22-250 Load Suggestions

[Iron Worker]

I was burning 42.5grs of W-W 6.5 Staball behind a 55gr Boolit in a 26" bbl and it produced 3900 + and under 1/2 MOA at 100 yds.

 

[PC Python]

38 grains of H380 behind a 55 gr. Sierra Varmint bullet was extremely accurate outta my Winchester Model 70 Stealth II rifle. I finally shot the barrel out and it's currently at my gunsmith's getting a new 8 twist Proof barrel.

Due to living in California I'll be trying out the 55 grain Barnes MPG when I get it back. If I'm not happy with the Barnes results I'll be giving some Hammer bullets a whirl. One thing is for certain, I'll be starting with H380 powder, Lapua brass and Federal Gold Medal Match primers.

 

[cquist]

thanks everyone. I just reloaded both 50 and 55 grain VMax bullets based on your recommendations. Took me a little just to find some brass. I ended up buying some Remington brass, but they also had Hornady for about twice as much, but it seemed like there were a lot complaints on the Hornady brass. Is that my imagination?

 

[CatShooter]

thanks everyone. I just reloaded both 50 and 55 grain VMax bullets based on your recommendations. Took me a little just to find some brass. I ended up buying some Remington brass, but they also had Hornady for about twice as much, but it seemed like there were a lot complaints on the Hornady brass. Is that my imagination?

I would not take Hornady brass for free!!

Anneal your cases before firing them, and you will have a lot less problems.

 

[cquist]

when you say anneal, what do you mean?

 

[CatShooter]

Heat the necks to a dark red. Go to youtube and enter "anneal cases" or "anneal necks", and you will get eleventy million videos on it - doing it poorly is better than not doing it at all.

 

[cquist]

thanks. I will do that.

 

[Iron Worker]

Heat the necks to a dark red. Go to youtube and enter "anneal cases" or "anneal necks", and you will get eleventy million videos on it - doing it poorly is better than not doing it at all.

Doing it poorly means you ruin the case .

 

[CatShooter]

Doing it poorly means you ruin the case .

No it doesn't... it means too long or too short of a time.

 

[cohunt]

H380 was named at such because 38.0gr of it behind a 52g bullet shot one hole groups for bruce hodgdon's new wildcat called the 22-250.

 

[CatShooter]

H380 was named at such because 38.0gr of it behind a 52g bullet shot one hole groups for bruce hodgdon's new wildcat called the 22-250.

Bruce Hodgdon didn't create the 22-250. It was created by Grosvenor Wotkyns, J. E. Gebby and J. B. Smith in 1937.

That is 15 years before Bruce Hodgdon started selling his first military surplus IMR-4895, and maybe 25 years before Bruce Hodgdon ever handled his first grain of ball powder....

 

[WoodPecker Hunter]

YEA I was, and that was with a LEE hand loader. to bad you will NEVER get to that status. Your ego will ALWAYS get in the way of your Success. and that's OK. the world Needs LOSERS

Your FPS is ONLY about 450-500 fps higher then it would really be ! WP

 

[cohunt]

Bruce Hodgdon didn't create the 22-250. It was created by Grosvenor Wotkyns, J. E. Gebby and J. B. Smith in 1937.

That is 15 years before Bruce Hodgdon started selling his first military surplus IMR-4895, and maybe 25 years before Bruce Hodgdon ever handled his first grain of ball powder....

Geeze, I knew someone would argue-- I guess you can call Hodgson and tell them they are lying on their web page then. -- regardless, the name of h380 still remainsthe same

 

[CatShooter]

Geeze, I knew someone would argue-- I guess you can call Hodgson and tell them they are lying on their web page then. -- regardless, the name of h380 still remainsthe same

Argue??? Not me. Just stating well known facts.

I could find nothing on the Hodgdon website that says Bruce Hodgdon developed the 22-250.

An interesting fact - there were factory 22-250 rifles for sale (Browning, 1962), 2 years before there was any factory ammunititon available (Remington, 1964).

Go here and get some education.

.22-250 Remington - Wikipedia

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