Thread: My 22 Creedmoor is ready...

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

And now we have the 25 Creedmoor!

https://youtu.be/mAUrdI9Ahv4?si=MX1yQUPbCr0zRiga

Get one and let us know how it goes!!

A wonderful thing happened.
Cos I'm out of action for 12 weeks I gave my 22 Creed to son Craigc to use. He knew it would give me a boost if he got something with it so this evening he took it into the Haurangis.

Tonight an hour before dark I received a sat text "Dad, whats the come up for 650 yards? The chart only goes to 500". I replied after a quick look "9MOA for the 80 ELDX".

Soon after he messaged "I think I just got a buck at 650yds".....then an hour later ..."found it, this fricken gun is amazing".

80grn ELDX double shoulder shot and exit. Went about 15 yards. Fallow buck.





He did that for me.

You might not get it back in a hurry.

Originally Posted by Tahr

A wonderful thing happened.
Cos I'm out of action for 12 weeks I gave my 22 Creed to son Craigc to use. He knew it would give me a boost if he got something with it so this evening he took it into the Haurangis.

Tonight an hour before dark I received a sat text "Dad, whats the come up for 650 yards? The chart only goes to 500". I replied after a quick look "9MOA for the 80 ELDX".

Soon after he messaged "I think I just got a buck at 650yds".....then an hour later ..."found it, this fricken gun is amazing".

80grn ELDX double shoulder shot and exit. Went about 15 yards. Fallow buck.

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He did that for me.

Gidday Bruce. Pray tell your bored shitless !
Any way what velocity are you getting with those 80g as my new barreled 20inch 22-250 1-8 twist might like those!
It wouldn't stabilize the 88eldm but should the 80s.
I have about 600 73 eldm to use up but can always sell and change to the 80eldx.
Any way get well so you can go terrorism the deer population again!

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Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Gidday Bruce. Pray tell your bored shitless !
Any way what velocity are you getting with those 80g as my new barreled 20inch 22-250 1-8 twist might like those!
It wouldn't stabilize the 88eldm but should the 80s.
I have about 600 73 eldm to use up but can always sell and change to the 80eldx.
Any way get well so you can go terrorism the deer population again!

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80 grn ELDX, 3250 fps Est. Haven't chronoed, it was validated using the factory stated BC. So might be a little slower.
Ive used them on reds and fallow close and out to 430yds (and now Craigs at 650) and their performance has been excellent every time.

Originally Posted by Tahr

80 grn ELDX, 3250 fps Est. Haven't chronoed, it was validated using the factory stated BC. So might be a little slower.
Ive used them on reds and fallow close and out to 430yds (and now Craigs at 650) and their performance has been excellent every time.

There is 49 more on the way to you

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Amazing gun and an amazing fella. Well done Craigc.

Time filler...

I learnt a bit about the Criterion barrels doing this 22CM.

My Criterion barrel was a 1:7 un-profiled blank and Jaco profiled it back to Bartlen 2b weight, chambered and threaded. Cut to 20" and muzzle thread. Sand blasted.

A slightly cheaper option for me would have been using a Criterion prefit barrel - just screw it on (so long as there was one in 22CM in the country). Jaco says that the chamber cut on them is pretty good.

It seems the pros for the blank barrel were:

No Savage type barrel nut that the prefit uses
The re-profiling ensured concentricity of the bore (while not a major some prefits' bores are not concentric to the outside diameter)
I could get one in 1:7 (which I now dont think matters, 1:8 would have been fine)
I wanted a slightly heavier weight than a standard Tikka barrel - the donor was a Tikka .243 Varmint - I really wanted this rifle to shoot.

The only con to me is that a prefit would have made the job a couple hundred or so dollars cheaper.

Im happy with the outcome. I relied on Jaco's advice and went with it. My approach was going to Jaco with the high level idea and then to follow his advice. No regrets.

Your'e making it extremely hard to resist getting one made. That factory built FN mauser in 250 Savage would be a good donour.

Originally Posted by nor-west

Your'e making it extremely hard to resist getting one made. That factory built FN mauser in 250 Savage would be a good donour.

So long as the action can stand the pressure.
The 22Creed runs at Saami 62000psi and the case disguises pressure very well. Some of the velocities people quote must have the pressure off the chart.

Originally Posted by Tahr

So long as the action can stand the pressure.
The 22Creed runs at Saami 62000psi and the case disguises pressure very well. Some of the velocities people quote must have the pressure off the chart.

It'll be fine, 60's action no mag cut out. I'm sure Jaco would enjoy working on a mauser.

Do you run these on a short action or would it go better on a medium?

Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

Do you run these on a short action or would it go better on a medium?

OAL of my loads 2.640"

A Rem M7 action copes with about 2.8"

Originally Posted by Tahr

Tonight an hour before dark I received a sat text "Dad, whats the come up for 650 yards? The chart only goes to 500". I replied after a quick look "9MOA for the 80 ELDX".

9 moa at 650 yards is flat shooting!

Originally Posted by Seventenths

9 moa at 650 yards is flat shooting!

Not if it's zeroed at 500.....