loading the 22-250

kentucky hareraiser · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:53 am Post subject: loading the 22-250

what type bullet will i need to reload the 22-250.. i load some 223 withe 55 gr 223 bullets which i think are .224 are these the same?

d_hoffman · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: Re: loading the 22-250

Yes, they are the same. What is the twist rate of your rifle? I would go with a bullet between 60gr - 65gr, RL15 powder and Fed match grade primers.

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: loading the 22-250

I load 52 grain Sierra HPBT (#1410) over 32.8 grains of Varget in Winchester brass and Winchester LR primers to use in my .22-250 T/C Encore barrel, with sub 1/2" 3 shot groups. You can see a couple photos here:

www.huntingnut.com/ind...pic&t=5606

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

I love the 55grn Speer Spitzer boat tails. I really don't want to post the powder amount as I shoot them in a Rugar #1V that is one scary rifle... the hotter they go the tighter the groups.

Accurate MR223 and Varget are my 2 favorite powders for the .22-250

-DallanC

1895ss · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:58 am Post subject: Re: loading the 22-250

I load the Hornady 52 gr A-max in mine at 3700/3800 fps (chronographed) with either Varget or WW760. My 22-250 has a 1:14 twist so it stabilizes the lighter bullets very well. You didn't say what manufacturers rifle/model you are loading for so it is hard to say what gr bullet would be best in your .22-250. I would load as light as your rifling will let you and still staying accurate. I'm sure a bullet in the mid 50's gr area would work fine. 60 gr and larger bullets are ok if you want to use it on deer sized game but there are better calibers for that. You certainly don't need them for the varmints the .22-250 was designed for.

By the way, hunterjoe, that's a fairly light load in your .22-250 but as long as it's accurate that's what matters. My .22-250 likes them on the hotter side. Smile

SingleShotLover · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:00 am Post subject: Re: loading the 22-250

DallanC wrote:

I really don't want to post the powder amount as I shoot them in a Rugar #1V that is one scary rifle... the hotter they go the tighter the groups.

Amazing isn't it? I find the same in my 22/250 1B...actually all of my #1s like the hotter loads.

wncchester · Member Joined: Apr 08, 2006 Posts: 160

My old .22-250 Sako loves Barnes 36 gr. Grenades and a charge of Varget I won't reveal. Well under 1" and over 4,000 fps tho. Dim, what a mess it makes of whistle pigs.