Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles What bullet to use for 22-250 REM 1:14 twist using IMR 4895??

Looking for a bullet to use in my Stevens Model 200 22-250 Rem w/22" barrel & 1:14 twist using IMR 4895?

NOTE: I have used the 45 gr Sierra Varminter Spitzer and am finding a few of the rounds are "tumbling" down the range at 100yrds using 33grains of IMR 4895.

you are using a bullet that is too fragile for the velocity you are pushing it, or you need to verify your twist rate...

if it has a one in 12 or 14 twist, about any 22 caliber bullet under the 63 Sierra or the 64 grain Winchester should be just fine...

IMR4895 and a 22.250 barrel with a one in 12 or 14 twist is not a finicky combo...

I use a 50 or 55 gr Ballistic Tips with H-4895 in my Kimber .22-250.

My 22 250 has a 1/14 twist and 35 grains of IMR 4895 over a 55, 60, 63, or 64 grainers all shoot around 1 inch for 3 shots. The 55 grainers shoot the tighest but the other weights are not far behind. I cannot explain why, but I have had much better luck with IMR 4895 in my rifle than I did with IMR 4064, regardless of the bullet weight.

I use Win Brass, CCI 200 primers, and OAL is 2.395. The 64 grainer is running 3240 fps out of my 20 inch tube

I have good luck with Hornady bullets but am slowly switching to Calhoun bullets

any 50-55gr bullet should shoot well in your rifle. Don't try the bullets intended for .223 and .222 speeds as you can over drive them and they'll come apart.

sierra 55 hpbt and 4895 work great in my 1-14" .22-250