay with parting with a few bucks for a company that'll listen to shooters. I think a 8 twist 22-250 is a long time comin!

And yeah, it wouldn't suck as an Ackley either.. Might even invest in a little Lapua brass for the sucker as well.

22-250 AI with a 62gr TTSX stoked over R15 is a deer hammer

My 8 twist .22-250, a Mohawk/Shilen, does really well with 80 gr. A-Max, VLD's. Also likes 75 gr.

DF