17 December 2001, 20:15
<Jim Lawrence>Advise for 22-250
Hello: I am preparing to reload some ammunition for my sons new 22-250. It is a Remington bolt action with a bull barrel. I had a similar rifle about ten years ago. I was looking up some of my old notes and see that I was loading the cases with 40 grains of H414 and CCI250's. This seems a little hot to me but I just don't really know having not messed with the caliber for some time. Can anyone give me some advice on this specific powder first and secondly I would be interested in what type of powder you would use if it was your rifle. What powder, primer, brass, etc. Thank You and enyoy the holidays. Jim Lawrence OPPS, I am using the Speer 55 grain boattail bullet. Thanks, again.
17 December 2001, 20:36
SaeedJim,
There are lot of powders which are suitable for this one.
IMR 3031, IMR 4895, IMR 4064, IMR 4320, IMR 4350, VVN 135, VVN 140, VARGET, H380.
The only way to find out which one will give the best accuracy in your rifle would be to try loading them.
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18 December 2001, 06:28
<Mike M>I would start with IMR 4895 & IMR 4064.
18 December 2001, 11:39
R FlowersJim, your old load of 40 grains of H 414 is safe enough with a 55 grain bullet in a 22-250 Remington. It is listed in several issues of the Speer manual.
I just do not like H 414 much because of extreme lot to lot variations in pressures and because it is so dirty burning. It is without a doubt the hardest powder to get out of a barrel that ever existed.
I have much better luck with H 4895. Try a Remington case, a Fed 210M primer, and work up to a load of 35.5 grains of H 4895 with the 55 grain Speer. (the Number 12 Speer book actually shows a max load of 36 grains, but 35.5 is plenty in most guns.)
Good Luck, R Flowers
18 December 2001, 16:42
KuduKingI like 39.0 grains of H380 with the 55 grain bullet.
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18 December 2001, 20:01
PeteMy Tikka enjoys 38.4gn of H380 behind 55gn pills, either V-Max or FMJ, Federal Match primers and whatever brass comes to hand, but mostly Federal.
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19 December 2001, 03:19
CISCOJim,
FWIW, I'm using 35 gr of AA2230C in Rem cases, CCI BR2 primer and a 55gr Sierra Spitzer high velocity. I tried 36 gr but saw some primer cupping.
Chris
19 December 2001, 12:54
<Reloader66>Your 22-250 should like H-380, IMR4064, N-140
The 22-250 was born on H-380 powder. It may not give you the accuracy you want but should be the first powder you try in that round. Case preperation, seating depth, along with deburring the flash hole in the brass and the right powder choice should give you fantastic groups.