WOW gemihur…that is a very respectable group mate…nothing to sneeze at there for sure. Very definitely Minute of Critter.

DallanC wrote:

My all time favorite caliber! I'm close to 3500 rounds through my #1V Great group, such a fun round to shoot. -DallanC

Don’t know how hot your loading is for the 22.250 mate, but I’ve been told you need to seriously look at re-barrelling after around 4000 rounds because hot loads tend to burn out the throat badly. A good hint for the time to re-barrel is when accuracy starts to drop off…happened to my shooting buddy in his Savage.

Vince wrote:

Don’t know how hot your loading is for the 22.250 mate, but I’ve been told you need to seriously look at re-barrelling after around 4000 rounds because hot loads tend to burn out the throat badly. A good hint for the time to re-barrel is when accuracy starts to drop off…happened to my shooting buddy in his Savage.

My Ruger #1V is one scary rifle. It has an incredibly strong action... and for whatever reason the hotter the load the tighter the group. I've gotten to the point bullets would explode enroute to the target just from rotational pressure. I've backed down from that load of course.

Its been 20 years since I've had to reload for it, I sortof feel guilty it hasn't gotten the trigger time love it deserves. But IIRC, I was at 4100fps with 40gr blitz bullets, and somewhere in the 3650fps with the 55gr loads.

As for barrel erosion, yup, the throat is eroded so far back that for peak accuracy the bullets are literally finger tight inserted into the case. Terrible for hunting but ok for bench work. I've been wanting to get it rebarreled at some point and should get more serious about it.

Amusingly, I've been just shy of 3600fps with the old 140grn Barns XLCs out of my 7STW. That gun I've gone to 160gr for all uses and I'm holding at 3200fps.

I've always said I've met very few people who actually burned out a barrel. Those that did have had alot of fun doing it.

-DallanC

DallanC wrote:

Vince wrote: Don’t know how hot your loading is for the 22.250 mate, but I’ve been told you need to seriously look at re-barrelling after around 4000 rounds because hot loads tend to burn out the throat badly. A good hint for the time to re-barrel is when accuracy starts to drop off…happened to my shooting buddy in his Savage. My Ruger #1V is one scary rifle. It has an incredibly strong action... and for whatever reason the hotter the load the tighter the group. I've gotten to the point bullets would explode enroute to the target just from rotational pressure. I've backed down from that load of course. Its been 20 years since I've had to reload for it, I sortof feel guilty it hasn't gotten the trigger time love it deserves. But IIRC, I was at 4100fps with 40gr blitz bullets, and somewhere in the 3650fps with the 55gr loads. As for barrel erosion, yup, the throat is eroded so far back that for peak accuracy the bullets are literally finger tight inserted into the case. Terrible for hunting but ok for bench work. I've been wanting to get it rebarreled at some point and should get more serious about it. Amusingly, I've been just shy of 3600fps with the old 140grn Barns XLCs out of my 7STW. That gun I've gone to 160gr for all uses and I'm holding at 3200fps. I've always said I've met very few people who actually burned out a barrel. Those that did have had alot of fun doing it. -DallanC

The Ruger #1 is amazingly strong. The only one I’ve fired was a 45.70 firing 500gr hard cast bullets, that thing was scary…and damned accurate with full power loads. Did I mention it kicked like a mule?

It’s common for bullets to be pushed over 4000 fps, and disappear in a puff of lead, from the 22.250…very scary velocities are capable from that calibre and extreme accuracy.

Barrel replacement comes about from a couple of factors…a diet of high power loads and/or a high round count. A mate of mine over here has had both his 22.250 and .223 rebarreled for those reasons…the 22.250 burnt out throat annd loss of anccuracy (he also chased high velocities) and the .223 from an astronomically high bullet count. Need I say he’s a devoted .223 fan.

I tend more towards heavier bullets at medium velocities, rather than light screamers. Only problem with that is high “looping” trajectories rather than shooting flat, making accuracy a bit hard to chase. This is what I’m doing with the 303 Jungle Carbine and 308 Stevens. I’ve got to do some reloading for both of them, but I had a small accident on my reloading bench that has put me behind. I made an open face cabinet to bolt to the wall above my bench to store packets of bullets and other paraphenalia. Trying to hold the cabinet up, it slipped down onto my MEC Shotgun press, breaking both bottles that hold the powder and shot. Of course both bottles were partially filled and went everywhere, so I’ve now got a mess to clean up before I can reload again. As an aside…the powder and shot bottles for a MEC Press run to around AUD$85 each, and they don’t last. They yellow off and go brittle with age. I looked around for an alternative and realised that 1.25 litre Coca Cola and Pepsi bottles are a perfect size and the thread on the mouth is identical to that on the MEC bottle mount…a real bonus. Those bottles cost me nothing. I used a step drill bit to drill the hole in the base to fill with powder and shot and used the caps from the old bottles to close them up. Good as new.

SWMBO asked me to build a garden arbor for her from a couple of panels of lattice I had there, so that project took precedence, putting my reloading bench on the back burner. I’ve now finished the arbor (you’ve no idea how difficult it is to cut lattice straight, put it together and brush paint it. Never again. I have a Dental appointment this afternoon after which I start the cleanup so I can reload again. I might even cast some shot while I’m reloading.

The 22-250 sure is fun to use. Mine hasn't lived with me for long but it's taken 3 fallow a pig and numerous wallabies.