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What is everyone’s favorite powder for the 52 gr bullets out of a 22-250? In the past I used varget with good results with matchkings and the Berger varmint out of my heavy barreled rifle. I plan to use Varget or H4895 in the 788 I just bought, but also interested in what others have good luck with. No charge weights needed, just type of powder. Thanks!
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H-380, 4320 and R-15 with the 52gr Speer FB HP for my coyote hunting.
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Thanks for the input guys! I try to avoid temp sensitive powders like 380 due to temp swings here. My buddy had really good accuracy but I have just always leaned towards the extreme powders from Hodgdon.
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Yeah, I wouldn't waste my time looking for another.
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Yeah, I wouldn't waste my time looking for another. I would but he didn't list it so H4895 it is.
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IMR-4064 and 4320 are every bit as good as 4895. I'd even use IMR-3031 with 50-52 gr heads, especially if accuracy is priority #1.
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Thanks for the info guys. Just to strike up a bit more conversation below are the powders I have that the 22-250 can use.
H4350 H4895 Benchmark Varget XBR8208 Imr4064 Imr4350 (possibly)
I also bought a pound of StaBall as a joke one day for my buddy with a 6.5 creedmoor (based on an inside joke) and the other night we were looking at the claimed speed with 55 gr bullets out of a 22-250...pretty impressive if it is achievable.
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Thanks for the info guys. Just to strike up a bit more conversation below are the powders I have that the 22-250 can use.
H4350 H4895 Benchmark Varget XBR8208 Imr4064 Imr4350 (possibly)
I also bought a pound of StaBall as a joke one day for my buddy with a 6.5 creedmoor (based on an inside joke) and the other night we were looking at the claimed speed with 55 gr bullets out of a 22-250...pretty impressive if it is achievable.
Of the powders you list.. H4895,Benchmark,Varget,IMR8208XBR they are my favorite 223 powders but I never use them much for a 22-250 H4350 and IMR4350 both work well as does IMR4064, my go to for decades has been W760 with 52-55gr bullets. As for the StaBall it works great with 75-80gr bullets but you need a 1-8" twist barrel for that
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I use I4350 with 63 and 70 gr. bullets... An old friend of mine used it with 53 gr. Sierra's, but the speed was low as I remember..
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It's been many years since I had a standard 22-250, but H4895 & RL15 would be among my 1st picks.
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Varget with a 52 amax (now ELDM) is tough to beat in my 22-250. I'm hoping to try staball in it soon. Staball's been shooting good in my 7-08.
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Shelton573: I have been shooting the wonderful 22-250 Remington for over half a century now (bought my first one in 1967) and I have two bits of advice for you - first, the Sierra 52 grain bullets are amazingly accurate and are amazingly prone to dangerous ricocheting and pass-throughs! When Hunting afield don't use these accurate but unsafe projectiles. They are great at the range but I won't Hunt with them and won't Hunt with anyone who uses them. Please go with the Berger 52 grainers for safety's sake instead. AND... secondly, out of my fleet of 22-250 Rifles I always start load development/testing with H 4895 and Varget powders. Best of luck to you and be sure and let us know how things "pan-out" for you. Long live the 22-250 Remington! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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Sam H: Indeed, one of my Remington 40X Rifles in caliber 22-250 Remington came with an "accuracy" target that was shot at the Remington factory and the load they used and listed on the target used IMR-3031 and 52 grain bullets - the factory target/grouping was VERY impressive! I get a tad more speed with other powders and get very acceptable accuracy as well. But I agree with your contention IMR-3031 makes for accuracy in a 22-250. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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Benchmark, 33.3 grains for accuracy....50 thru 55 grainers....
Rl 15, IMR 4895, 3031, H 322...and 4064 is NEVER a bad choice.....
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Well for now I settled on trying the H4895 with 52 gr Berger’s. I have a bunch of that powder on hand and looking through all my loads, I haven’t used it in any of my rifles since I shot 53 gr vmax out of my 223 which was rebarreled to a 17 Remington. If it don’t work out I plan to move on to 4064 or varget. Thanks for all the info!
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