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Anyone using Benchmark powder with 50/52 grain bullets in a 22-250?

If so, what kind of velocity are you getting?

Thanks

Did at one time, don’t anymore. Never got the performance out of it. Went back to H380 for the 250 but Benchmark is a dandy in 223 with those weights. 3500 isn’t hard to get out of a 24 inch tube.

I'm using benchmark in my Tikka 22-250 - I chose it over CFE223 because of the temp stability.

Getting 3850 FPS with 50 gr v-max - 24" bbl. The load is slightly under the max load listed by Hogdon.
You could push them a lillte harder in my gun - but these group < 1" (4 shot group )

SD 12fps ES 27FPS

I loaded up 36.0 grains Benchmark with Nos 50 ballistic tips and Berger 52 hp.. velocity was just under 3800 and groups one inch to slightly under.