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Looks like you hit your goal Jim. Look up on youtube Snipershide shooting the 88gr ELDM out of the valkyre. Those guys shot out to a mile at I think 2880 fps. Sounds like you'll get 2935 fps like you said.
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Hey Jim have you ever shot any 53gr VMAX's through you 1-8 twist? I'm wondering how they'll hold up.
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This 22-250 is the first 8" twist .22 centerfire I've owned. Was supposed to get a 1-8 Tikka .223 but they changed twists without telling anybody and when mine came in it was 1-10" twist. It does shoot the 50 V-Max at 3400 fps into little groups so I can attest that they hold up. In fact it shoots pretty much everything up to the Hornady 68 BTHP into little groups.
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The 88's are a Mind Fhuqk and simply SINISTER for slicing atmospherics.
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Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Adding a few data points. Went out again this morning to try a few more loads including some with RL-17. Velocities are average of four shots.
Hornady 75 ELD 34.0 RL-15 / 3191 fps. This one shows promise at this weight. Good accuracy and 3200 is about as much as you can expect from RL-15. 36.0 H4350 / 3096 fps. Still a bit slower but very accurate. 36.0 RL-17 / 3147 fps 37.0 RL-17 / 3228 fps 38.0 RL-17 / 3330 fps. Hornady shows a max of 37.9 gr. at the 3300 fps increment so this is right in line with their data. Good safe, max load.
Hornady 88 ELD 34.5 H4350 / 2914 fps - based on one shot. Put a supposedly new battery in the Oehler 35 but it died after the first shot. Didn't notice that until the end of the string. Replaced it with the other battery in the 2-pack and it lasted through the rest of the session. 32.0 RL-17 / 2698 fps 33.0 RL-17 / 2809 fps 34.0 RL-17 / 2899 fps - this is right at my target of 2900. Need to play with seating depth a bit for best accuracy but it looks promising.
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This 22-250 is the first 8" twist .22 centerfire I've owned. Was supposed to get a 1-8 Tikka .223 but they changed twists without telling anybody and when mine came in it was 1-10" twist. It does shoot the 50 V-Max at 3400 fps into little groups so I can attest that they hold up. In fact it shoots pretty much everything up to the Hornady 68 BTHP into little groups. That make the 1-8" twist very interesting for next year. Your results look great, can't wait to see some more loads. I had a couple of hours so went out scouting. Still not a lot of rats out but the chucks were sunning themselves. I didn't get an opportunity to shoot though, they stayed skylined while I was out there.
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Flunged a few 88's this morning,outta a coupla mainstays...but mainly was Castin'. Hint.................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Jim, just get several kegs of 17. When the barrel is toast, go 22 creed with 7T, Peterson brass, 17 again....plug in 3200 fps with 88's that shoot holes clean through deer.
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Peterson brass sucks heavy ass and Alpha is simply without peer.
8" will stabilize 88's in said chambering,below sealevel and below freezing temps.
Hint...............
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Peterson brass sucks heavy ass and Alpha is simply without peer.
8" will stabilize 88's in said chambering,below sealevel and below freezing temps.
Hint............... Thank you.
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I am absolutely loving the tikka 22/250 Been working up some loads as follows 75 ELDM varget 32.9. 3160 33.2. 3175 33.5 3210. .8 moa best, wouldn’t go higher
H4350 33.5. 3017 36.0. 3071 36.5. 3086 Could go higher but that is all I had all hovering around moa All loaded for a square kiss Win brass fed 210 m Going to stay with 33.5 varget unless I try Rl 26
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Had a bunch of neat looking targets but forgot to bring them home BTW it also shoots 40 grain V max at 3995 to .6 Moa
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