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I've killed a bunch of critters up to 250 lb hogs with the 70 gr Accubond, excellent performance every time. Damn accurate too.

Took a buck with that bullet out of a 22.250, hit in the chest and it came out on the rear hip, at about 200 yds...

Deer collapsed like it had been unplugged...

The 88 ELD at 3200fps+,is simply fhuqking wicked. 90 Beer Cans rate a thunk too. Hint...................

I got the rifle today. I'll start with 75 grain Hornady HPBT because I have quite a few of them and it will give me a little info on where to go with powder charges. Starting with H414 and Superformance because I have a lot of that too. Once I get an idea on what charge weights should be I'll test 4350 and RL 17.
I have shot 4 rounds off of the front porch and the new Lilja is cleaning up pretty easy.

This

https://hammerbullets.com/product/224-cal-73g-absolute-hammer/

Fotis, where are you getting load data for the Hammer bullets?

Basically very close to TTSX data for most hammers. Start lower.
For the Absolute hammers--due to very very small bearing surface you must go down a power burning rate or two in order to get the velocities they are able to achieve.

Think 30-06 that launches bullets at 300 Win velocities.

Also

https://www.longrangehunting.com/attachments/absolute-hammer-post-9-18-22-pdf.395242/


additionally Hammer does have a forum like this one and there are tons of data.

http://hammerbullets.boards.net/

I have a 1-7 Hawk Hill destined to become a 22 CM that might be an adequate bullet launcher for such an animal.

My Wilson 1:7 barrel chambered in 22-250 is shooting 88 ELDMs into nice little clusters out to 625ish,…which is as far as I’ve had a chance to shoot them. Load is a moderate charge of H4350 clocking right at 3,000 fps.

The more I shoot it, the more I like it. No recoil to speak of, and no unexplained flyers. I’ll be carrying it during deer season here in Idaho this fall. Hope to test further on game.

Dave

62 grain Barnes TSX is excellent for such use

I agree. The 62 grain Tipped version has been awesome for about anything. It'll fool ya on how capable that little bullet is at 35-3600 too!

Showing promise with 73 ELD-M

I know it is only 3 but in this heat and with the light profile Lilja I am just going to shoot several groups and verify that it wasn't a fluke. The first group was in the mid .4's

88's went high .5's with my first charge of 34 grains of RL 17.

I'll try to get some velocity readings shortly and work up a bit on powder charge with the RL17 and 88's

Thanks Fotis.

My favorite two bullets for my 1 in 7 twisted barrel on a Ruger 77 Mk 2 action...

33.3 grains of 4064... 80 grain A Max or Hornady 75 grain HP/Match...

fastest velocity and the best on accuracy also, of any powders I've tested...

I thought powder like H 414 or 4350 would give me that.. but it didn't.. 4064 did.

Just some data. 22" Lilja 22-250 AI

41.0 grains of H 414, 73 grain ELD-M 3310
39.0 grains RL 17 88 grain ELD-M 3179

I'm going to run with this load for now and hope I can come across an antelope. I only have about 60 rounds through it so I expect I may have to back off a shade with this load. 38 grains shot nearly as well at 3148
The largest group of 3 groups with this load went just under .6"

88 Grain ELD-M
39.0 RL 17
CCI 200
BTO 2.060
3178 FPS

I’d imagine that’ll make meat!

Well the 88's worked pretty well. Antelope did not take a step. 366 yds.

Exit wound.

POW!

80 ELD-M's and H100V fireforming shoots pretty well too