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Any reccommendations for a good factory round to use in a Tikka 22-250 1:14 twist? I tried Hornady Super performance 50gr Vmax and they are all over the place. I picked up some Federal Fusion 55gr and they are better than the Hornady Super performance. Rifle is used only for coyote hunting. Thanks

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Try the white box winchester 45 grain it has shot well in every 22-250 I own. And it hammers coyotes!

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I've had good luck with the 55 grain Winchester gray box soft points, out of two different 1-14 tikkas. But I'd like to try federal 55 fusions and frontier 55 Hornady soft points.

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Originally Posted by crittrgittr
Try the white box winchester 45 grain it has shot well in every 22-250 I own. And it hammers coyotes!

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Originally Posted by crittrgittr
Try the white box winchester 45 grain it has shot well in every 22-250 I own. And it hammers coyotes!


Fairly fur friendly?

It is looking like I need to get away from the 50gr Vmax. I have the Hornady varmint express 50gr vmax and those were a little better than the super performance 50gr vmax.

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I'd be looking at Winchester white box 45's or hornady 55 spire points.

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Originally Posted by Jim_wi
Originally Posted by crittrgittr
Try the white box winchester 45 grain it has shot well in every 22-250 I own. And it hammers coyotes!


Fairly fur friendly?

It is looking like I need to get away from the 50gr Vmax. I have the Hornady varmint express 50gr vmax and those were a little better than the super performance 50gr vmax.

I killed 2 or 3 with these factory 45 grain bullets, never saw an exit.


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Might also look at anything loaded with a 50 or 55 grain Ballistic Tip if you want to stick with a poly tipped bullet.

I have shot both weights on coyotes. Both work fine but for some reason I prefer the 55 out of a 22-250.


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Thanks for the great info. I appreciate it.

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I don't have a 22-250 anymore and miss it.

I had a Savage 111 and could not improve on factory accuracy with handloads.

Killed a bunch of coyotes with the Hornady Varmint Express 55gr Vmax.

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Originally Posted by Dennis81082
I don't have a 22-250 anymore and miss it.

I had a Savage 111 and could not improve on factory accuracy with handloads.

Killed a bunch of coyotes with the Hornady Varmint Express 55gr Vmax.


I am seeing a pattern here cool...another 55gr.

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Should be okay w a 14 twist and most 55 grain poly tips unless you have something a fuzz slower than an actual 1:14.


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Update...The Federal Fusion 55gr is shooting very well out of my 1:14 Tikka. It definitely does not like the Hornady Super Performance 50gr Vmax.

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Jim Wi: I am a "dedicated handloader" and prefer, for many reasons, to handload for all my Rifles.
Over the past 6 decades I have handloaded for virtually every centerfire Rifle I own - and I own a LOT of them!
A while back I bought a Remington Model 700 VSSF (Varmint Stainless Synthetic Fluted) Varmint Rifle in caliber 22-250 Remington.
I mounted a Leupold 6.5x20 variable scope on it and decided to try some Winchester factory ammo in it that I had taken in with a trade.
The factory load is the Winchester 55 grain "Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion" rounds.
It shot so exceptionally well with that factory bullet (initial 5 shot group at 100 yards measuring .389"!) that I decided to go ahead and just use these bullets.
I have only taken it to the range a couple more times and according to my loading log in not the best conditions (slight winds each time!) for sight in verifications - it has averaged .462" there at 100 yards for five shot groupings!
I highly recommend these 55 grain Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion loads for Varminting and predator Hunting. I have taken Rock Chucks, Badger and Coyote with these factory rounds to date.
Best of luck to you with the Tikka and I hope you do as well with the Winchester 55 grain Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion bullets as I have.
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Thanks VarmintGuy. I will definitely check those out.

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Originally Posted by Jim_wi
Any reccommendations for a good factory round to use in a Tikka 22-250 1:14 twist? I tried Hornady Super performance 50gr Vmax and they are all over the place. I picked up some Federal Fusion 55gr and they are better than the Hornady Super performance. Rifle is used only for coyote hunting. Thanks


I have had very good luck with Remington Accutip 50 gr in my Tikka's. 300 yd shots are common here. My record shot is 626 yd shots with Zeiss 600 reticle.

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Originally Posted by Jim_wi
Originally Posted by crittrgittr
Try the white box winchester 45 grain it has shot well in every 22-250 I own. And it hammers coyotes!


Fairly fur friendly?

It is looking like I need to get away from the 50gr Vmax. I have the Hornady varmint express 50gr vmax and those were a little better than the super performance 50gr vmax.


I don't know why yours doesn't like the 50gr v-max. That's all my buddies and I use in our 22-250's. Too bad you don't load your own. Sounds weird that a Tikka would be "all over the place" any how... Is it a varmint model?


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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.
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Originally Posted by VarmintGuy
Jim Wi: I am a "dedicated handloader" and prefer, for many reasons, to handload for all my Rifles.
Over the past 6 decades I have handloaded for virtually every centerfire Rifle I own - and I own a LOT of them!
A while back I bought a Remington Model 700 VSSF (Varmint Stainless Synthetic Fluted) Varmint Rifle in caliber 22-250 Remington.
I mounted a Leupold 6.5x20 variable scope on it and decided to try some Winchester factory ammo in it that I had taken in with a trade.
The factory load is the Winchester 55 grain "Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion" rounds.
It shot so exceptionally well with that factory bullet (initial 5 shot group at 100 yards measuring .389"!) that I decided to go ahead and just use these bullets.
I have only taken it to the range a couple more times and according to my loading log in not the best conditions (slight winds each time!) for sight in verifications - it has averaged .462" there at 100 yards for five shot groupings!
I highly recommend these 55 grain Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion loads for Varminting and predator Hunting. I have taken Rock Chucks, Badger and Coyote with these factory rounds to date.
Best of luck to you with the Tikka and I hope you do as well with the Winchester 55 grain Polymer Tip Rapid Expansion bullets as I have.
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I don't even waste my time with 5 shot groupings in my Tikka 1 in 14 varmint rifle, because its just 1 little hole for 5 shots... 10 shots tells more of a story... Oh, by the way, that's with the 50gr v-max that every 22-250 I've tried it in loves. I'd send the OP's rifle back and see what the fu ck is wrong with it, if it were mine...


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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.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter

I don't know why yours doesn't like the 50gr v-max. That's all my buddies and I use in our 22-250's. Too bad you don't load your own. Sounds weird that a Tikka would be "all over the place" any how... Is it a varmint model?


Not the varmint model.....it is a Stainless T3X.

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At times, to check accuracy I try Sierra 52 grain match bullets. There should be some factory loaded rounds someplace to try. Again, not necessarily for hunting, just another to attempt to see how a gun is capable of shooting.


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