Need advice

31 July 2002, 09:52

<green 788>

Pick up the new Gun World Magazine (September issue, I believe).

There you'll find the be all end all to the .22 centerfires profiled.

It's new, is still a wildcat, but reprts are that one of the majors is going to "canonize" it very soon.

It is the .224 TTH, meaning Texas Trophy Hunter. It's incredibly flat shooting with the long, heavy 22 caliber bullets now available. Twist rates are 1:8 to 1:9. What it basically is is a 6mm Remington necked down to 22 caliber. The fast twist takes advantage of the heavier 22 bullets designed for the fast twist AR's. Velocities for the 75 grain Hornady AMAX are around 3400 fps. You would need to get a 26 inch barrel (this according to the author of the article) to enjoy full velocity. Slow burning powders are called for in this chambering.

The .224 TTH is reported to be a very effective deer cartridge, as well as an extremely flat shooting and fast varminter.

Check it out...

Dan Newberry
green 788

01 August 2002, 03:03

Dutch

in an encore?

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Dutch.

01 August 2002, 03:51

GeorgeS

Paal,

Are you a handloader? If not, then the .22-250 is the cartridge for you.

If you are a handloader, go with the .22BR. Accuracy is usually outstanding, and recoil is mild. Reported velocities are close to those of a .22-250 with less powder used. There is a higher initial investment in brass, but the round is mild so the cases should last a very long time.

The .22BR doesn't need as long a barrel as a .22-250 or .22-250AI to achieve its highest velocities either, resulting in a more compact and handier gun.

George

31 July 2002, 01:00

Pecos41

Frankly, I would just get a .223. It will do ALMOST everything your other selections can...but do it a lot more efficiently and for less money. Plus you will have the advantage of military brass. JMHO

31 July 2002, 08:31

<re5513>

quote:
Originally posted by paal:
Hello everybody
I need some advice from you.
I'am looking for a custom barrel to my T/C Encore, but i can't decide which cal.22?
I'am going to use it for target,plinking and varmint's.
I do want accuracy and speed
I have been thinking of:22BR,22-250 and 22-250AI
What do you suggest
And why

Do you want it in a pistol or rifle configuration?

The .22 BR will work in either. With the .22-250 you have much more powder by comparison and if you want that powder to make a difference in velocity you'll need a longer barrel (at least 20" preferably 26" or longer". If you want a pistol then I'd look at the .221 fireball. It develops more pressure than a .223 and is designed to deliver very good velocity with a 10" barrel. In IMHSA competition, a 10" .221 shot faster on the chrono compared to two 10" .223s. This surprised all and while the .223 could probably be loaded to match or exceed the .221 with the right powder, it takes some thinking and experimenting to acomplish this.

Since you mentioned the .22 BR I'll suggest that if you build a 26" rifle out of the 6mm BR you'd have the equivalent (in velocity) of the .22-250 with 55 gr. bullets and accuracy that would be absolutely astounding. The best bullets are in 6mm and with the advent of really light bullets, the 6mm BR is truly an awsome varmint caliber. It has less recoil than a .243 yet is capable of taking small game in addition to it's varmint duties. And, neither a similarly configured .22-250 or .243 will outshoot it in the accuracy department. My 27" barreled 6BR pushes 58 gr. Vmax bullets at about 3830 fps.

Good luck.
re5513