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My Lilja 1-7 twist Montana dupe should be done in a couple weeks so looking to use it on antelope and deer this year possibly. What bullet would you try first?

It will be a 22-250 AI as I already have brass and dies for that cartridge and other rifles so chambered with slower twist barrels.

Under 400 yds

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I have 80 and 88 ELD-M
75 grain Swift
75 Hornady HPBT
63 and 75? Hammer
90 Sierra
Not opposed to buying others if I can find them

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The 77 TMK from Sierra is an instant sorta killer.

Probably won’t exit but man stuff hates them.

The 62 TTSX is good too if you wanna drill bones and like thru and thrus.


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I can’t see either of those ELD-M not working just fine.

The Hammers have an excellent reputation as well.

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Originally Posted by beretzs
The 77 TMK from Sierra is an instant sorta killer.

Probably won’t exit but man stuff hates them.

The 62 TTSX is good too if you wanna drill bones and like thru and thrus.


I love how sleek that 77 is and it passes the FBI's penetration tests. I'm running the 77 SMK OTM in my 22-20 and it shoots great.


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62 grain TTSX

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If the 75 gr Swift will shoot in your gun , that is the one I would go with


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My go to .224 deer bullet is the 65 grain SGK, but there are several others I'd like to try. I have to remind myself that, despite all our agonizing over bullet choice, for the most part C&C bullets are more alike than different, as are mono's for that matter. Given that you've got a fast twist and a big boiler room, I'd think about anything from 64 grains on up would work just fine. I think I'd go with the 77 grain SMK, just because I'd like to try it.


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Originally Posted by irfubar
If the 75 gr Swift will shoot in your gun , that is the one I would go with

That’s a great one, IF it shoots for ya.


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Originally Posted by irfubar
If the 75 gr Swift will shoot in your gun , that is the one I would go with

If they behave like the .243,.257,.277, and .284 Scorocco's I'd be all in. Fingers crossed.

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You might pm GregW if he doesn't weigh in. I believe he has killed multiple Coues deer with his 22-250 AI.


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70 gr TSX.


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Can’t say I’d be scared of the 75 eld but the 62 ttsx might be friendlier.

77 LRX would be worth a look as well if you run across any.


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We’ve used a 1-7” plain 22-250 on a couple of coues deer with the 77 Tipped Matchking. I’m happy with the performance. It’s not a hot rod load, likely quite a bit slower than the AI can push them though.

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Same gun with a 77LRX worked very well on a mule deer at 450 yards. I wish they’d come back in stock

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Originally Posted by hanco
62 grain TTSX

These bullets absolutely work, I have killed 2 deer with 2 shots with them in a unit were mono's were mandated. they have a horrible B.C. but if the OP is limiting his shots to 400yds.......

Of what the OP has on hand I would try the ELD's, my current 22-250AI prefers the Berger 80gr VLD

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I’ve killed a pile of deer with the 88 eld outta my 22 Creed

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As has been mentioned, the 62 ttsx is a great bullet. Killed multiple mulie and wt bucks, one out around 450 yards with my 22-250. Might have been ai at that time, I rebarreled to saami but getting same velocities.

Actually been planning on rescoping mine and dragging it out this winter. I haven't shot it much since moving to the woods lol.

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I load 62 grain Bear claws for my 22-250. They are hell on pigs.

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Originally Posted by Higginez
Can’t say I’d be scared of the 75 eld but the 62 ttsx might be friendlier.

77 LRX would be worth a look as well if you run across any.

I've got a box of these to try and coax some sort of stabilization out of either of my 1-8 22-250s at my altitude of 5300' which is iffy at best.

Those 77's are long sumbitchs at 1.182 inch. By comparison the 75 eld is 1.113 and the 70 Accubomb is only 0.992.

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I'm still questioning this build as I've seen way too many deer and antelope smashed with 55 grain BT's and Hornady SP's out of 223's and 22-250's to even contemplate that any heavier would kill any faster.

I guess I'm just feeding the loonie.

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