For those of you that may have taken advantage of the resent inexpensive Winchester WXR. Today's range results.

22-250 Mod. 200 Stevens deep throat 12 twist, 41 gr. WXR.COMPRESSED, case FC. Primer #34, Temp about 67 degrees light wind.

52gr. FBHP., Berger. OAL=2.517", mild, some soot, 3389 to 3496 fps.4 shot 1/2" group at 50 yds., 3 shot 3.000" group at 300yds. 3 shot 1 1/2" group at 200yds.

55gr. FBHP Berger. OAL= 2.535",Mild and some soot., 3385 t0 3442 fps. 4 shot 1/2" group at 50 yds., 3 shot 1 1/2" group ar 300yds.And fantastic at 400yds.

64gr. FBHP., OAL=2.598",. Mild some soot. 3304 to 3368 fps.3 shot small clover leaf at 50 yds. Really deadly at 400 yds.
WXR may not be the perfect powder for the 22-250 but it ain't all bad. roger

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Sounds like it's too slow burning.

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Originally posted by rcamuglia:
Sounds like it's too slow burning.

It certainly isn't the optimum burning for the 22-250 untill you get into some of the heavier bullets, which will soon be tested with the 1:12 twist.A 64 grain bullet at near 3400 fps. with better than MOA accuracy from a $ 279.00 rifle ain't all bad.
For the lighter bullets your comment is valid. roger

WXR is a great powder.I find it to be almost the same as Reloader-22.In fact,I use the same charge,so if I run out I've got another powder I can quickly fall back on.It's my favorite for 7mag,7STW,300WSM and 300 Win. Mag.and for the price you find it for these days,it's really hard to beat.

Just a little appendage.
The sludge coming out of the barrel when cleaning is really something. roger

Hi Roger,

I use a lot of WXR in my .270's and it makes for very accurate loads with 130 and 150 gr. bullets.

It was made at the Bofors plant in Sweden where the ReLoder powders used to be made. I think it is just a different lot of RL-22. So far, the data is interchangable for me. I get a little better accuracy out of it using a magnum primer. Seems that the magnum primer makes for a cleaner powder burn with slower powders.

My 22/250 Stevens 200 is very accurate but that rough barrel sure fouls badly. I have never seen a barrel get so dirty so quick. It still shoots good when dirty and it is starting to smooth up a bit after several hundred rounds.

Merg

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Originally posted by merganser1:
Hi Roger,
My 22/250 Stevens 200 is very accurate but that rough barrel sure fouls badly. I have never seen a barrel get so dirty so quick. It still shoots good when dirty and it is starting to smooth up a bit after several hundred rounds.
Merg

That's a big 10-4 The CCI #34 primer from what I hear is magnum designed to reduce slam fires. The proof that it shoots accurately when dirty is what the small clover leaf deminstrats. 40 rounds had preceded that and the rifle was not cleaned at the range.
I believe I will next try the WXR in my .358 X .404 IMP, but not very many. roger