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.22-250 Remington Re-barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 326685" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Doug,</p><p> He's closer to being right than I am. My judgement is clouded somewhat as I have always had a hankering for a fast twist .22-250AI. I "think I want" the 1-9" to shoot the 69-75gn pills through the AI and those bullet's would give me the best of both worlds in the .22 centerfire arena. A heavy enough bullet so it's not tossed about too bad by the wind and yet still light enough to be able to get some good velocities for the longrange performance we're all after.</p><p> Nosler's #6 list the heavy (69/77/80gn) bullets for the .22-250 but not for the AI version. Comparing the two cartridges with the 60gn bullets doesn't show a lot of difference in velocity overall until you look at the comparable powders. RL15 shows just shy of 100fps, Varget shows 101fps difference, IMR4895; 12fps and IMR4064; 72fps.</p><p> Not a big difference according to Nosler's testing but the lighter pills (40/50/52gn) show 150-200fps. That's a little better.</p><p> I know the 1-9 twist will shoot the 55-69gn range great. I never tried anything lighter, but I don't see why it wouldn't. Maybe someone else can/will chime in. The 1-12 twist is right at home in the weight range you listed in your original post. </p><p> I guess I expect too much from the little case, I just hate to be limited to the lighter bullets with that "horsepower" available to launch the heavier pills.</p><p> One advantage for the AI version I've read is the lack of case stretch compared to the parent case. Seems I was forever trimming my .22-250 brass, probably because I loaded toward the top end. JohnnyK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 326685, member: 307"] Doug, He's closer to being right than I am. My judgement is clouded somewhat as I have always had a hankering for a fast twist .22-250AI. I "think I want" the 1-9" to shoot the 69-75gn pills through the AI and those bullet's would give me the best of both worlds in the .22 centerfire arena. A heavy enough bullet so it's not tossed about too bad by the wind and yet still light enough to be able to get some good velocities for the longrange performance we're all after. Nosler's #6 list the heavy (69/77/80gn) bullets for the .22-250 but not for the AI version. Comparing the two cartridges with the 60gn bullets doesn't show a lot of difference in velocity overall until you look at the comparable powders. RL15 shows just shy of 100fps, Varget shows 101fps difference, IMR4895; 12fps and IMR4064; 72fps. Not a big difference according to Nosler's testing but the lighter pills (40/50/52gn) show 150-200fps. That's a little better. I know the 1-9 twist will shoot the 55-69gn range great. I never tried anything lighter, but I don't see why it wouldn't. Maybe someone else can/will chime in. The 1-12 twist is right at home in the weight range you listed in your original post. I guess I expect too much from the little case, I just hate to be limited to the lighter bullets with that "horsepower" available to launch the heavier pills. One advantage for the AI version I've read is the lack of case stretch compared to the parent case. Seems I was forever trimming my .22-250 brass, probably because I loaded toward the top end. JohnnyK. [/QUOTE]
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