klausg
08-09-2006, 04:57 PM
Hey gang-
After a very long hiatus, my .22-250 is back; I don't think I've shot it in about 10 years, sadly my old reloading log is MIA and due to an extreme case of CRS I have no clue what I used to shoot in it. So it's back to square one with load development. I found 100 rds of brand new Rem brass on a deal so I'm good there, but I would rather shorten my development time with a little advice from you guys; I know that kg 42 & d-o-k almost have to have a pet load or two:mrgreen: . I'll be shooting Nosler 55 gr BT's and possibly Sierra 50 gr spitzers as my triple-deuce really likes those two bullets, that and IIRC it has a 1:14 (1:12??) twist so I don't think I can stabilize anything heavier.
As an aside, a good range report: My .222 is a Savage 24, .222/20 ga that is just surprising the heck out of me. I bought it as a pickup gun, which is what it still is, but it's just shooting way beyond my expectations. I imagine it would do even better with a trigger job, I haven't slapped a scale on it but it's got that 50 lb shotgun trigger feel to it. I put an old Lyman All American 4X on it, I would rather an old steel tube Weaver, but ... At the range for load development I find that it generally shoots just about anything I feed it with a 4 shot ragged hole and one flier. Whether the flier is me, the trigger or the barrel heating up I haven't determined yet. That barrel is just super-thin, about as big around as one of those semi-fat pencils you used to use in kindergarten, and five rounds is about all I can shoot before I have to take a break and scounge brass for awhile. The absolute best group was w/ the Nosler 55gr BT and a load of H322, (sorry don't have my notebook with me), .44" w/one flier. Deciding that further investigation wasn't really necessarry, I proceeded to shoot up the balance of my loads. I had 25 rds in five shot strings loaded with IMR 3031 and Sierra 50 gr. So 5 different loads of 3031 produced a single hole around .75" w/4 fliers, (two I called)[smilie=w:
-Klaus
After a very long hiatus, my .22-250 is back; I don't think I've shot it in about 10 years, sadly my old reloading log is MIA and due to an extreme case of CRS I have no clue what I used to shoot in it. So it's back to square one with load development. I found 100 rds of brand new Rem brass on a deal so I'm good there, but I would rather shorten my development time with a little advice from you guys; I know that kg 42 & d-o-k almost have to have a pet load or two:mrgreen: . I'll be shooting Nosler 55 gr BT's and possibly Sierra 50 gr spitzers as my triple-deuce really likes those two bullets, that and IIRC it has a 1:14 (1:12??) twist so I don't think I can stabilize anything heavier.
As an aside, a good range report: My .222 is a Savage 24, .222/20 ga that is just surprising the heck out of me. I bought it as a pickup gun, which is what it still is, but it's just shooting way beyond my expectations. I imagine it would do even better with a trigger job, I haven't slapped a scale on it but it's got that 50 lb shotgun trigger feel to it. I put an old Lyman All American 4X on it, I would rather an old steel tube Weaver, but ... At the range for load development I find that it generally shoots just about anything I feed it with a 4 shot ragged hole and one flier. Whether the flier is me, the trigger or the barrel heating up I haven't determined yet. That barrel is just super-thin, about as big around as one of those semi-fat pencils you used to use in kindergarten, and five rounds is about all I can shoot before I have to take a break and scounge brass for awhile. The absolute best group was w/ the Nosler 55gr BT and a load of H322, (sorry don't have my notebook with me), .44" w/one flier. Deciding that further investigation wasn't really necessarry, I proceeded to shoot up the balance of my loads. I had 25 rds in five shot strings loaded with IMR 3031 and Sierra 50 gr. So 5 different loads of 3031 produced a single hole around .75" w/4 fliers, (two I called)[smilie=w:
-Klaus