wildcat westerner
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Hello,
I have traded for a unique varmint rifle. A single shot commercial Mauser with German doubleset triggers, with a heavy barrel, freshly rechambered in 22-250 with a SAAMI neck and a BALvar 6x24 scope atop it which has been remounted so the scope external adjustments are now less than 1/4". The stock in inlaid Myrtle with excellent checkering.
The throat was badly worn, and the Sierra Ballistician estimated that the weapon had previously been fired 1,500-2,000 times at about 3,500 fps.
I have a lot of BR and high quality .22 bullets and it should prove interesting seeing what this weapon built in the 1960's will be able to accomplish.
With all the slightly different ogives from the 52-55 grain bullets I have, what has worked best with you for your 22-250's? Its stupid to reload this weapon to 222 Remington ballistics, for accuracy, or go the other way and toss brass after just three reloadings., trying to reach 4,000+ fps.
I'd like to find a very good load for this rifle and then reload all my brass for that load. In the past, when dealing with this caliber, I found some other cartridges were at their very best when loaded " to the gills" so to speak in terms of accuracy and trajectory. To this point I have not found that to be true for the 22-250. What has been your experience with this cartridge?
I have traded for a unique varmint rifle. A single shot commercial Mauser with German doubleset triggers, with a heavy barrel, freshly rechambered in 22-250 with a SAAMI neck and a BALvar 6x24 scope atop it which has been remounted so the scope external adjustments are now less than 1/4". The stock in inlaid Myrtle with excellent checkering.
The throat was badly worn, and the Sierra Ballistician estimated that the weapon had previously been fired 1,500-2,000 times at about 3,500 fps.
I have a lot of BR and high quality .22 bullets and it should prove interesting seeing what this weapon built in the 1960's will be able to accomplish.
With all the slightly different ogives from the 52-55 grain bullets I have, what has worked best with you for your 22-250's? Its stupid to reload this weapon to 222 Remington ballistics, for accuracy, or go the other way and toss brass after just three reloadings., trying to reach 4,000+ fps.
I'd like to find a very good load for this rifle and then reload all my brass for that load. In the past, when dealing with this caliber, I found some other cartridges were at their very best when loaded " to the gills" so to speak in terms of accuracy and trajectory. To this point I have not found that to be true for the 22-250. What has been your experience with this cartridge?
