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Hi All
Have a Vortex Viper 4-16 going spare so am going to strap it to the 22-250.
Does anyone have any recommendations for projectiles that are working well for them?
Thinking maybe the 50grain V-Max?
Mostly to be used for nailing peacocks as far away as it will shoot.
Will be shooting the odd deer with it too but usually head or neck shoot fallow when I'm using this rifle so any projectile should be fine for that.
Just want something super accurate.
Cheers
Mike
what twist you got 1:14? if so then that's all you will be able to go to in theory weight wise. If 1:12 check out the 53gr Vmax/amax
40 grain V Max fast as and a brutal killer of small pests
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I use a bigger cal for reds
55 V-max has a better BC.
53 Amax is even better.
if you have the t3 varmint I use the 52 amax that's very accurate when combined with the vx3 8x25x50 LR varmint reticle.
magpies at 300 no sweat.
35.5 of 08 lapua brass 210 primer 3660
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I used the 50g v-max flat base in my 1:14 22-250. It didnt like the 53gr.
Another bullets I never got to try was the 55Gr gamekings I got told they shoot well in 1:14 twist as they are a bit shorter than V-max and do better on larger game. Sold the 22-250 before I tried them.
The 55g SGK goes ok in my 223http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d4f43241ff.jpg
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I'm using the 55gr V-Max/Z-Max in my Tikka 22-250 with good effect on rabbits out to 300m using the Vortex 6-24. Only problem is they have stopped making the 55gr for some reason??? Will be needing a new projectile once I have run through the current batch of reloads.
How do you get that much in a 223 case? Even with a drop tube 27 is to the top in my ppu brass.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
Use neck sized lapua brassQuote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
Yep its Lapua, FL sized it's compressed. Necked sized would certainly be a big help.
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And only partial neck sized at that, leave the last 10% of the neck unsized so it aligns perfectly in the chanber neck.
Oh, I like this. Haven't thought of that.... back to the man cave for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Only neck size myself but will try doing a bit less, have some other brass too so will do a volume test that could be interesting.
53gr VMAX is awesome in the 22-250, shot rabbits out to 530y and goats to 300y with mine. A very economical projectile to run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
I use 55gr Noslar Ballistic tips in my 250 @ 3600 fps , they work well on most animals, have shot goats at 300 yds, and quite a few fallow deer mostly body shot with that load. My wife has shot a couple of fallow with that load and both went down pretty quick. Turns rabbits into mush! Another bullet I like in the 22-250 and more so in the 223 is the 55 gr Hornady W/C, seems to work really well in the 223 at 3070 fps (20 inch Barrel) on deer and goats as well as small game. My wife also shot a young whitetail buck in Canada with my son's 22-250 a few years back using the 53gr Barnes XLC, that buck took two steps and dropped with a shoulder shot, that bullet isn't available now but the TSX should work as good.
Went with the 50grain V-Max - will work up a load and see how they go. Ended up putting a 3-15 Zeiss on the rifle so will try and stretch its legs a bit.
Yeah, that should be sweet but grab some 53 grain pills too.... Nice bc for the longer ranges.
My fav in my 22-250 has to be the Sierra 55g SBT, love knocking over goats and fallow out past 200m, have got the HPBT as well, critters don't tend to get up...
Im finding the 50grain very accurate shot peacocks out to 400 this weekend, but they are pretty useless up close on goats. I think they are exploding on impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaser
Are you finding the 53 grain works well out further? I think that these would probably perform better further out once they have slowed down a bit.
Have you shot anything up close with them? Perform well? Maybe I should try the 52 grain amax. They might be a little stouter for the occasional closer shot. Or just carry a few soft points too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
I like the Sierra soft points as well. I feel like the 250 suits a one size fits all. It's never going to be a super long range caliber so a basic and accurate bullet with good results on larger game is perfect. No messing about. Deer at 40-250. Goats to 300 or rabbits to 400 you have a do all at a very economic rate.
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I never went to a varmint projectile because no varmint ever cared haha I was more interested in large game performance and made it work on everything else
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I reckon that's about right - im just wanting to push it out on the peacocks. I might try a harder projectile and see if I can get similar accuracy. If im gunna shoot a deer with it at the moment ill just stalk with a soft point up the spout. Got These vmax are really for lying down on a hill and testing my accuracy - the fact that they can cut wind well helps with the longer shots on small targets.Quote:
Originally Posted by .22-250 everything
Might load up some Norma soft points or Sierra BTs maybe. The Sierras must be harder than the Vmax surely.
