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Heaviest bullet for 22-250?
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 806480" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>With the standard 1/14 twist, you don't have much room for flexibility. Before I re-barreled my 22-250, I had tried up to 60g Hornady spire points in mine. They stabilized @ 100 yards (didn't shoot them further), but accuracy was very poor, about 2.5+". It didn't even shoot 55g bullets very well. 50g and 52g bullets shot the best.</p><p> </p><p>Were I in your shoes, I would be looking at different bullet construction, rather than increasing bullet weight. I would be taking a hard look at the Barnes 50g TSX and the Hornady 50g GMX. In conventional bullets, you could try the Hornady 55g and 60g spire points, the Sierra 55g Gameking, or possibly the Berger 55g Target bullets (the thicker jacket may help).</p><p> </p><p>Two more possible options are the 60g Nosler Partition and the Winchester 64g Power Point. I don't know if either of these would stabilize in a 14 twist. I suspect the only way to know would be to try them.</p><p> </p><p>The other obvious problem you are going to have is the current lack of component/ammo availability. You may have problems even finding bullets to try. Only patience or some good horse trading are likely to be of help with that.</p><p> </p><p>After about 400 rounds, I got so frustrated with the finicky accuracy and limited range of useful bullet weights that would work in my 22-250, I went with a 1/12 twist Shilen. I am still breaking it in, but I am much happier with the results. I really think the 22-250 is among a number of chamberings that sorely need an update to the specified factory twist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 806480, member: 22069"] With the standard 1/14 twist, you don't have much room for flexibility. Before I re-barreled my 22-250, I had tried up to 60g Hornady spire points in mine. They stabilized @ 100 yards (didn't shoot them further), but accuracy was very poor, about 2.5+". It didn't even shoot 55g bullets very well. 50g and 52g bullets shot the best. Were I in your shoes, I would be looking at different bullet construction, rather than increasing bullet weight. I would be taking a hard look at the Barnes 50g TSX and the Hornady 50g GMX. In conventional bullets, you could try the Hornady 55g and 60g spire points, the Sierra 55g Gameking, or possibly the Berger 55g Target bullets (the thicker jacket may help). Two more possible options are the 60g Nosler Partition and the Winchester 64g Power Point. I don't know if either of these would stabilize in a 14 twist. I suspect the only way to know would be to try them. The other obvious problem you are going to have is the current lack of component/ammo availability. You may have problems even finding bullets to try. Only patience or some good horse trading are likely to be of help with that. After about 400 rounds, I got so frustrated with the finicky accuracy and limited range of useful bullet weights that would work in my 22-250, I went with a 1/12 twist Shilen. I am still breaking it in, but I am much happier with the results. I really think the 22-250 is among a number of chamberings that sorely need an update to the specified factory twist. [/QUOTE]
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