Greetings,

I'm looking for load info for a 22-250 with fast twist using heavy bullets, bullets in the 69 to 80 grain range.

Can someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks much

Modern reloading by richard lee as all kinds of heavy bullet info in it.

Most of the powder mfgs have load data available on line at their websites.

I have a 22-250 Ack Imp. with a fast twist barrel. The Ack. Imp. allows about 5 grains more capacity than the regular 22-250.
My most accurate load has been 39 grains of Reloader 22 with Federal match primers and 80 grain Berger bullets using Winchester brass. Out of a 22" barrel it gets about 3150 fps. If memory serves correct, the standard 22-250 case has about 38 or 39 grain capacity so that powder load would be about ideal for the standard case as well.

I've used 75 gr Hornady A-Maxs exclusively and 30.5 gr of 4064 does real well. I've had good luck with H-380 and BLC-2. The 4064 load produced 3150 fps out of a 28" barrel with a 1/7" twist and low pressures.

What do you gents use these fast-twist/heavy bullet rigs for? Coyotes? P-dogs? 'Chucks? Deer?

Are the bullets frangible?

I've got a Shilen match grade .224 blank w/1-8" twist sitting around.

George

GeorgeS,
I use my 22-6mm Rem for pdogs, coyotes and TX whitetails. It's a Mod 70 Win with a 26" Douglas and an 8 twist. I just neck down 6mm Rem brass and load 47 gr RL-22 and a 75 grain AMAX. Shoots 1/4 to 1/2" groups (depending on whether I've been shooting my 470 much) at 100 yds and about the same at 200...getting 3500 fps. It's wearing an old B&L 4000 6-24X. The 22-250 class cartridges are probably a little easier on barrels.
Good Hunting,
Andy Cooper

[ 06-17-2002, 00:19: Message edited by: ACRecurve ]

You might be careful not too push the bullets too fast. I have used 75 grain A-Max bullets in a 220 swift and they blew up as soon as they left the barrel on a Prairie dog hunt in Wyoming. They worked fine in Missouri. The rounds were sitting in the sun and it caused a little more pressure than the bullets could handle. The rounds were Max loads. I assume 22-250 Imp is equivalent to 220 swift. Just a little info for you.