Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles .22-250 Handloads

I still have a bunch of rounds loaded with 39 gr of H414 with a Nosler Ballistic Tip to shoot up, but the 38.5 gr of Ramshot Big Game under the same bullet does shoot more accurately.

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Since no ones listed it, don't overlook RL15 with a 50 gr NBT. I load 38 grs with a Fed210M primer and get 3833fps in my 22" barrel. It not only beat my old standby of IMR4895 in velocity but accuracy too.

My pet load is 41gr of H380 pushing a 40gr NBT. 4007 fps and 5 shot "cover with a dime" accuracy if you do your part.

I haven't experimented much, as I am new to reloading, but thats the same exact load my 700VS likes. 3/8" average groups.

36 grains of 4895 and a 50 grain Blitz King

RL-15 under a 50 Vmax is a good thing.

Other stuff works well but RL15 has been absolute best for me with 50's. In 6 different 22-250/22-250AI's, Reloder 15 has given highest velocity along with best accuracy.

For a 40 Gr V-max I use 39.5 gr of Varget;

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36.5 gr Varget for a 55 NBT

This plus Kimber 84M Classic Varmint 26" with 6-24X Sightron S2 equals DEAD Prairie rats!

cci 200,35.8gr.imr 4064,50gr.nosler bt oal 2.350

if you want to Rocket that 40 grainer, try RL 7 recommendation out of the Lyman # 47 Manual... I admit to going one grain over max listed...and that yields an MV of a little over 4450 fps..

With a ballistic tip, it is a fairly flat shooting little bugger...also tried with Sierra Blitz Kings and they worked well also..

36gr of RL-15 in mine with 50 gr Sierra Blitz. Thats the listed Sierra accuracy load as well.

The one I had liked Varget with Speer 50 spitzers, I think it was 36.5 but not sure. It also shot the Sierra Blitzkings with the same charge very well as well.

It also liked W-748 with the Speer 52 HP.

37.1gr of RL15 w/CCI BR2 under a 55gr Sierra Blitz King will send it along at 3725fps out of my 22" Predator barrel. Last 3 shot group measured .156"

35.5 benchmark. wlr. 50 balistic tip

Was playing with a Ruger VT in 22.250 the other day..

tried a load of 33 grains of 3031 in it...55 grain Varmint Nightmare Extreme...

all I can say is WOW!

will try and post a few results tomorrow...

one hole groups at 100 yds...

My Ruger 77likes 55gr varmint nightmare bullets on 39.5gr of H380.shoots a 3/8 group.

As mentioned above: Ruger VT

33 grains IMR 3031, 55 grain Varmint Nightmare Extreme, CCI Large Rifle Primer...3650fps

i just picked up a nother 22-250 in a VSSF and loaded up 36g of benchmark under a 40g NBT with a cci 250. Just seated it to 2.350 as the book had listed and went to the range. It clocked 4208fps and grouped in the .3 range.

I bought the rifle with the intention of parting it out to build something else on the stock and action. But, I made the mistake of shooting the doner again and now I'm stuck with another 22-250. Wonder what it'll do once I clean it and do a little load development?

Bb